ACSA’s vILT has proven to be a highly engaging interactive online learning experience. vILT courses are one to three days in duration, where students in virtual classrooms interact with instructors and each other. Courses are capped at a suitable number of students per class, with two trainers working simultaneously. One certified instructor is delivering the course content, while the other certified instructor moderates classroom functioning and interacts with students through the chat feature.
Technical support is provided by ACSA from sign-in through to completion of the course exam. Participants are provided with hard copies of course manuals wherever possible and can choose PDFs where practical. In 2021, 12,840 course manuals were shipped to ACSA vILT students.
Since March 2020, 17 courses have been converted to the vILT format (formerly offered in-person).
Four-hundred and sixty-two (462) ACSA vILT courses delivered in 2021 attracted 16,802 students.
At the end of every class, students are asked to complete a short satisfaction survey. This feedback is used to shape our virtual offerings, including course content and learner experience. More than 14,040 students completed the vILT survey in 2021, with these overall results:
vILT courses
- Alberta Occupational Health & Safety Legislation Awareness (LEG)
- Alcohol & Drugs: Workplace Guidelines (ADWG)
- Auditor Training Program (ATP)
- Auditor Training Program Recertification (ATPR)
- Communication and Ethics for the Safety Leader (C&E)
- Construction Safety Administration (CSA)
- Contractor Management (CM)
- Flagger Train-the-Trainer (FLAG)
- Hazard Management (HM)
- Joint Health and Safety Committee/Health and Safety Representative (HSCR)
- Leadership for Safety Excellence (LSE)
- Principles of Health and Safety Management (PHSM)
- Scaffolding Awareness (SCAFF)
- Small Employer Health & Safety Management (SECOR)
- Working Around Powered Mobile Equipment (PME)
- Worksite Investigation Basics (WIB)
- WHMIS Train the Trainer (WHMIS)
“I was worried upon registering that this was going to be another one of those two-day training sessions that I despised having to do, but it was far from that. Both trainers spoke fluently and I loved using Adobe Connect, a new platform for me. I loved that the course was interactive with polls and questions and the use of chat and agree/disagree buttons. I loved that we could take frequent breaks. Overall, it was a great course and I will definitely be doing more ACSA courses.”
— from a student responding to a post-vILT survey
