Front Line Leadership 1

Local 230
Sat Jul 19, 2025 to Sun Jul 20, 2025
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM SAT 2:00 PM SUN
Signup Deadline: Fri Jul 11, 2025 8:00 am
Class Size – Min: 10, Max: 12
IBEW 230 Training Centre

Frontline Leadership For Future Chargehands (WIRED Gender-Minority & Ally Apprentice Course Offering)

• It is well recognized that the majority of problems for a leader usually do not stem from their lack of technical skills and experience as electricians. Most IBEW chargehands are very competent journey electricians who possess excellent skills when it comes to process and managing a project. The simple reality is that the majority of problems for chargehands stem from their lack of “soft skills”, that is, their ability to deal with conflict, hold their crew members accountable, earn respect, build trust, team build, coach, communicate effectively and when necessary how to change the behaviour of specific crew members when there is a performance issue.
• The Gold Seal Accredited Frontline Leadership Level 1 training course is specifically designed for chargehands who want to develop their leadership soft skills as they know full well that this is where the majority of issues like safety concerns, conflict, ongoing grievances, poor productivity, cost overruns, time issues and stress can originate from. The two days are highly interactive with plenty of opportunities for IBEW participants to use “real work situations” that they are currently experiencing to help reinforce key learnings.

Priority will be given to high-term gender-minority registrants preparing for chargehand roles. 

Red Seal Electricians who do not identify as a minority-gender are encouraged to submit a Training Request to participate in a future WJETS general registration course. 

Instructor

Shane Jensen

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Shane is a dynamic consultant with over 20 years of training and consulting experience in the field of Organizational Development, Coaching and Human Resources. 

Shane is the founder and Senior Principle for New Quest Coaching & Consulting, which has become a leader in Western Canada with their work around Human Resources, Organizational Development and Executive and Leadership Coaching. New Quest Coaching & Consulting has also received critical acclaim for its ground-breaking research in today’s labour market.

Shane holds a Master of Arts (MA) with a specialization in Leadership & Organizational Development from the Leadership Institute of Seattle and has a degree in Psychology from the University of Victoria. He is also a highly experienced and certified executive coach. In the coaching field, he is a member of the International Coaching Federation, which is renowned for its globally recognized credentialing program. He also holds a Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching from Royal Roads University (CEC) and has been an Executive Coach for the prestigious Banff Centre – Peter Lougheed Leadership Institute. Shane’s commitment to excellence and ongoing professional development means he holds a number of certifications in the field of leadership, such as certification in the emotional intelligence assessments of EQ-i 2.0 & EQ 360, a certified Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) trainer, certified facilitator for Achieve Global, a leader in the field of training and development for organizations, teams and leaders and is also a proud member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS) and the Global Speakers Federation (GSF).