by Jenny Boone | Aug 14, 2020 | IEC News and Events
Frankenstein1931silverscreenings IEC-Chesapeake began their online apprenticeship training seven years ago (2013). Why did we develop this system? · Flexible learning for students who live too far away from a school...
by Jenny Boone | Aug 11, 2020 | IEC News and Events
Not sure if your job is coming back? Have you been laid off, or your place of business has closed? Millions will answer Yes to one of these questions; is it time for you to consider a hard pivot? Most people think of apprentices as being between nineteen and twenty...
by Jenny Boone | Jul 14, 2020 | IEC News and Events
aqha barrel racing Do it! Make the turn! PIVOT! Since 2013 IECC has offered a fully accredited, four year, Online Electrical Training Program. We are not responding to a pandemic- we already existed as a RESOURCE. If you have concerns about in person schooling this...
by Jenny Boone | Jul 9, 2020 | IEC News and Events
Laurel MD headquarter Maurice Room lab Applications for our Fall 2020 electrical apprenticeship program are due by July 15th. What do you need to do to explore our “earn while you learn” opportunity? When you think career pathway- an electrician thinks career...
by Jenny Boone | Jul 1, 2020 | IEC News and Events
Gettyimages Bullradio rodeo Houston muttonbustin Contractor, industry expert, and Purdue University professor Kirk Alter and IEC Chesapeake are joining together to provide this timely series of 4-week programs for all-comers. Project management, planning, and...
by Jenny Boone | Jun 25, 2020 | IEC News and Events
Managing- it’s not the same thing as controlling. No one in the fourth quarter of 2019 said, “Oh, and let’s add a massive pandemic to the 2020 budget.” On July 15th, IECC will be offering Project Management in the Time of Crises. Kirk Alter of...
by Jenny Boone | Jun 24, 2020 | IEC News and Events
On June 8, 2020 IEC Chesapeake graduated the first Anne Arundel County, North County High School Pre-Apprenticeship class. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and millions of Americans losing their jobs, students were enabled to complete the full course....
by Jenny Boone | May 29, 2020 | 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 | May 20, 2020 | IEC News and Events
Not sure if your job is coming back? Have you been laid off, or your place of business has closed? Millions will answer Yes to one of these questions; is it time for you to consider a hard pivot? Most people think of apprentices as being between nineteen and twenty...
by Jenny Boone | May 13, 2020 | Industry News and Articles
picpowelllawconstructiononlaptop 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...
