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Meet My Friend Lord Kelvin

Why do electricians and lighting people refer to the temperature of light as Kelvin? The short answer- because it’s named after Lord Kelvin, a 19th century Scottish-Irish physicist who invented the international system for absolute temperature. I know- it’s a lot…but...

Math Doesn’t Lie…

You may WANT math to lie…you may try to play games with math, but math itself never lies. Our Vice President of Education here at IEC Chesapeake , Mike Basham started to run the numbers recently and the math revealed something...

Some Partnerships Are A Natural…

whales Unsplash IEC Chesapeake is pleased to share that our Virginia Partners in the Community College and Workforce Development Communities have been awarded a grant from the Department of Labor’s Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs. A grant application to...

The Tale of the Dreaded Grey Head…

…or “What I Saw On Teams”. Yes, a horror story playing itself out all over the world, and a weird epidemic for which there is a simple cure. unsplash sweet New School needs to meet Old School. On this single strategy Old School has it right. When it comes to client...

It’s Always Better To Grow Your Own…

Before your mind goes down a recreational path, let’s talk about apprentices. I often encounter employers that prefer to hire more experienced apprentices, those that have been through 2 or 3 years of training and instruction, hoping their investment is less and the...