SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC
Saskatchewan Polytechnic electrician training is charged up

Saskatchewan Polytechnic's electrician training program is evolving and innovating. Just as many of us have moved on from analog watches with slowly rotating hands, to watches with digital displays, to smart watches that count your daily steps and call your friends, Sask Polytech's electrician training program has gone digital.    

"The Electrician applied certificate program and Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC) Construction Electrician apprenticeship training are some the most innovative programs being delivered in Sask Polytech's Joseph A. Remai School of Construction," says Lance Giesbrecht, academic chair for the Joseph A. Remai School of Construction. "These programs have embraced new technology to train learners and apprentices. It's incredible what the new state-of-the-art equipment and technology can do. Moving from analog to digital training equipment has made all the difference."

Over the past decade Sask Polytech has been transitioning its electrician training equipment to Lab-Volt technology. Lab-Volt meets the highest training standards available in modular technology education. This equipment provides hands-on, system-level, electrical training that includes everything from installing residential electrical equipment to home energy production from renewable resources.

"Safety is a big benefit of using Lab-Volt technology," says Gregory Bell, program head, Construction Electrician. "Before we started using digital technology, we used plug-and play-equipment and were training learners and apprentices with motors and manual meters. The manual equipment had spinning shafts, moving parts and exposed components. It was a safety hazard. We had to ensure everyone was wearing appropriate clothing and had their hair tied up."

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