Class Procedures

Scheduled training days are Monday thru Friday, with possible Saturday trainings (admissions staff will specify). Class begins at 8:00am and ends at 4:30pm each day. Class curriculum may include independent study. Your lunch break will be from ½ hour to 1 hour depending on class schedule. Break times are 5 minutes per hour or 15 minutes every two hours when driving. All breaks are regulated. NIT requires all students to maintain a minimum GPA of 70%.

Classroom/Maintenance

The classroom shall be kept clean at all times. Please dispose of all trash in receptacles each day. The equipment/trucks are to be cleaned by each student at the end of shift. Refusal to clean will result in termination. All maintenance requests must be made via the report form and approved by the instructor.

Personal Messages

NIT does not provide a locating service for students and will not interrupt classes for personal messages. The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html) prevents the school from releasing a student’s schedule. Messages will be taken at the reception area. Emergencies are an exception. Instructors will have cell phones on remote sites to receive calls and or messages (for students) from the main facility. Cell phone use is not permitted in classroom or during training on heavy equipment/trucks. Students will be required to turn off their cell phones during this time.

Student Complaints/Grievance Policy

Complaints by students may be addressed initially with the instructor. If a student feels his/her concerns have not been addressed or met in this way, he/she is encouraged to make an appointment with the program manager. Further appeal may be referred to the CEO. Final appeals may be made to the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education (alaskaadvantage.state.ak.us/).

Attire

Suitable clothing for class is required (i.e. work gloves, work boots, clothing, winter clothing, and rain gear). Tennis shoes are not allowed on Heavy Equipment. Northern Industrial Training will provide appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for each student. Safety vests, hard hats, ear plugs and safety glasses (if applicable to program). It is the students responsibiltiy to bring issued PPE with them to class each day. PPE must be worn while on training sites. Students, who do not bring their PPE to the training site, will not be allowed to participate in training.