BC Hydro Customized Programs
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.
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Industry Orientation Training
Available Courses:
- Stave Falls Tour (GNL-100)
- Ingledow Tour (GNL-101)
- Lower Mainland Substation Tours (GNL-102)
- Overview of Electrical Utility Operations (GNL-105)
- 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
Available Courses:
- 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)
- Electrical Drawings and Control Systems (GNS-410)
- Electrical Drawings & Control Refresher (GNS-411)
- Protection Skills for Substations (GNS-426)
- Protection Skills for Generation (GNS-427)
- Generating Station (Hydraulic) (GNS-430)
- Circuit Breaker - General (GNS-435)
- High Voltage Substation Familiarization (GNS-440)
- Worker Protection 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)
Powerline Technician Training
Available Courses:
- 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)
- Hydro New Hires (PLT-180)
- BCH Apprenticeship Year 2 PLT (PLT-200)
- BCH Apprenticeship Year 3 PLT (PLT-300)
- Transformation, Hands-On Workshop 1-phase (included with Apprentices) (PLT-406)
- Transformation, Hands-On Workshop 3-phase (included with Apprentices) (PLT-405)
- Reclosures and Fusing (PLT-410)
- Voltage Regulators and Capacitors (PLT-415)
- Electrical Substation Familiarization (PLT-435)
- Electrical Substation Familiarization - Overview (PLT-436)
- Underground Distribution Workshop (PLT-455)
- Hydro New Hires (PLT-480)
- PLT Journeyperson Skills Assessment (Skills Check) (PLT-485)
- Cable Splicer Jourrneyperson Skills Assessment (Skills Check) (PLT-486)
- Line Truck Operator (PLT-490)
- Underground Electrical Spaces Entry & Rescue Procedures
- Worker Protection Grounding and Bonding (Overhead and Underground)
- Pole Top and Bucket Truck Rescue Procedures
- Distribution Live Line and Rigging (included with PLT Apprenticeship)
- Transmission Live Line and Rigging (included with PLT Apprenticeship)
Electrical Safety
Available Courses:
- 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)
Worker Safety
Available Courses:
- 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)
- 1/2 day Utility Arboriculture & Chainsaw Safety (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)
For more detailed information, contact EITI.