Workforce Training recognized by the U.S. Bureau of Apprenticeship & Training
Four Year Apprenticeship Curriculum for training Residential, Industrial and Commercial Electricians
IEC members and their employees may attend an intense 2 week Project Management course at Purdue University. **Abbreviated 2-day courses are also available in local areas
2 Day courses on "The Cutting Edge of Electrical Contracting" are available to IEC Chapters
An active Education Committee surveys the membership to provide the most effective contractor training in the industry.
Numerous Continuing Education classes meet CEU requirements in DE, MD, NC & VA
COMMUNICATION
IEC provides its members with a "Connections Fax"and the "IEC INSIGHTS" (IEC's bimonthly magazine) keeps IEC members on top of current economic trends, union activities, new legislation, and code interpretations that effect the way members do business
A FREE Safety Manual written by electrical contractors for YOU, is delivered to your business once you join IEC
NEC CODE books, general electrical and business manuals and books offered to our members at discounted prices
Information on Insurance Programs and 401(K) Plan
An annual IEC Membership Directory listing the nation's BEST Independent Electrical Contractors.
CONVENTIONS & MEETINGS
IEC conventions are great forums for members to share ideas and industry trends
IEC conventions provide Educational Sessions such as Safety, Insurance, Legislation, and many other topics Annual Leadership Training and Legislative Conferences.
IEC holds monthly meetings and Lunch & Learn seminars in Maryland & Virginia.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
IEC Chapters offer a Loan/Borrow Program to help member contractors deal with labor shortage and temporary slow periods
IEC recruits people for the Pre-Apprenticeship program and helps place them with member contractors.
Networking through IEC forums, a group of non-competing members who share "best practices" in a confidential atmosphere. Networking = an instance when a fellow IEC member is offered a job in your area /or vice versa he or she allows and trusts your business judgment in ascertaining customer needs.
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
Health insurance programs (plans vary depending on carrier and coverage area).
Dental: DentaQuest and IEC bring you a savings of 10% on Choice PPO plans and 5% on Access ePPO plans with no waiting periods for any of the plans.
Fuel Program: Savings with Fuelman include no set-up fees, no card fees, no online fees, no contract and savings up to .03 cents per gallon of gas purchased with a management system that lets you control fuel and maintenance purchases with over 30,000 multi-branded locations.
Safety: Safety Environmental Engineering (SEE, Inc.) offers a wide array of safety training and consultation services to include job site safety audits. IEC Chesapeake members save 10% on all SEE, Inc. services. Stay in compliance and protect your bottom line!
GPS Fleet Management: Falcon Communications now offering special packages to meet your needs.
Equipment Rental: RSC Equipment Rental is your jobsite equipment needs solution.
Fitness: Bally Total Fitness now offering discounted pricing with access to their 16 locations in the VA, MD, and DC areas.
Vehicle purchasing: Kip Killmon’s Tysons Ford offers business and personal discount pricing.
Banking Services: Savings offered to you and your employees to obtain lower loan rates and higher savings rates (Northwest Federal Credit Union in VA; Mid-Atlantic or Tower Federal Credit Union in MD).
Payroll Services: ADP offers IEC Chesapeake members 10% savings on any new accounts and various other savings programs on existing accounts.
Electronic Cash Systems, Inc. (ECS) offers competitive and straightforward services to save IEC members on customer point-of-sale (POS) credit card processing.
Affinity discount programs with Sprint/Nextel.
EBI employment background checks at member discounted rates.
UniFirst Corp. offers discounts on uniforms and facility services such as entrance/safety mats, soaps, paper products, etc.
Staples offers members discounts on purchases through the Staples Business Advantage Program.
DHL Express Shipping : DHL offers IEC members discounts up to 25% for express shipping within the US or around the globe.
Legal Program: Labor attorneys and consultants are available to IEC members at preferred rates.
Worker’s Compensation Program: Federated Insurance and CNA offer IEC Chesapeake members competitive pricing programs
Yellow LTL (less than truckload) Shipping : Yellow offers IEC members discounts up to 50% on LTL shipping throughout North America or the world.
