Summer is finally over and the Insulator 2016/17 school term is well on its way. The 3rd year class had full registration but 2 students dropped the class at the last minute and with no students on the waiting list. The 1st year class is full.
Included in the report below are the statistics of students for the 2016-2017 school year.
2016-2017 School Year | Registered Students | Students in Class | Students Passed |
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INSULATOR | |||
First Period | |||
September 12 - October 28, 2016 | 24 | 24 | |
October 31 - December 16, 2016 | 24 | ||
January 3 - February 17, 2017 | 24 | ||
February 21 – April 7, 2017 | 20 | ||
May 29 – July 14, 2017 | 1 | ||
Second Period | |||
October 31 – December 16, 2016 | 24 | ||
February 21 - April 7, 2017 | 24 | ||
April 10 - May 26, 2017 | 10 | ||
May 29 - July 14, 2017 | 1 | ||
Third Period | |||
September 12 - October 28, 2016 | 24 | 22 | |
January 3 - February 17, 2017 | 24 | ||
April 10 - May 26, 2017 | 8 | ||
Totals | 208/288 |
The 2015-2016 school year is off to a good start both the 1st and 3rd where full with 1 medical leave. Classes started on Tuesday, September 8th with 24 students each in the 1st year and the 3rd year classes. Many projects occurred over the summer to enhance the education in our Insulator Program. Instructors were kept very busy organizing and setting up stations and organizing the new Quonset in the back compound for the new school year that was approaching.
AttendanceIncluded in the report below are the statistics of students for the 2015-2016 school year. A third year class was added in June of 2016 to accommodate AIT needs a third year class was added in June.
2015-2016 School Year | Registered Students | Students in Class | Students Passed |
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INSULATOR | |||
First Period | |||
September 8-October 23, 2015 | 24 | 23 | |
January 4-February 19, 2016 | 24 | ||
February 29-April 15, 2016 | 23 | ||
April 25-June 10, 2016 | 24 | ||
Second Period | |||
November 2-December 18, 2015 | 24 | ||
February 29-April 15, 2016 | 19 | ||
April 25-June 10, 2016 | 3 | ||
Third Period | |||
September 8-October 23, 2015 | 24 | 24 | |
November 2-December 18, 2015 | 24 | ||
January 4-February 19, 2016 | 24 | ||
June 13-July 29, 2016 | 8 | ||
Totals | 221/264 |
There is presently a class of 23 Second Year students and a class of 23 Third Year students who began classes on March 31, 2014.
Class dates for the rest of the year are as follows:
Class | Date | Capacity | Enrolled |
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3rd Year | May 20 - July 04, 2014 | 24 | 23 |
1st Year | May 20 - July 04, 2014 | 24 | 24 |
NAIT have released their flow sheets for next year’s classes and registration opens on May 16, 2014. To see what classes are available go to www.tradesecrets.gov.ab.ca.
Asbestos Removal and Abatement classes are being offered at NAIT at the following dates - April 12 - 13, May 31 - June 1 and July 29 - 30. NAIT is also offering Asbestos Courses and Asbestos Recertification Exams on request. For more information contact NAIT Continuing Education at 780-378-5383. Fred Savoie is our Asbestos Lead if you need call him at 780-378-7313.
Local 110 and the Insulator Training and Trust Fund have donated 24 Lap Top computers for the Math and BPR programs. These are currently being used by the present classes.
In May 2010, TIAA donated $250,000 to the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton, Alberta, in support of their Thermal Insulator Apprenticeship program. This funding will be used to fund the capital and supplies needed to build, expand, renovate, maintain, equip and operate the program. As a term of this agreement, Insulator Lab P151 has been renamed the Thermal Insulation Association of Alberta Lab.
Technical training for the mechanical insulation industry is offered through NAIT's insulator apprenticeship training program. The minimum education requirement for this job is grade nine or equivalent. Applicants with less than grade nine or equivalent must pass an entrance exam.
Insulator course outline booklets and a copy of the course outline are available online at:
For further questions on this program, please contact NAIT at (780) 378-7321.