Portage College, Community & Industry Training Initiatives (CiTi) Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada
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Comprehensive Community College Serving the northeastern Alberta community for over 40 years Corporate Centre in Lac La Biche, Alberta 10 other campus locations across Portage’s stewardship region Portage College offers a wide range of programming to meet the needs of a diverse range of students
Community & Industry Training Initiatives department at Portage College Corporate division of the institution Continuing Education, Customized Training, Workforce Training, Personal Development Program incubator
Incorporation of SIM technology training into the Heavy Equipment Operator program began in Mobile 53-foot trailer Outfitted to include heat and air-conditioning Trailer was funded through a WED (Western Economic Diversification) Canada grant
Trailer houses 12 John Deere Simulators Six crawler/dozers 4 excavators 2 motor graders
Over 5000 people have used the simulators through events and the HEO program Trailer has travelled to a dozen communities over the past six months Training can be taken right to students’ home communities Pre-screening tool for potential students College awareness
Three 16-week programs are run per year 14 students in each program 40 hours minimum simulator training is mandatory Students use the mobile SIM Trailer in between time on real equipment. The mobile trailer is parked on-site at the Heavy Equipment and Pipeline Training Centres in Boyle, Alberta
Skills Alberta/Canada Trade Shows Job/Career Fairs Local parades College social events
Updates on John Deere simulator technology continue Movement and GPS will soon be included in simulator training Goal is to retrofit a second trailer to house more simulators
Local brother duo airbrushed Mac Truck and Trailer over a 5-week period Two different scenes on trailer: winter and summer
President/CEO – Dr. Trent Keough Director of CiTi – Mr. Stuart Leitch Manager of Institutional Analysis & Planning – Mr. David Paul CiTi PR & Marketing Manager- Ms. Felicity Bergman
Felicity Bergman Community & Industry Training Initiative (CiTi) Portage College PR & Marketing Manager Phone:
Portage College is truly honoured to receive the League of Innovation award and even more appreciative of this opportunity to present as part of the Virtual Spotlight.