NSNY “TTT” INSTRUCTOR PROGRAM GRADUATION MAY 6 IN WHITEHORSE

TWO GRADUATES FROM FIRST INTAKE EMPLOYED IMMEDIATELY AFTER GRADUATION

WHITEHORSE, Yukon Territory, CANADA – Northern Safety Network (NSNY) has successfully delivered a second intake of High Velocity Equipment’s Train-The-Trainer (TTT) program in partnership with YMTA, right here in Whitehorse. The first two-week TTT program was initially held in Camrose, Alberta. The second intake is presently underway with the graduation scheduled for Friday, May 6, 2pm, at the Westmark in Whitehorse, Yukon.

According to NSNY Executive Director, Sheila Sergy, “We've been very pleased to introduce High Velocity Equipment Training (HVET) Train-The-Trainer program. Our focus is to provide safety training, develop capacity and support Yukoners in a competitive market. The training is a step to securing gainful employment and working towards a standardization of Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) training for industry partners.”

The Train-The-Trainer Instructor Certification program is a comprehensive model, preparing instructors to deliver classroom-theory and hands-on equipment training at the NSNY training site. Shawn Bonnouogh, Director of Marketing at HVET, adds, “A fundamental factor of the program is that it allows local expertise to be developed by the High Velocity Team to become heavy equipment instructors."

“There will be potential opportunity for graduates of the HVET TTT course to secure positions with Northern Safety Network Yukon as accredited HVET HEO Instructors, “ expresses Sergy. The first 2011 intake of the HEO training started in partnership with YMTA on April 26th with 12 trainees. Participants in the first intake included experts from all over western Canada, including Whitehorse, and further lying communities. Four of the five trainees were of First Nations heritage; two of the trainees are now employed by NSNY.

“NSNY provided me with the necessary skills to apply my expertise to train others,” says graduate Kenny Garvice, “training others requires a different set of skills. I really learned how you can effectively teach someone else the skills you have versus trying to show others what you know.”

In addition to the Whitehorse training, NSNY has teamed with Yukon Zinc, YMTA, and HVET to deliver HEO certified training to Wolverine employees for the first Remote Project. Remi Pelletier, an employee of Wolverine is presently taking the TTT course and will be the lead on the Wolverine site to provide the HEO training using an adjusted curriculum.

Based in Whitehorse, NSNY is funded by the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board, YMTA, and CRTOC, and directed by an industry-led steering committee. The goal of the NSNY is to foster a commitment to occupational health and safety among Yukon workers and employers to build a culture of safety.

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For photos and interviews please contact Sheila Sergy 867-633-6690 sheila@yukonsafety.com    

Press Release May 4, 2011 from Northern Safety Network Yukon

 

Heavy Equipment Safety Training College to Deliver Train-The-Trainer Instructor Certification for Yukon Mining Association

CAMROSE, AB, March 8 /CNW/ - Yukon Mine Training Association (YMTA) launches a second year of training partnership with their delivery agent, Northern Safety Network Yukon training Heavy Equipment Safety Trainers to work in the Yukon mining industry.

Located in Whitehorse, YMTA's objective is to work with mining companies, industry service providers, First Nation governments, Territorial and Federal governments and academic institutions to bring training and jobs together.

According to Executive Director Sheila Sergy, of Northern Safety Network Yukon (NSNY), "We've been very pleased with High Velocity Equipment Training's curriculum and support especially the train-the-trainer component. High Velocity's Train-The-Trainer program and ongoing support has allowed NSNY to deliver two successful training programs so far. Our focus is to develop capacity in the communities and support livelihood-development in a competitive market. We are committed to developing more training opportunities such as the 12-week heavy equipment program supplied by High Velocity Equipment Training."

Sergy goes on to say, "High Velocity Equipment Training has not only supplied us with outstanding heavy equipment safety training and easy-to-use heavy equipment curriculum but has also provided a very comprehensive Train-The-Trainer (TTT) Instructor Certification program. This program was a perfect fit for us because not only did we need classroom-theory and hands-on equipment training.... but we also needed training for our instructors to teach the curriculum. We are currently training aboriginal men and women to become heavy equipment instructors and therefore role models in their communities. Our instructors were very impressed last year with the TTT program and we are excited to send our new trainers this year...I will be attending the graduation ceremony in Camrose, AB."

Based in Camrose, AB. High Velocity Equipment Training offers TTT Instructor Certification to industry training departments, safety training organizations and non-profit associations. "Our TTT program is mobile and can now be taught anywhere says Shayne Bonnough, CEO of High Velocity Equipment Training. We turn good heavy equipment operators into fantastic facilitators so they can share their stories with new graduates and possibly save a life. Our certified trainers must be strong in both the classroom theory and the intensive field exercises, which is a rare combination for this industry."

Darryl Tamagi, General Manager of High Velocity Equipment Training says "This mobile TTT program allows us to reach out to many remote areas to offer training capacity." Tamagi adds, "We have high demand from the industry for our graduates. Employers now want both the hard-skills or operational-skills combined with the soft-skills or teamwork-skills. The cost of training a new-hire today combined with all insurance costs and liability of having an uncertified hot-head or poorly trained employee on the job-site.... means that human resource departments in oil, gas and mining are placing high value on a balanced scorecard.....of emotional-skills, safety-skills, operational-skills and life-skills together!"

Sheila Sergy of NSNY says, "This training is unique in how it helps our students look at their personal beliefs in order to make a career-choice, rather than just getting a job to get to the next pay-cheque. Last year our instructors described the TTT program as very intense and our trainers brought that intensity back home to the students we trained here in the Yukon! We are very proud to be working with the support of YMTA and with partners like High Velocity Equipment Training so we can build training capacity and help individuals and our communities prosper."

The TTT Instructor Certification Program runs from Feb 28th to March 11th in Camrose AB. Invitation to graduation ceremony can be requested.

Press Release March 8, 2011 from High Velocity Equipment Training Ltd, and featured on Nation Talk and the Canadian Mining Journal

 

Northern Safety Network Yukon Celebrates First Heavy Equipment Graduating Class

WHITEHORSE, YT OCTOBER 26, 2010 — This summer the Northern Safety Network Yukon (NSNY), in partnership with Yukon Mine Training Association (YMTA), and First Nation communities expanded its operations to offer the first Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) program in the territory in over fifteen years. On October 15th, 2010 NSNY celebrated the first eleven graduates of this fledging program with a commencement ceremony at their office at 478 Range Rd. In attendance were staff members, members of the NSNY Board of Directors, as well as representatives from the YMTA and First Nation governments.

“The graduates from various First Nations including Liard, Ta’an, Kwanlin Dunn, and Teslin Tlingit will go into the workforce prepared for the economic needs of the territory, having logged hours on seven pieces of heavy equipment, including backhoes, excavators, and bulldozers” said Sheila Sergy Executive Director, NSNY. The students received practical class room training as well as the eight weeks of hands on equipment training. “The class offers students proper safety techniques for operation and maintenance of their equipment” said Graham Gifford, head instructor for the HEO program. In addition to graduating as Heavy Equipment Operators students receive Transportation of Dangerous Goods, First Aid, H2S Alive, and WHMIS certifications. To complement to practical training, the course has an employability component Students are taught proper resume writing techniques to highlight their acquired skills and abilities.

Sergy was pleased with the programs results, and had this to say: “We are very excited about the success of the program. The expertise the students have attained will help build capacity in their respective communities. Providing the HEO training in Whitehorse allows accessibility for all Yukoners to better compete for these skilled jobs.”

NSNY would like to thank all of those who joined together to support the Heavy Equipment Operating Program in the Yukon. The second group of fourteen students, eleven men and three women, has already begun with graduation scheduled for before Christmas.

NSNY in partnership with YMTA are excited to announce the arrival of two state of the art underground and surface mining simulators. These simulators will be integrated into the present HEO curriculum in 2011.

Northern Safety Network Yukon has been committed to offering occupational health and safety training and certification programs to employees and employers throughout the Yukon since 2005. Working with employers to reduce workplace accidents and injuries NSNY in partnership with The Yukon Workers Compensation Health and Safety Board (YWCHSB), offers the Certificate of Recognition for safety excellence (COR) Program. The COR Program assists Yukon employers develop and maintain company-wide safety programs, introduce standardized training, as well as the auditing of safety programs.

For Further Information Please Contact:
Sheila Sergy, Executive Director, NSNY
P: 1(867)633-6673
Email: sheila@yukonsafety.com