Students

ALBERTA PIPE TRADES COLLEGE: A College organized by the United Association to provide trade training, apprentice education, and similar courses

STUDENTS ROLE: Students, first of all, should be ACTIVE participants in their education. By active, this means that students should contribute to classroom discussions by not only answering direct questions posed by the teacher, but answers questions posed by their peers. This again, is not all that the student should do. Students should feel free to ask questions, or express their own ideas about a subject, not only to their teacher, but also their peers. This allows students to construct their own knowledge about their learning, and apply if to their education.

A student’s role is also to be motivated about their learning. This role is also tied to an instructor’s role as well. However, if students are truly interested in learning, it is their job to THINK. When thinking, students should be able to find some prior experience or knowledge to apply this new learning to. When doing so, they should mentally prepare themselves to learn more about this new concept or idea. Now, this does not always happen, but a student who wants to be actively involved in their education, should THINK.

As the instructor’s role is now a facilitator, the student’s role is to take given information or instructions and coordinate that task for himself or group members, and begin the task. . He/she must also be involved in the task that the instructor has assigned to him/her, and cooperate with team members to accomplish that task.

Steamfitter – Pipefitter

Designations

1. Alberta Journeyman shall mean:
2. Any individual who earned their trade qualification in Canada in a jurisdiction with less than a four (4) year apprenticeship program. (Prior to 2008 Alberta Apprenticeship training is recognized as being a four (4) year program.)
3. Any individual whose trade qualifications were earned outside Canada, except for UA trained American Travel Card members.
4. UA Journeyman shall mean:
5. Any UA Local 488 member who was registered as a Journeyman Steamfitter – Pipefitter on April 30^th, 2011; or,
6. Anyone who is qualified to the Alberta Steamfitter – Pipefitter Journeyman designation identified above and who has successfully completed the additional requirements stipulated by the UA Local Union 488 Joint Education Trust Fund Trustees or their designate; or,
7. Anyone who has obtained the Alberta Steamfitter – Pipefitter Journeyman designation identified above, through either apprenticeship or challenge and who is already classified as a Journeyman in another trade represented by UA Local Union 488
8. Any dispute, appeal, determination, or decisions regarding these designations shall by adjudicated by the sole discretion of the UA Local Union 488 Joint Education Trust Fund Trustees by whatever process they deem appropriate and their findings shall be final.
9. To qualify as a UA Steamfitter – Pipefitter Journeyman, individuals must qualify as Alberta Steamfitter – Pipefitter Journeyman and complete an additional 1350 hours worked of ‘on the job training’ and attain 200 hours of training courses at the Alberta Pipe Trades College as stipulated below:

*The EPT Trustees may adjust the curriculum at any time with three (3) months notification

Students will pay the appropriate tuition fee for each course and, upon being reclassified as a UA Steamfitter – Pipefitter Journeyman, will be entitled to a tuition reimbursement for classes successfully completed up to a maximum of Six hundred twenty-five ($625.00) dollars.