| Jim Connor | Bill Debosky | ||
| Paul Rogers | Doug Hutchinson | ||
| Darrell Scott | Bill MacDonald | ||
| Andrew White | Ray Porter |
Congratulations to Local 894 apprentice Crystal Fielding for achieving excellent results in the 2011
Ontario
Technological Skills Competition held in Kitchener on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Crystal placed 8th in the competition with
a final grade of 89.27%. Way to represent!
Congratulations to IBEW Local 894's newest journeypersons, for having successfully completed their apprenticeships
and passed the Certificate of Qualification exam:
| Tim Craigen | Jason Cranshaw | Joanne Chumbley-Ward | ||
| Tim Culhane | Mike Foreman | Crystal Fielding |
Local 894 has purchased copies of the 2009 version of the easy-to-use CD "Electricians Self-Assessment Tool" (ESAT).
This version is based on the 2009 Canadian Electrical Code. These CDs are available for loan to apprentices who are
preparing to write their C of Q. A $50.00 deposit is required and will be refunded when the CD is returned.
As proposed in Canada's Economic Action Plan, the Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG) is a $2,000 taxable cash grant available to eligible apprentices after they successfully complete their training and become certified in a Red Seal trade. Apprentices can apply for the ACG through Service Canada starting in July, 2009, with eligibility made retroactive to apprentices completing on or after January 1, 2009.
Applications for new apprentices are now available. The application form is to be completed on the computer, printed and then mailed to the address below, along with:
Please mail the completed package to:
Oshawa & District Joint Apprenticeship Council
c/o IBEW Local 894
380 Lake Road, Unit 3,
Bowmanville, ON L1C 4P8
Applications are accepted year-round and reviewed regularly, but it could be some time before
employment would commence. Only successful applicants will be contacted.
Open application form.
Fourth and fifth term apprentices are now eligible for training in welding. The traiing required for electrician welders is CWB All Position Welding, a 4-week full time program. If you are interested in taking this course, please email your request to the . If approved, your tuition expenses would be refunded by the Education Fund upon successful completion of the course
Effective February 1, 2009, you will be required to track and report your hours to the Union
Office on a monthly basis. The first report, for the month of February, 2009, is due in the office on March
15, 2009, and must be submitted whether or not you are working.
The Log book is divided into two main sections. The first part is a list of twenty-seven “Work Experience Units” and
four “Education Units”, with descriptions. The second part contains 60 blank copies of the Monthly Summary Report.
You will use the numeric codes from the first section to fill in the Monthly Summary Reports. Once you have filled in the
unit codes and hours, your supervisor would then fill in the Rating column and sign it. For your convenience,
the Log Book also contains a summary list of unit
numbers, a copy of your Apprenticeship Agreement, and a copy of the Tool List as it appears in the Principal Agreement.
The Log Book should be in your possession on the job at all times. If you are laid off mid-month,
have your Monthly Summary Report brought up to date and signed by your supervisor before leaving the job site.
All relevant training courses, with details,
should be included on the monthly report as well. Failure to comply with this program will result in the
Union withholding payment
for your books and/or tuition fees for Trade School, and further disciplinary measures, as required.
We hope that you will welcome the Apprenticeship Log Book into
your work routine. It will work to your advantage as a record of your apprenticeship and to help ensure that
you receive as well-rounded a variety of training as possible. You may wish to keep a copy of your Monthly
Reports for your own records.
The Apprentice Incentive Grant (AIG) is a
taxable cash grant of $1000 per year available to registered
apprentices once they have successfully completed their first or second year/term of an apprenticeship program in one
of the Red Seal trades. The AIG is meant to help cover some of the tuition, travel and tool costs, and to encourage
apprentices to complete their apprenticeship program. The AIG applies to apprentices finishing their first or second
terms after January 1, 2007.
For more information, see
the Service Canada Web site.