by Jenny Boone | Mar 31, 2021 | IEC News and Events
Once upon a time I worked for Atlantic Electric Supply, a Washington, D.C. distributor, as a lighting specifier. I had the happy responsibility of representing Atlantic at IEC Chesapeake; I sat on the Apprenticeship Committee for a number of years. In 2013 the IECC...
by Jenny Boone | Mar 17, 2021 | IEC News and Events
IEC Chesapeake has blogged about the history of apprenticeship, traditions in the U.S. and Europe, and about the notion that pathways to education should be seen as pathways; when you say “pathway” an electrician thinks “circuit”, the...
by Jenny Boone | Mar 2, 2021 | IEC News and Events
The reference to a “forked tongue” is a very old one and occurs in a number of cultures stretching over time as long ago as the sixteenth century and as recent as the nineteenth. Most scholars seem to agree that it first refers to the serpent in the Garden of Eden,...
by Jenny Boone | Jan 6, 2021 | IEC News and Events
Back in 2013 IEC Chesapeake launched its E Apprenticeship circuit. Our chapter has been around over thirty five years and we have learned to value of educational flexibility. Traditional “brick and mortar” apprenticeship classes are held two evenings a week at a...
by Jenny Boone | Jan 4, 2021 | IEC News and Events
I work remotely, full time. When I was in electrical distribution, as a lighting designer, I worked remote three to four days a week and went into the Washington office one or two days a week. A lot of my working day took place on job sites, in frame in’s, or at a...
