TRAINING ENVIRONMENT NLC promotes safety, productivity, and camaraderie, helping prepare students for success. Students are engaged equally in classroom and field learning activities each day of the school week (Mon–Thu). Classes are not typically in session Fridays; this time is reserved for preparation and study. In order to maintain a high-quality training environment, faculty-to-student ratios are kept to a maximum of 16:1 in the field and 76:1 in the classroom across all campuses. Because of the procedural nature of linework and the strict adherence to safety rules it requires, NLC has established rules and procedures that train students to operate successfully in the profession.
This is achieved by creating a positive learning environment where students are challenged, encouraged, and held accountable. Students are placed in crews where camaraderie and teamwork are emphasized daily. Exemplifying the best practices and expectations of trade professionals, NLC training specialists use their experience and adult-education training to facilitate practical and beneficial learning experiences for each student. The forming of lifelong friendships among classmates and instructors is commonplace. The
positive culture that students experience creates a lasting impression they carry throughout their long and rewarding careers. NLC graduates become lineworkers, crew leaders, safety and training professionals, supervisors, directors, even company presidents. Because knowing which students will become presidents is impossible, training is conducted as if they all will.
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