Training

IATSE Local 891 is committed to assisting members to maintain and improve their skills, safety, and knowledge of applicable rules and regulations, through an extensive training program.

Types of Training

• Safety (usually 100% subsidized and available to all members)
• Labour Education (usually 100% subsidized, available to all members)
• Skills Upgrade Training, chosen by departments and available to primary members of the department (usually 50% subsidized)
• Additional training may be offered and is advertised through the IATSE Local 891 eBulletin, group emails, and Kinetoscope magazine.

Available Training by Department

Please view our 2017 Training Department Booklet for details of the approved training for each IATSE Local 891 department.

Course Selection and Reimbursement

Effective May 21, 2015:  Only active members in good standing who have worked a minimum of 30 days in the preceding three years (either on IATSE Local 891 signatory productions and/or by providing member services work for Local 891) qualify for training funds, unless they have been unable to meet the 30 day requirement as a result of absences due to disability, parental, political or educational leave. Members who have made themselves available to work through dispatch, but who have not received a call through dispatch, may access union training funds. This is based on a motion made and passed at the General Membership meeting on April 19, 2015.

The 30 day requirement does not apply to the following IATSE Local 891 courses, or safety related courses:

• Shop Steward Course
• Anti-Discrimination, Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace
• OFA Level 1
• WHMIS
• BC Fed Occupational Health and Safety courses

To enroll in a course organized by IATSE Local 891, register on-line (login required) or email training@iatse.com.

If you are seeking reimbursement

• Check that you meet the 30 day requirement.  If you have any questions, please contact the Training Coordinator.
• Check that the course is on the list of approved training courses in the 2017 Training Booklet (available online in February 2017).
• If you wish to confirm that funds for a particular course are still available please contact the Training Coordinator.
• Upon completion of the course, submit the original course receipt and proof of completion to the Training Coordinator. Training receipts are reimbursed in the calendar year in which the approved courses were taken, with a March 31 deadline for reimbursement of prior year receipts.

Original receipts will be returned with the reimbursement cheque.