2023 Mobile Training Courses Catalog

NORTHWEST LINEMAN COLLEGE

Mobile Training Courses

2023 CATALOG

Training delivered nationwide at your location or at one of our state-of-the-art campuses.

Mobile Training Courses

ELEVATE YOUR WORKFORCE

WE TAKE CARE OF THE TRAINING SO YOU CAN FOCUS ON YOUR BUSINESS

world-class mobile labs and training centers

PROGRAM BENEFITS

• Training includes concentration on behaviors that promote professionalism, safety, camaraderie and customer service.

• Advanced training increases employee retention.

• Reinforce and utilize your company’s methods and standards when training.

• Keep employee training current and maintain safety standards with refresher courses.

• Track employee progress and maintain training records.

• Rapid response training available.

TRAINING AT THE HIGHEST STANDARD

Course offerings deliver relevant, up-to-date, advanced education and training for utility and construction companies. Delivered at your location or at one of our training centers, these courses concentrate on the knowledge, skills, and behavior necessary to train workers at any stage of their career.

COURSE OFFERINGS

Transformers—Mastering Connections

Aerial Lift Rescue

Crew Leadership

Pole-Top Rescue Professional Technical Educator 101 & 102

Rigging

Rubber Glove Certification Safety Professional Training

“NLC trains a top notch workforce that we utilize across all of our divisions.”

Reduce safety incidents and jobsite delays through training and education

Save money and resources with local training

journeyman lineman instructors who are also certified professional educators

Continued Education & Training

Accredited Provider

Compliant Training with OSHA REGULATIONS and INDUSTRY STANDARDS

Katie Kenney POTELCO

COURSE OFFERINGS

Training on the Transformer Training Simulator

Transformers—Mastering Connections courses

Select, connect, and test transformers safely and correctly

1.6 continuing education units

Course Overview

UTS 01535

2 day Course

12:1 Student to INstructor ratio

This two-day course is designed to refresh or enhance the knowledge of utility workers involved with the installation and operation of transformers, providing the most common service voltages to meet customers’ needs. The course’s primary focus is on transformers’ connections and banking, conducted on our Transbanker®️ training simulator.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for those tasked with the installation and operation of transformers and transformer banks; ground-level to journey-level

Course Delivery

The training combines classroom lecture and exercises with hands-on training using NLC’s TRANSBANKER ®️ training lab. The content of the course includes the following:

• Transformer Anatomy and Theory

• Installation and Banking

• Troubleshooting Transformers

• Paralleling Transformers

• Verifying Proper Voltages

• Turns Ratio

• Three-Phase Rotation

Performance Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of how transformers operate and various connections, using the Transformer training materials and classroom lectures/discussions.

• Using NLC’s transformer training lab, participants will work together to install and connect the various transformer connections in compliance with competency guidelines.

The trainee/crew will perform the following while demonstrating a fluent level of proficiency, per manufacturer’s specifications, OSHA regulations, and NLC’s competency standard.

• Perform continuity test on transformer

• Test voltage at a meter socket

• Take Rotation

• Install Open Delta/Open Delta

• Install Open Wye/Open Delta

What Trainees Should Bring

• Employer-issued rubber insulating gloves (class 00 minimum)

• Install Delta/Delta

• Install Delta/Wye

• Install Wye/Delta

• Install Wye/Wye

• All other employer-issued personal protective equipment (safety glasses, hard hats, regular work gloves, etc.)

CREW LEADERSHIP

Effectively motivate, direct, and lead others

1.6 continuing education units

Course Overview

2 day Course 16:1

Student to INstructor ratio

This two-day course enhances the knowledge, skills, and behaviors of crew leaders to effectively motivate, direct, and lead others. It also emphasizes the importance of taking action, upholding the vision and values of their organization, strengthening peer and customer relations, and risk management. Training consists of classroom instruction where participants will be engaged in case studies, lectures, discussions, and group activities.

Who Should Attend

• Any current crew leader or “crew leader-to-be”

• Senior crew members who regularly substitute for their crew leaders

Course Delivery

This course is designed to provide today’s crew leader with important tools centered around three leadership principles:

LEAD YOUR PEOPLE

• -Lead by example

• -Communicate with precision

• -Always build trust

Performance Outcomes

PLAN YOUR WORK

• Work your plan

• Schedule achievable milestones

• Perfect your tailboard

By the end of this course, trainees will be able to:

a) Describe the four key factors to leading by example.

b) Explain how communicating with precision enhances safety, quality, and productivity.

c) Explain how building trust contributes to the safety and morale of the crew.

d) Describe how to reduce costs in the four steps of planning a job.

e) Design a weekly milestone schedule based on a current or future work order.

f) Execute an effective tailboard using a weekly milestone schedule.

g) List methods for optimizing crew resources.

h) Identify methods for reducing wasteful crew costs.

i) Describe the effects that poor safety, quality, and productivity have on costs and reputation.

RUN YOUR BUSINESS

• Optimize your resources

• Wasteful crew costs

• The cost of poor safety, quality, and productivity

j) Share ideas on ways crew leaders can reinforce safety, quality, and productivity with their crews.

What Trainees Should Bring

• Pen or pencil, notepad

• Past, current, or future work order

• Blank copy of current job briefing form

Safety Professional Training

Enhance the knowledge, skill, and behavior of safety professionals in power delivery

7.0 continuing education units

Program Overview

10 day Course

16:1 Student to INstructor ratio

Safety Professional Training or the SafetyEx ®️ Program is a 10-day course that enhances the knowledge, skills, and behavior of safety professionals so that they can identify potential hazards on the job site and initiate special precautions to help their coworkers go home safely each and every day.

Participants in this program will gain knowledge of the electrical system, how electricity affects pieces and parts, and common terms and definitions associated with power linework. Skill will be enhanced through hands-on participation with the same tools and equipment lineworkers use every day to construct, maintain, and operate power delivery systems.

Who Should Attend

Safety professionals in a variety of trades

Program Content & Delivery

Training combines classroom lecture and exercises with hands-on training, covering:

• Electrical Grid

• The Capacity Model

• OSHA for Power Delivery

• Safety Presentation

• Working in Elevated Positions

• OSHA Electrical Transmission and Distribution (ET&D) 11.5 hour

• Working on Lines and Equipment

• Ropes and Tensions*

*Denotes field competency

Performance Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify various hazards that can be found on the job site.

• Develop and deliver a comprehensive safety presentation based on job site observations.

And comprehend:

• Personal Protective Equipment

• Rigging Scenarios

• Digger Derrick Safety

• Electrical Devices

Trainee Prerequisites

Trainees must:

• Personal Protective Equipment*

• Digger Derrick Safety™*

• Electrical Devices*

• Transformer Basics*

• Jobsite Observations*

• Grounding and Bonding Exercises*

• Hot Stick Attachments*

• Rubber Glove and Cover-up Strategies*

• Demonstrate hands-on tasks in compliance with competency standards.

• Transformer Basics

• Working on Lines and Equipment

• Mock Job Site Observation Competency

• Be employed in the power-delivery industry in a safety role/capacity.

• Be able to show a certificate of completion for OSHA 30-Hour for Construction or General Industry.

Trainees must also possess and be able to provide adequate proof of one or more of the following credentials:

• Minimum of five years of safety management experience.

OR

• Undergraduate degree in safety, construction management, or similar area of study.

• Current First Aid Certification

• Current CPR Certification

What Trainees Should Bring

• Personal protective equipment

Intro to Professional Technical Education

Learn foundational knowledge, skills, and behaviors inherent in benchmark training

3.0

continuing education units

Course Overview

4 day Course 8:1

Student to INstructor ratio

This course delivers foundational knowledge, skills, and behaviors inherent in benchmark training. Topics include how to use multiple senses to hold students’ attention, how to chunk information to maximize learning, and how to create a positive learning environment. Participants learn how to use learning outcomes effectively, as well as apply the Four-Step Delivery Method for effective instruction, including motivation, presentation, application, and evaluation. Additional topics include classroom technologies, presentations, and games-based learning.

Who Should Attend

This course is for all trainers, supervisors, and directors

Course Delivery

This course can be delivered at your facility or any NLC campus. Course content includes:

• Creating a positive learning environment

• Understanding how the brain learns

• Using NLC’s Four-Step Delivery Method

• Developing and using learning outcomes effectively

• Practicing communication essentials

• Engaging students for long-term retention

• Bridging the gap between prior experiences and learning outcomes

• Practicing effective teaching techniques

Performance Outcomes

• Learn and build the best practices for effective training

• Gain a better understanding of what goes into training, so trainers, supervisors, and directors can support the process

What Trainees Should Bring

All course participants should bring a positive, professional attitude, a willingness to learn, a desire to participate in the training, and an understanding that they will be evaluated on course objectives. Participants should be prepared to take notes and participate in lecture discussions and group activities. Printed course materials will be provided; these must be brought to class daily.

PTE 102: Applications in Professional Technical Education courses

Apply the techniques of benchmark teaching through planning, delivery, reflection, and revision

3.0 continuing education units

Course Overview

4 day Course

8:1 Student to INstructor ratio

Built on the principles delivered in PTE 101, this course guides trainees as they apply the techniques of benchmark teaching. Through planning, delivery, reflection, and revision, trainees will incorporate NLC’s Three-Phase Educational Model®️ as they prepare and present training on an industry topic. Students will learn effective presentation strategies, how to give and receive constructive feedback, and how to pace a lesson for effective student engagement and learning.

Who Should Attend

This course focuses on trainers who present educational training to any level of student as part of their regular job duties

Course Delivery

This course can be delivered at your facility or any NLC campus. Course content includes:

• Applying the keys to teaching

• Following the Three-Phase Educational Model

• Chunking up a lesson

• Planning a lesson

• Crafting application activities

• Reflecting on the class experience

Performance Outcomes

• Develop a better understanding of the challenges and work involved in effective teaching.

What Trainees Should Bring

All course participants should bring a positive, professional attitude, a willingness to learn, a desire to participate in the training, and an understanding that they will be evaluated on course objectives. Participants should be prepared to take notes and participate in lecture discussions and group activities. Printed course materials will be provided; these must be brought to class daily.

Trainee Prerequisite

• PTE 101

POLE TOP RESCUE UTS 02285

Certification or re-certification in pole-top rescue

0.4 continuing education units

Course Overview

0.5 day Course

12:1

Student to INstructor ratio

The purpose of the half-day Pole-top Rescue course is to teach trainees the skills, knowledge, and safety behaviors in pole-top rescue situations. This course will certify or re-certify participants in pole-top rescue in compliance with Federal OSHA 1910.269 requirements for training. In addition to classroom discussion, the trainees are required to perform simulated rescues to achieve competency.

Who Should Attend

Apprentices and journey-level employees

Course Delivery

• Applicable OSHA regulations

• Safety of the rescuer

• Pole-top simulated rescue procedures

Performance Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain OSHA regulations related to emergency rescue.

• Describe the process of rescuing the injured from a pole-top.

• Ascend the pole, rig the handline to the mannequin, and safely lower the mannequin to the ground in 4:00 minutes or less at a fluent level.

AERIAL LIFT RESCUe

Certify or re-certify trainees in rescuing injured workers with bucket trucks

0.3 continuing education units

Course Overview

0.5 day Course

12:1 Student to INstructor ratio

The purpose of the half-day Aerial Lift Rescue course is to teach trainees the knowledge, skills, and safety behaviors in aerial lift rescue (bucket truck). This course will certify or re-certify trainees in aerial lift rescue in compliance with the Federal OSHA 1910.269 requirements for training. In addition to classroom discussion, the trainees are required to perform simulated rescues to achieve competency.

Who Should Attend

Apprentices and journey-level employees

Course Delivery

• Demonstration

• Cooperative Learning

• Student Participation

• Simulated Work Site

• Active Learning

• Physical Training

• Hands-on Learning

Performance Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain OSHA regulations related to emergency rescue.

• Describe the process of rescuing the injured from an aerial lift.

• Demonstrate the procedure for aerial lift rescue at a fluent level.

Pre-Course Requirements

• Complete an OSHA-compliant job briefing, tool/equipment inspection, and/or pre-trip inspection per manufacturer’s specifications. Remove defective items from service immediately.

• Test and prove the integrity and safety of the vault, pole, or structure; include guy wires and any other supporting members.

Certification and training in rubber glove work methods

Course Overview

This five-day course provides competency-based certification training to high-level apprentices, journey-level lineworkers, and/or power delivery employees who are eligible to be trained in rubber glove work methods* (example: some states have Qualified Electrical Certification Exam).

Who Should Attend

Journey-level employees

Course Delivery

• Safety regulations and applicable standards including emergency response.

• Applicable ANSI, ASTM standards

• Industry best practices for rubber glove methods/procedures

• Job briefings

• Hazard awareness and communication

• Insulate, isolate, and second point of contact

Performance Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Field testing/inspection rubber goods and other related tools/ equipment

• Care/storage rubber goods and other related tools/equipment

• Types of rubber goods (Type I and Type II)

• Conductor weight calculations

• Minimum Approach Distance (MAD)

• Demonstrate knowledge of the concepts, procedures, and regulations associated with working on energized distribution lines by completing the certification exam with 100% accuracy.

• Demonstrate the skills necessary to perform work on energized (simulated) distribution lines in compliance with all rules and regulations.

Using the rubber glove method, the trainee/crew will perform the following while demonstrating a fluent level of proficiency, per manufacturer’s specifications, OSHA regulations, and NLC’s competency standard.

• Replace insulators on a tangent structure using an aerial lift

• Replace insulators on a tangent structure using aerial boards

• Replace insulators on a dead-end structure using an aerial lift

• Replace insulators on a dead-end structure using aerial boards

• Replace crossarm on a tangent structure

Prerequisites

• Perform pre-work to replace the pole on a tangent structure

• Replace crossarm on a double-dead-end structure with jumpers

• Cut in a set of flying bells

• Trainee must be eligible, as verified by employer, to receive certification in live-line work methods.

*Some states have a Qualified Electrical Certification Exam. Additionally, some companies and state laws require previous linework experience prior to entering rubber glove certification.

RIGGING

Application of ropes and other types of rigging equipment

1.6

Course Overview

This two-day course trains and educates on the application of ropes and other types of rigging equipment used in power delivery. Special emphasis is placed on the efficiency of knots and slings when used in different configurations. Trainees are also required to memorize and demonstrate knot tying.

Participants also learn the importance of tensions associated with rigging in power delivery scenarios. Classroom lecture and discussion explains how to show trainees how to calculate the tensions associated with the use of parted blocks, snatch blocks, sling angles, and various other applications. Instructors use hands-on demonstrations to stress safety and the “bight” when working with rigging.

Who Should Attend

Apprentice and journey-level employees

Course Delivery

• Knots

• Splices

• Slings, Chain, and Shackles

• Rope Types, Usage, and Care

• Weights and Loads

• Sling Angles

• Tensions

• Applications

• Boom Angle Capacities

Performance Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the use and application of ropes and slings

• Demonstrate knowledge of rigging and tensions as it applies to linework scenarios

Prerequisites

• Trainee must be eligible, as verified by employer, to receive certification.

Ongoing Training Services

Improve safety and training with a dedicated training specialist at your location.

YOUR SCHEDULE

Choose from available course offerings YOUR location

“I wish I had the words to describe how valuable NLC has been for us...the instructors have been top notch and have been absolutely instrumental in changing the culture here at Didado.”

Michael Kelly J.W. Didado Electric

EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE

Three-phase educationAL model

NLC created its Three-Phase Educational Model™ based on well-researched educational theories. Using this model as the basis for the training in all NLC programs, each academic course, skill competency, and behavior expectation fits directly into one of the three educational phases: knowledge, skill, or behavior.

knowledge phase

The Knowledge phase addresses cognitive, or intellectual, activities. Engaging students at the highest cognitive level occurs in a classroom or lab setting. The development of intellectual skills includes the recall or recognition of specific facts, procedural patterns, and concepts that serve in the development of intellectual abilities and skills.

skill phase

The Skill phase is the “hands-on” phase of training. This is where students learn and practice the fundamentals of fieldbased methods. After skills are first demonstrated by training specialists, students practice and build fluency in each competency, which is later timed and rated for proficiency. Often strenuous, the Skill phase offers students the opportunity to condition their physical strengths to meet the demands of their industry.

Behavior phase

While knowledge and skill are important, positive behavior and attitude have been identified by utility and construction company leadership as attributes a potential employee must have. For this reason, the Behavior phase focuses on safety, camaraderie, customer service, and conviction, to help students develop steadfast reputations for being mature, reliable, safe, and civic-minded.

FOUR-STEP DELIVERY METHOD

NLC instructors use the Four-Step Delivery Method to teach every lesson in the classroom and every skill in the field.

Teaching adult craftworkers involves more than just talking to students and showing PowerPoint slides. Learning a technical skill requires more than just watching someone perform a complicated task. Meaningful learning involves practice and repetition of knowledge, skill, and behaviors guided by a master in the trade.

To help students learn, NLC developed the Four-Step Delivery Method. This practical approach to teaching is designed to help students understand why a topic is important and to safely apply learning in field and classroom training. Lessons are structured to combine hands-on practice, repetition, and feedback from master craft educators to ensure students achieve success.

The four steps create a framework for students to learn new information—and advance their skills in the classroom.

THREE-PHASE EDUCATIONAL MODEL

FOUR-STEP DELIVERY METHOD

NLC Curriculum Development Services

NLC established its Department of Education (DOE) to ensure NLC’s curriculum, programs, and offerings are second-to-none in the power delivery industry. The DOE also ensures all NLC instructors are certified educators with a firm understanding and competency in educating adult learners. This results in a quality of education that allows our students and graduates to operate at the top of their game and supply optimal value for their employers, leading to greater safety and productivity.

We always ask:

WHAT’S BEST

FOR THE STUDENT?

NLC creates a positive learning environment where students are challenged, encouraged, and held accountable.

industry professionals as educators

NLC’s training specialists represent some of the top talent in their industries. Over the years we have developed a recruiting and screening process ensuring only those who are passionate, skilled, knowledgeable, and have a high aptitude for educating others are selected. These individuals come from a wide range of backgrounds that include utility providers and contractors of all types. After their initial hire, our training staff learn how to educate adult learners using proven theory and techniques that maximize their effectiveness with students.

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Policies

Minimum attendance requirements

Trainees scheduled for UTS courses must meet the following minimum requirements, as verified by trainees employer:

1. Must be at least 18 years of age.

2. Must be employed by an electric utility, construction company, or similar entity performing construction or maintenance on power delivery systems.

3. Must possess a positive attitude and be in good standing with their employer.

4. Must be physically able to receive instruction in climbing and working in elevated positions, as verified by the employer.

5. Trainees must not exceed the “combined body and tool weight” limits as required by OSHA’s Fall Protection Regulations under 1926 Subpart M. This must be verified by the employer prior to attendance. The employer must ensure that the trainee is within compliance.

6. Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Schedule Changes/Cancellations

Any requests for scheduling or training changes that require additional preparation, travel arrangements, and/or accommodations will result in additional billing. Please refer to the prepared proposal.

Trainee to Instructor Course Ratios

NLC is accredited by IACET and trainees receive Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for hours spent training. Compliance with NLC’s accreditation requires trainee/instructor ratios per course delivered. Please refer to the specific course in this catalog for ratios.

Required tools and materials

NLC makes every effort to ensure that all tools and materials are supplied for the scheduled training course. Companies will be notified prior to the course if any additional tools or materials are required.

NLC Instructors

NLC training specialists do not hold a proprietary interest in any product, instrument, device, service, or material produced or delivered by NLC.

Hiring of Employees

For 6 months following the completion of the Services, Client shall not (a) directly, or indirectly, (i) induce or attempt to induce, any NLC employee to leave the employ of NLC, (ii) interfere with the relationship between NLC and any member of the NLC Group or any other NLC client or customer, or (b) discuss the Services in specificity with any third-party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may hire the other’s employees, if the employment is the result of a general solicitation for employment.

Drug/Alcohol

NLC is a drug- and alcohol-free educational institution. The following rules apply in addition to any rules or policies imposed by the trainees employer:

1. EMPLOYER’S RESPONSIBILITY

It is the employer’s responsibility to confidentially notify NLC in writing if an apprentice has been prescribed medication that could possibly impair their behavior, either physically or mentally.

2. NLC’S RESPONSIBILITY

NLC will notify the apprentice’s employer prior to proceeding with any drug or alcohol test for any person enrolled in NLC’s Lineman Apprenticeship Program.

TERMS OF PAYMENT

SUMMARIZED BELOW, PLEASE REFER TO THE PREPARED PROPOSAL.

In exchange for services, Client will pay NLC (1) The Contract Price stated in the proposal, plus (2) expenses NLC incurs in providing services, or on behalf of the Client, including but not limited to per diem, travel, lodging and/or meal expenses, housing for Candidates/ Apprentices and other offered third-party trainings.

PAYMENT SCHEDULE

1. Contract Price. Once the Proposal has been signed by both Parties, Client will immediately pay NLC 50% of the Contract Price, before services will be provided. This payment is non-refundable unless a Course Refund Policy from the current Course Catalog applies. Client will pay the remaining 50% of the Contract Price to NLC no later than 30 days before services commence.

2. Expenses Incurred. NLC will invoice expenses each month for the actual value of unpaid expenses incurred, plus a 15% administrative fee. Each invoice shall be payable 30 days from its issuance.

PAYMENT DISPUTES

If Client disputes any item billed, it shall, within 20 days of the date of the invoice, notify NLC of the item disputed and specify its complaint. Client’s failure to notify NLC of any amount in dispute shall be a waiver of such rights.

LATE PAYMENT POLICY

Late payments shall accrue interest from the due date at the lesser of (i) 2.5% per month or (ii) the maximum rate allowed by law. Interest will be compounded monthly. If Client fails to pay the Contract Price in the time required, or if Client fails to pay any other undisputed amounts within 10 days after the amounts were due, NLC may suspend its performance of Services, without further liability, until Client has paid all such undisputed amounts in full.

INSURANCE

SUMMARIZED BELOW, PLEASE REFER TO THE PREPARED PROPOSAL.

The parties, at their sole expense, shall maintain the insurance required of them. All insurance required shall be placed with financially sound and reputable insurers having an A.M. Best Rating of A-VII or better. NLC shall require the coverages and required limits stated below regarding Employer’s Liability Insurance, Automobile Liability Insurance, and Commercial General Liability Insurance. Prior to the commencement of services, clients shall furnish evidence of required insurance in the form of certificates of insurance.

CLIENT-ACQUIRED INSURANCE.

1. Employer’s Liability Insurance. Client shall maintain statutory limits for workers’ compensation, to the extent required by Applicable Laws, during the entire time that any persons are employed by them on the Site in connection with the Project. Client shall maintain employers’ liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 each accident, $1,000,000 disease policy limit and $1,000,000 disease each employee.

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About Nlc

Northwest Lineman College (NLC) is an industry-leading educational institution that provides safety and certification training in the power delivery, natural gas and telecommunications industries. NLC offers complete solutions from entry-level career programs to advanced industry training and has remained committed to doing what’s best for the student for more than 25 years. Since 1993, NLC has grown to over 350 employees with 4 campus locations across the United States, trains 15,000+ individuals each year, and has a network of 1,000+ employers.