Independent Electrical Contractors

Insights, Apprenticeship, Chapters, Future Workforce

January 23, 2025

BY IEC STAFF As IEC Executive Director Thayer Long reported in his column in the last issue of IEC Insights magazine: “Working with leading market research and strategy firm Geo

December 18, 2024

Nashville, TN, December 18, 2024 – The Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC) is excited to announce that the highly anticipated 2024 Apprentice of the Year (AOY) Competition, originally set to take

November 21, 2024

Jody with his parents.  BY IEC STAFF After a pretty astounding spring and summer, IEC Atlanta third year apprentice Jody Chembars, SilverMoon Electric, is even more committed to his craft.

November 21, 2024

By Chrissy L. Skudera  One of the earliest documented instances of apprenticeship dates back to ancient Mesopotamia. The Code of Hammurabi, a Babylonian legal text dating back to 1750 BC,

November 18, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IEC Chesapeake Apprentices Recognized at White House for Exemplary Journeys through Apprenticeship Program Nashville, TN, November 18, 2024 – The Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC) proudly celebrates Malik

September 19, 2024

BY IEC STAFF  Growing up in small town Long Prairie, MN, on a 20-acre farm, Gideon Yoder couldn’t imagine that he’d become an electrician. Or, even use electricity.   “I was

September 19, 2024

BY IEC STAFF  Zachary Stillings ended his award-winning essay with these words: “In essence, being an electrician isn’t just about wiring buildings — it’s about building connections, both professionally and personally,

May 6, 2024

BY IEC STAFF IEC strongly believes in building a resilient and prepared workforce that can adapt to changing economic times and bolster the electrical and systems contracting industry. Attracting and

May 6, 2024

BY IEC STAFF Having just completed her third year in the IEC Apprenticeship Program at IEC of New England, Paula C. Montiel Arias is well on her way to an

March 12, 2024

By IEC Staff What does it take to be named the IEC National Instructor of the Year? IEC Dallas Executive Director Erin Stewart nominated Paul Lozoya and, in the application,