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EITI provides customized training programs for many utility companies. Our largest training partner in Canada is BC Hydro.  Following is a list of courses that have been customized for BC Hydro.

If you are not with BC Hydro and would like to learn more about our custom programs, contact EITI.

BC Hydro Customized Programs:

FALL PROTECTION

• Fall Protection Basics (Gravitec assisted) Module 1 (FLP - 100 )
• Fall Protection - PSSS (Gravitec assisted) - Module 3 (FLP - 110)
• Fall Protection Overhead Crane  Rescue (Gravitec assisted) - Module 4 (FLP - 115)
• Fall Protection Transformer & Rescue (Gravitec assisted) - Module 5 (FLP - 120)
• Equipment Audit Inspection (FLP - 125)

INDUSTRY TRAINING FOR MANAGERS

• Stave Falls Tour (GNL-100)
• Ingledow Tour (GNL-101)
• Lower Mainland Substation Tours (GNL-102)
• Electrical Utility Industry Orientation - 2 Day (GNL-106)
• Overview of Electrical Utility Structures Equipment and Hardware (GNL-110)
• Energy Marketing - PART I and PART II (GNL-115)
• Field Orientation for Managers (GNL-122)
• SWfP Managers' Field Inspection Overview (GNL-123)
• MiT's Two Day Crew Visit (GNL-124-A)
• MiT's Part II (GNL-124-B)
• Distribution Transmission Linework Overview (GNL-126)
• Distribution Transmission Linework Overview - 1 Day (GNL-127)
• Senior Distribution Team Building Session (GNL-128)
• Electrical Fundamentals (GNL-130)
• Youth Hire (GNL-132)

WORKER TRAINING

• High Voltage Switching & Switch Yard Work (GNS-001)
• Skills Evaluation/Orientation for Apprentices (GNS-090)
• CPC & GTT Orientation Training (GNS-091)
• OAD Orientation to Substn & Generating Stns (GNS-095)
• Electrician Apprentice Training (GNS-100)
• OAD  Apprentice Training (GNS-105)
• Limits of Approach (GNS-265)
• Operations & Switching (GNS-400)
• Safety Training for Electricians (GNS-402)
• Safety & Switching Workshop for T&D Stations (GNS-405)
• Power Supply Safety & Switching Workshop (GNS-40B)
• Electrical Drawings and Control Systems (GNS-410)
• Electrical Drawings & Control Refresher (GNS-411)
• Advanced Electrical Drawings & Control (GNS-412)
• Introduction to PLC's (GNS-415)
• Advanced (PLC's) (GNS-420)
• Electrical System Protection Relaying (GNS-425)
• Protection Skills for Substations (GNS-426)
• Protection Skills for Generation (GNS-427)
• Generating Station  (Hydraulic) (GNS-430)
• Circuit Breaker - General (GNS-435)
• Understanding High Voltage Circuit Breaker Controls - Clutch & Motor Closing (GNS-436)
• Understanding High voltage Circuit Breaker Controls - Clutch & Motor (GNS-437)
• High Voltage Substation Familiarization (GNS-440)
• Safety Grounding  and  Bonding for Stations (GNS-445)
• Gas Technology in Power Systems (GNS-450)
• Voltage Regulation and Tapchangers (GNS-455)
• Regulators, Capacitors, Reactors and Reclosers (GNS-460)
• Oil Conditioning (GNS-465)
• Metal Clad Switch Gear (GNS-470)
• Circuit Breaker/Gas Technology Refresher (GNS-475)
• Electrician's Journeymen Skills Assessment (Skills Check) (GNS-485)
• Electrical Awareness Non Electrical Trades (GNS-487)
• Diesel Operator Training (GNS-490)
• HV Safety, Maintence and Ops (GNS-495)

ELECTRICAL SAFETY

• Crew Leadership (METH-094)
• Electric Metering for Journey Level Powerline Technicians (MTR-400)
• Self-Contained Electric Metering - Refresher (MTR-405)
• Electric Metering - Overview for Managers (MTR-410)
• Electric Metering - Overview for Meter Readers (MTR-411)
• Electric Metering - Overview for Office Personnel (MTR-412)
• Meter Disconnect (MTR-420)
• Meter Tech Print Reading (MTR-425)
• Meter Pulling  (Grow Ops) (MTR-430)

POWERLINE TECHNICIAN TRAINING

• Skills Evaluation for PLTs (PLT-090)
• Skills Evaluation - Cable Splicers (PLT-091)
• Pole Climbing Orientation (PLT-095)
• Pole Climbing Training (PLT-096)
• Trades Trainees (PLT-097)
• BCH Apprenticeship Year 1 PLT (PLT-100)
• BCH Year 1 Apprentices: 1-Week  (PLT-105)
• Hydro New Hires (PLT-180)
• BCH Apprenticeship Year 2 PLT (PLT-200)
• BCH Apprenticeship Year 3 PLT (PLT-300)
• Transformation, Hands-On Workshop 3-phase (PLT-405)
• Transformation, Hands-On Workshop 1-phase (included with Apprentices) (PLT-406)
• Reclosures and Fusing (PLT-410)
• Voltage Regulators and Capacitors (PLT-415)
• Electrical Substation Familiarization (PLT-435)
• Electrical Substation Familiarization - Overview (PLT-436)
• Field Switching (PLT-440)
• Underground Distribution Workshop (PLT-455)
• Hydro New Hires (PLT-480)
• PLT Journeymen Skills Assessment (Skills Check) (PLT-485)
• Cable Splicer Jourrneyman Skills Assessment (Skills Check) (PLT-486)
• Line Truck Operator (PLT-490)
• Line Truck Operators SHOW ME (PLT-495)

WORKER SAFETY

• Safety Committee Training (SAFE-MGMT-150)
• Confined Space - SAFE-HYG-303-FO (SFT - 104)
• Safety for Generation (SFT - 427)
• Confined Space Safety (SFT-100)
• WHMIS (SFT-101)
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) (SFT-102)
• Confined Space Hazards & Awareness - SAFE-HYG-303 (SFT-103)
• Confined Space  SAFE-HYG-303-FO (SFT-104)
• Confined Space SAFE-HYG-303-EARG (SFT-105)
• Safety Inspections (SFT-105)
• Accident Investigations (SFT-107)
• Scaffolding (SFT-110)
• Tower Painting Procedures (SFT-112)
• Rigging (General) (SFT-115)
• Basic Rigging - 1/2 Day Course (SFT-116)
• Chain Saw Safety (New) (SFT-119)
• Utility Arboriculture & Chainsaw Safety: 1/2 day (SFT-120)
• Safe Chainsaw Operation for Utility Personnel - BC HYDRO Only (SFT-121)
• Maintaining Climbers (SFT-125)
• Traffic Control Training Program (SFT-130)
• Traffic Control Awareness for Managers & Supervisors (SFT-131)
• Fall Protection - Half Day Theory (WCB) (SFT-140)
• Fall Protection Training Course Full Day (EITI) (SFT-141)
• Fall Arrest Review (SFT-142)
• Fall Protection - Tower Climbing (SFT-143)
• Environmental Training (SFT-145)
• Underground Utilities Awareness Workshop (SFT-150)
• Underground Utility Print Reading (SFT-155)
• Pole Stubbing Safety Course (SFT-160)
• Job Planning and Tailboard (SFT-172)
• Tailboard Refresher (SFT-173)
• High Voltage, Close Proximity Training (SFT-200)
• Underground Electrical Spaces Entry Work Procedures (SFT-210)
• Station Electrical Awareness for Non-Electrical Trades (SFT-214)
• Work Protection Practices Modules A&B (SFT-220)
• Work Protection Practices Modules C&D (SFT-225)
• SPR/PSSP Training Module 2 (SFT-230)
• PSSP Training (SFT-231)
• SPR/PSSP Training Modules 2&3 (SFT-231)
• SPR/PSSP Training Modules 2,3,4 (SFT-232)
• PSSP Miscellaneous Categories (SFT-233)
• SPR/PSSP  Training Modules 2,3,5,6 (SFT-234)
• NIA Safety Training (SFT-236)
• SPR Review (SFT-238)
• Bucket Truck Rescue (SFT-245)
• Bucket Truck Rescue & Pole Top Rescue (SFT-246)
• Emergency Response Training (SFT-250)
• Substation Fire Response (SFT-251)
• Lock Out ( SFT-255)
• Site Planning and Tailboard (SFT-260)
• Site Planning and Tailboard (Private Sector) (SFT-262)