Training centre gets new parts

From NAIT

FAIRVIEW, AB -- Canada's most comprehensive and up-to-date motorcycle training centre -- the Fairview, AB campus of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) -- has been further enriched, thanks to Deeley Harley-Davidson, the exclusive Canadian distributor for Harley-Davidson products.

The Fairview Campus offers apprenticeship and pre-employment mortorcycle training in addition to being the only Harley-Davidson factory-authorized training centre in Canada. The Harley Davidson Technician Program offers a 15-week schedule dedicated to producing the finest technicians possible for the many authorized Harley-Davidson retailers across Canada.

So you can imagine the excitement among NAIT instructors and students when a recent donation of 11 Harleys, 10 engines and six very large skids of new parts landed at the northwest Alberta campus.

“Hands-on training ensures students gain the skills and experience they need to maintain and repair both current and stock Harleys in an authorized retailer setting,” said Wally Besler, assistant program head and instructor. “Thanks to the support of Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada, we have many of the best and newest bikes available for students to train on.”

NAIT instructors are in regular contact with Deeley Harley-Davidson Canada and the Harley-Davidson Motor Company in Milwaukee. Even Deeley staff and retailer principals across Canada have attended the program or have taken the shorter factory courses that are continually offered through the program.

“I doubt there is a Harley dealership in Canada that doesn’t have an employee who has some training through the NAIT program,” added Besler. “We even have grads working in the United States and South Africa."