Email: ContinuingEducation@nait.ca
Email: continuingeducation@nait.ca
Client: Ministry of Education of Sports
Years: 2019-2022
Country/Region: Uganda
Expertise: Strengthen TVET institutions
Key Topics: Electrical, Plumbing, Welding, Bricklaying, Rebar, Roofing, Concrete, Surveying, Soils and Materials Testing, TVET Management and Leadership
The Government of Uganda received funds from the World Bank for the Uganda Skills Development Project (USDP) to finance programs that meet skills needs and enhance capacity of institutions in priority sectors, including Agriculture, Construction and Manufacturing pursuant to Uganda's National Development Plan. The purpose of USDP was to support the design of the initial set of reforms that will set the foundation for transforming skills development in the country. It aimed at creating a scalable model for high quality vocational and technical training linked to labour market needs for specific sectors.
Uganda Technical College - Elgon (UTC-Elgon) and NAIT twinned with the overall objective to establish UTC-Elgon as a Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Centre of Excellence (CoE) in the delivery of hands-on Competency Based Education and Training (CBET) to support Uganda’s construction industry by providing demand-driven skills. This objective was to provide employable skilled youth (female and male) to Uganda’s growing construction industry.
UTC-Elgon will support the construction industry by delivering CBET programs that transmit relevant practical skills to youth and produce work-ready graduates.
A COE delivering high quality, demand-driven training programs supporting the construction industry in Uganda.
Outcomes-based technical training that reflects international standards.
Years: 2018-2022
Key Topics: Road construction - road construction and maintenance, bridge construction, topographical and land surveying, materials and soils testing and TVET management and leadership
In line with the Skilling Uganda strategy, the Government of Uganda received funds from the World Bank for the Uganda Skills Development Project (USDP) to finance programs that meet skills needs and enhance capacity of institutions in priority sectors, including Agriculture, Construction and Manufacturing pursuant to Uganda's National Development Plan. The purpose of USDP is to support the design of the initial set of reforms that will set the foundation for transforming skills development in the country. It aims at creating a scalable model for high quality vocational and technical training linked to labour market needs for specific sectors.
Uganda Technical College - Lira (UTC-Lira) and NAIT twinned with the overall objective to establish UTC-Elgon as a Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Centre of Excellence (CoE) in the delivery of hands-on Competency Based Education and Training (CBET) to support Uganda’s Road Construction industry by providing demand-driven skills. This object was to provide employable skilled youth (female and male) to Uganda’s Road Construction industry.
The CoE will support the road construction industry by delivering CBET programs that transmit relevant practical skills to youth and produce work-ready graduates. Fostering industry linkages to seek advice, advocacy and conducting active collaboration through advisory committees are critical to this project. This aligns with the MoES Skilling Uganda BTVET Strategic Plan to move away from supply-based training and focus on quality programs that industry requires.
A COE delivering high quality, demand-driven training programs supporting the road construction industry in Uganda.
Client: Global Affairs Canada
Years: 2011-2016
Country/Region: Cuba
Expertise: Develop Skills to international Standards in Energy and Mines
Key Topics: Machining, Instrumentation, Power Engineering, Pipefitter/Steamfitter, Supervision, Information Technology, Renewable Energy, Industrial Radiology, TVET Management and Leadership
The project contributed to the increased competitiveness of Cuban female and male workers by implementing a national training strategy that focused on industrial and vocational training to a skilled workforce that, in turn, attracted investment and growth. It cultivated a skilled and competitive labour force, inclusive of women, that meets international standards of competency.
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Years: 2006-2010
Key Topics: Power Systems Electrician, Electrician, Instrumentation, Industrial Mechanic
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Client: CPI Training
Years: 2022
Country/Region: Ghana
Expertise: Industrial Maintenance Instructor Training
Key Topics: Welding, Pipefitting, Industrial Mechanic, Becoming a Master Instructor, E-Learning
A selected group of 9 instructors from prominent Ghana training institutions completed a customized Industrial Maintenance Instructor training program. The training gave the instructors hands-on practical shop experience using an array of modern equipment and tools essential to oil and gas mechanical maintenance. Beyond gaining technical skills, the instructors also underwent comprehensive pedagogical training by completing NAIT’s Becoming a Master Instructor (BMI) course, exposing them to NAIT’s best practices to effectively design and deliver training both online and in person.
Increase skills and knowledge related to typical maintenance for the petroleum sector.
Improve technical skills and knowledge through exposure to the latest technologies, enabling the participants to become better instructors upon their return home.
Delivery of 10-month hands on training program at NAIT’s state-of-the-art facilities.
Prepared students towards attaining Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) certification.
Training successfully delivered to a group of 9 selected candidates.
Client: Weyerhaeuser
Years: 2008-ongoing
Country/Region: USA
Expertise: Maintenance of Sawmills and Lumber Mills
Key Topics: Millwright, Machining, Electrician
Weyerhaeuser is among the world’s largest lumber producers which is also recurrently awarded for its sustainability, diversity, and integrity. Efficient maintenance of its mills is considered an integral aspect of its operations which requires a highly skilled millwright workforce. Since 2008, NAIT has developed practical training programs customized to Weyerhaeuser’s needs which have been successfully delivered to dozens of cohorts of electrical and mechanical maintenance workers from mills across the USA. The ongoing training programs include online distance delivery of theory complemented by practical industrial shop training at NAIT’s state of the art millwright training center. These ongoing training programs have had a considerable impact increasing safety standards and helping to improve mill productivity while reducing equipment downtime and maintenance costs.
Project Goals/Objectives
Improving maintenance workers technical knowledge and skills.
Standardizing work procedures.
Upkeeping safety standards.
Enhancing plant productivity by reducing equipment downtime.
Increasing mill efficiency by reducing maintenance costs
Training Solutions
Development of customized competency-based training programs reflecting worker needs.
Hybrid delivery with theory taken via online platform, complemented by practical shop activities at NAIT state-of-the art millwright training centre.
Client: Interfor
Years: 2014-2019
Key Topics: Millwright
Interfor is among North America’s leading and fastest growing lumber corporations with recent acquisitions of mills which were refurbished in the US south-east. Rapid expansion combined with the introduction of new technologies resulted in the need to increase the skill levels of its maintenance workforce. A competency-based training program was developed by NAIT in 2013 where the theory was delivered online and a training shop was established in Georgia to serve as the central millwright training location for Interfor maintenance workers from across the US. Between 2014 and 2019 workers from 9 Interfor sawmills successfully completed the customized Millwright apprenticeship program which is officially recognized by the US Department of Labor.
Upholding safety standards.
Augmenting plant productivity by reducing equipment downtime.
Increasing mill efficiency by reducing maintenance costs.
Development of customized competency-based training programs reflecting worker requirements.
Hybrid delivery with theory taken via online platform, complemented by practical shop activities at Interfor training shop in Georgia, USA.
Obtaining certification officially recognized by the US Department of Labor.
Country/Region: Mexico
Expertise: Maintenance of open-pit Gold mine Heavy Equipment
Key Topics: Heavy Equipment, Millwright, Electrician
Alamos Gold Inc. is a Canadian-based intermediate gold producer who strongly promoted training for their workforce. To facilitate a planned increase in production at their mine in Sonora Mexico, they contacted NAIT in 2011 to design and implement a comprehensive customized apprenticeship training program that was delivered locally between 2012 and 2015. In total 20 workers completed a 24-week electrician program, and 36 workers completed a 16-week millwright program, and 36 workers completed a 16-week heavy equipment maintenance program.
Developing maintenance workers technical knowledge and skills.
Standardizing maintenance work procedures and improving safety standards.
Enhancing mine productivity by reducing equipment downtime.
Increasing efficiency by reducing maintenance costs of crushing equipment, conveyor belts, heavy mobile equipment, and industrial electrical installations.
Development of customized competency-based training programs reflecting maintenance worker needs.
Design and development of technical training centre in Hermosillo, Mexico.
Onsite training delivery on rotational basis.
Interpretation/translation of training programs into Spanish.
Years: 2019-2020
Expertise: Welding
Key Topics: SMAW, FCAW, MIG, TIG
A selected group of 5 students completed an intense customized training program which was delivered at NAIT’s Waiward Centre For Steel Technologies. After graduating from this hands-on practical program, these students are supporting Ghana’s emerging energy sector needs for a skilled workforce.
Sponsored by Baker Hughes in Ghana, project aimed at training local youth up to international standards to support energy sector needs for qualified technical workers.
Decrease need for expatriates to conduct technical work in Ghana.
Support GNPC’s vision to transfer technical skills and knowledge to nationals and develop local expertise and capacity.
Delivery of intensive 10-month hands-on training program at NAIT’s Wayward Centre for Steel Technologies in Edmonton.
Prepare students towards attaining Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) certification.
Training programs successfully delivered to a group of 5 selected candidates.
Client: Waha Oil Company
Years: 1997-2007
Country/Region: Libya
Expertise: Telecommunications
Key Topics: Wireless, Satellite, Fibre Optics, Routing, Switching, Networking
NAIT has been supporting Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) and worked with a dozen of its subsidiaries, including Waha Oil Company, delivering customized practical training to over 800 technical workers for decades. During a ten-year period, Waha Oil’s Telecommunications department implemented a policy where all technical personnel had to successfully complete practical training at NAIT before being eligible to advance within the organization.
Company policy to send every telecommunications department technical worker to NAIT to increase technical skills.
Standardise level of competence for all workers.
Motivate employees through overseas trip to update their knowledge and skills.
Delivery of customized 10-month hands-on training program at NAIT’s main campus in Edmonton.
Full student support during stay in Canada from airport pick up to departure.
Prior learning assessments and crediting of past education enabling most students to achieve a NAIT Diploma in Wireless Systems Engineering Technology.
36 students have completed their training at NAIT.
Client: Sherritt Oil & Gas
Years: 2003-2020
Expertise: Industrial Maintenance
Key Topics: Millwrights, Electricians, Heavy Equipment Technicians (HET)
Sherritt International is a diversified energy corporation with operations around the world. Additional to the project that’s highlighted here, NAIT has also delivered customized training solutions for Sherritt at their nickel mine and refinery in Toamasina, Madagascar, and their nickel and cobalt mine in Moa, Cuba. In Varadero, Cuba, NAIT has trained dozens of workers over the years, both for their upstream oil & gas operations, as well as for their closed-loop power generation plant.
Increase competence to perform advanced maintenance to industrial equipment of both Energas and Sherritt Oil & Gas maintenance personnel.
Improve safety standards.
Decrease servicing costs and extend equipment lifespan.
Develop proper troubleshooting skills among local mechanics and decrease dependence on expatriates for more complex repairs.
Deliver series of customized training programs onsite in Cuba to groups of maintenance workers.
Incorporation of actual equipment and facilities into practical training.
56 students have completed their training in Cuba.
Client: Yangzhou Polytechnic Institute
Years: 2017-2018
Country/Region: Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
Expertise: Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Technology
Key Topics: Petroleum/Chemical Engineering Technology, Industry Partnership (Work Integrated Learning, Program Advisory Committee development and maintenance), Lab simulation, Instructional Design
Goal: To train instructors according to the principles of Polytechnic pedagogy in order to develop training programs and a workforce that is responsive to local industry.
Faculty of Yangzhou Polytechnic Institute have been coming to NAIT for exposure to Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Technology instructional best practices since 2017. This 2-week training program facilitates learning for academic staff about the polytechnic approach to education: technology-based, hands-on learning that is designed in concert with industry to meet workforce demand.
Key Activities
Classroom observation including pre and postdebrief sessions with NAIT instructors.
One-on-one instruction from NAIT Instructional designers, librarians, and LMS specialists.
Guided tours at industrial partner sites and cultural attractions.
Faculty return to China with a solid understanding of the Polytechnic Educational Model with specific skills and tactics to implement in their own classrooms and institutions.
Client: CanAfrica Resource Consultants
Years: 2019-present (Curriculum development currently in progress)
Country/Region: Alberta, Canada
Expertise: How Western E&P evaluate and attract investment through strategic, technical and financial value creation
Key Topics: Global Oil & Gas Value chain, technical, financial and managerial value creation, Negotiation commercial opportunity in the Upstream Oil & Gas sector
Goal: To provide a hands-on experiential learning platform, after which the participants will have a basic comprehension/ understanding/ foundation of the concepts that drive the investment decisions in the executive suites of western exploration and production (E & P) companies.
The NAIT instructional design team works in collaboration with the Subject Matter Expert to convert decades of experience and technical knowledge into digestible and compelling curriculum.
Stakeholders learn how to create a win-win scenario for all parties to benefit from resource development project in emerging economies.
Client: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Department of Education
Years: 2009-2013
Country/Region: Guangxi, China
Expertise: Advanced Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign / Second Language (TEFL & TESL)
Key Topics: Classroom Management; Lesson Planning and assessment; Grammar and Lexis; Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking; Visual Aids & Technology
Goal: To provide international students with exposure to the polytechnic educational model which provides hands-on, technical training in a Canadian context.
Throughout this course, students will learn everything from creating lesson plans, teaching the four components of language learning: listening, speaking, reading & writing, gain an understanding of different teaching methods, and more.
3 weeks of intensive TEFL / TESL training taught by seasoned instructors with an advanced degree in TESOL or a related field and international teaching experience.
Guided cultural activities and visits to attractions in and around Alberta, Canada.
Hundreds of Faculty members from over 20 institutions in Guangxi province in China were sponsored by the Guangxi provincial government to complete advanced TEFL training in Edmonton, Canada over three weeks.
Client: Heilongjiang University of Science & Technology
Years: 2004-Present
Country/Region: Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Designation/Expertise/Discipline: Digital Media and IT
Key Topics: Software Development, Business Communication, Systems Analysis & Design, Web Design
NAIT has been delivering the Digital Media & IT (DMIT) Curriculum to Heilongjiang University of Science and Technology (HUST) students in Harbin, China since 2004. This 4+0 Collaboration Agreement allows Chinese students to work towards parchment from China and Canada simultaneously while equipping them with the practical skills currently in demand in the Chinese market.
To equip students with the cultural competencies and practical, industry driven skills that are in demand as the local digital economy in Northern China evolves.
As of May 2020, 1362, students have completed the program.
A natural sharing of educational approaches is achieved through cultural exchange.
Graduates enter the workforce with enhanced cultural competencies and the technical skills to make an impact immediately.
Client: Tianjin Polytechnic University
Years: 2005-2010
Country/Region: Tianjin, Hebei, China
Designation/Expertise/Discipline: Bachelor of Business Administration with a Specialization in Accounting
Key Topics: Financial and Managerial Accounting; Corporate Finance; Statistics; Business Productivity Software; and more
This 2+2 Collaboration Agreement created a pathway for Chinese students studying at Tianjin Polytechnic University to study at NAIT towards a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with a specialization in Accounting.
To equip students with the cultural competencies and practical, industry driven skills that are in demand in both Alberta, Canada and China.
Hundreds of TPU students completed this program with a number of students choosing to emigrate to Canada to pursue work opportunities with Albertan employers.
Graduates enter the workforce with enhanced cultural competencies and the technical skills to make an impact immediately in both Canada and China.
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