Orientation III: Lesson 4 - This Is A Natonal Program

Question 1

Historically, the NJATC stood for ______.

a. National Joint Apprenticeship and Trainers Committee for the Electrical Industry
b. National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the Electrical Industry
c. National Junior Apprenticeship Training Conference
d. National Jurisdiction of Apprentices and Teachers Congress for the Electrical Workers

Answer 1

b. National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the Electrical Industry

Question 2

What was the original name of the NJATC?

a. International Association for Training Electrical Apprentices
b. National Joint Apprenticeship Standards Committee
c. National Joint Apprenticeship Standards Company
d. National Joint Apprenticeship Training Association

Answer 2

b. National Joint Apprenticeship Standards Committee

Question 3

On August 14, 1951, the name was changed to the NJATC to reflect the committee’s new responsibilities of further developing education and training for the electrical industry.

True or False

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Listed are five of the six primary committee objectives that were identified in 1953 and led to the establishment of a national office for the NJATC.

I. Foundation and revision of the national standards
II. Promotion of local joint committees
III. Determination of the number of apprentices needed in the industry
IV. Development of national curricula
V. Promotion of a national completion certificate
VI. ___________

Select the missing objective for item VI.
a. Development for future expansion of the NJATC mission
b. Establishment of a national office and staff
c. Production of the best educational material for training
d. Promotion of uniform apprentice material

Answer 4

b. Establishment of a national office and staff

Question 5

By 1960, ______ IBEW-NECA contracts included language establishing trusts for the purposes of ______ training.

a. 175 / apprentice
b. 225 / apprentice and Electrical Workers
c. 250 / equitable
d. 275 / financing

Answer 5

d. 275 / financing

Question 6

The adoption of national standards and the creation of local trusts greatly ______ the establishment of ______.

a. assisted / local training
b. facilitate / local union schools
c. help / apprentice schools
d. increased / local JATCs

Answer 6

d. increased / local JATCs

Question 7

The national program was introduced in 1956 for the ______ program and in 1961 for the ______ program.

a. inside / outside
b. inside / residential
c. outside / inside
d. outside / residential

Answer 7

c. outside / inside

Question 8

Through the creation of national standards and a national ______, the NJATC has been able to bring about the training excellence sought by the IBEW and NECA.

a. apprentices schools
b. curriculum
c. schooling on all levels
d. Training Institute

Answer 8

b. curriculum

Question 9

The legislation of the sixties enormously impacted the ______ and ______ of JATCs.

a. activities / responsibilities
b. IBEW / NECA members
c. operations / management
d. teachers / students

Answer 9

a. activities / responsibilities

Question 10

Today, the electrical training ALLIANCE has over ______ Electrical Workers’ training courses available.

a. 100
b. 125
c. 150
d. 200

Answer 10

d. 200

Question 11

During the last few years, the number of apprentices and Electrical Workers in training annually has been in excess of ______.

a. 100,000
b. 125,000
c. 150,000
d. 175,000

Answer 11

b. 125,000

Question 12

The original NJATC had ______ members. It has now grown to ______.

a. 10 / 18
b. 12 / 20
c. 12 / 21
d. 12 / 24

Answer 12

d. 12 / 24

Question 13

There are four qualities of a meaningful apprenticeship program as measured by today’s world standards. Listed here are three of those qualities.

I. National standards
II. National policies
III. National completion certificates

From the choices below, select the one missing quality of a meaningful apprenticeship program.

a. National curriculum and testing procedures
b. National educators
c. National testing
d. Qualified curriculum

Answer 13

a. National curriculum and testing procedures

Question 14

A significant advantage that our national training program has for its graduates is that it allows them to perform competently as Electrical Workers anywhere in the country.

True or False

Answer 14

True

Question 15

______ is the common thread that holds the dimensions of a quality training program together.

a. A national standard
b. NJATC
c. The National Training Institute
d. Train-the-Trainer programs

Answer 15

a. A national standard

Question 16

The Executive Committee of the electrical training ALLIANCE (NJATC) has ______ members.

a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8

Answer 16

b. 4

Question 17

There are over ______ IBEW members instructing in our apprenticeship classrooms.

a. 2,500
b. 3,000
c. 3,500
d. 4,000

Answer 17

d. 4,000

Question 18

Our industry’s National Training Institute (NTI) began in ______.

a. 1990
b. 1994
c. 1998
d. 2000

Answer 18

a. 1990

Question 19

Apprentices who complete the NJATC’s entire course of study, using the required references and passing of all NJATC examinations, are eligible for ______ as specified by the American Council on Education.

a. college credit
b. education credits
c. Lifetime Learning credits
d. SPAT testing credits

Answer 19

a. college credit

Question 20

In ______, the NJATC changed its name to become the electrical training ALLIANCE.

a. 2010
b. 2012
c. 2014
d. 2016

Answer 20

c. 2014