Local vendor training is a great, cost effective option the ICAP can explain how to use. While we want to think what we do is special and different, from a training point of view, it is not. We use tools, aerial lifts, and ladders pretty much the same as other industries. Vendors who rent aerial lifts will many times offer courses (some times for little or no cost) to those users who rent the equipment. Manufacturers and vendors work with the ICAP network to provide training for Locals around the country. These partnerships allow for the use of the latest equipment by the workers, less loss and damage when the equipment is sent out, and better-educated workers for those employers who hire them. All of these courses can be put together as part of an injury and illness prevention program. A vendor may have just purchased a new digital projectors. They contact the ICAP who arranges training for the Locals that will be using those projectors. The manufacturer is often included in the training. By providing the training, the vendor, manufacturer, and the union worker all look good to the customer. The right piece of equipment is provided with good service and operated by qualifi ed people. The customer comes back creating more work. The ICAP also supports certifi cation programs and training providers. The IATSE has been a long time supporter of the ETCP program. ICAP classes are available that provide recertifi cation points. Other partnerships are in the works. These will allow IATSE members to take courses and become certifi ed technicians in other parts of the industry so they remain on the cutting of the technology. The IATSE Entertainment and Exhibition Industries Training Trust Fund has been created by International President Loeb and G. Ronald “Ron” Dahlquist, of DADCO, LLC, Sun Valley, CA. Alan M. Rowe teaching a dimmer class. The Training Trust will enhance the work of the ICAP, to provide training opportunities and will assist Local unions throughout the Alliance to have access to education and training programs. The ICAP program, also is offering safety resources to members and signatory companies. The resources will include consultation, web site addresses, bibliographies, guidelines, and other materials that might be useful to people working to maintain a safe workplace. The ICAP consults with Locals on how to get training programs organized for their members. The Locals assist the different employers in their areas to comply with training requirements. The ICAP also works with employers to establish injury and illness prevention programs, as well as shows how working with the union is an advantage to getting a safe and qualifi ed workforce. The network includes OSHA recognized instructors, ETCP Riggers and Entertainment Electricians, people with years of experience in the industry, experienced trainers, professors, PLASA members, USITT members, colleges, universities, the school of hard knocks, and any one else willing to share their resources. If you would like more information or would like to be put on an email information list, email icap@iatse-intl.org; or contact Kent H. Jorgensen, 818-526-0701. Kent H. Jorgensen is the chair of the IATSE Craft Advancement Program Committee and the Safety and Training Representative for IATSE Local 80 in Burbank, CA for the past 15 years. Before working in the office he was a grip on movies such as Forrest Gump, Sid and Nancy , and Friday the 13th, Part 6 . Kent is the husband of Marsha, the dad of Shawn and Lauren, and the son of Dianne. Ron Dahlquist instructs a class on the use of generators. FALL 2011 49 PROTOCOL