Independent Electrical Contractors

Apprenticeship, Insights

March 16, 2023

Matt is a fourth-year student, and he’s really crushing it,” says IEC of Kansas Executive Director Keely Turner. “He was Apprentice of the Year for third last year, and he’s

January 20, 2023

As IEC Executive Director Thayer Long says elsewhere in this issue of Insights, “IEC exists to help our membership develop a top-notch workforce for today and for tomorrow. We stand

January 20, 2023

Henry (Hank) Strittmatter retired June 30, 2022, after a long and wonderful career as an electrician and instructor. It was the teaching that truly appealed to him. He taught for

January 20, 2023

Colton Burpo didn’t go through his early years saying, ‘I want to be an electrician when I grow up.’ But life’s circumstances, introspection, prayer, and trusted colleagues led him to

November 29, 2022

Paul Lingo, IEC Rocky Mountain, and Scott Bloom, ATP, judging the Motor Controls competition. IEC’s Apprentice of the Year (AOY) competition is an annual event that requires nearly 40 volunteers

September 22, 2022

The stage is set! A total of 28 competitors face off during SPARK in Louisville – each with the desire to be named 2022 Apprentice of the Year. They earned

September 22, 2022

Sarah Kincheloe is a 2022 IEC Apprenticeship Program graduate through IEC-OKC and currently works at Delco, Oklahoma City, OK. Her four-year apprenticeship ended with a well-earned honor – Sarah was

August 3, 2022

Jacob J. Henderson is a young man with a great future and, as he states in his grand prize-winning piece for the 2022 IEC Apprenticeship Essay Contest, “becoming an electrician

August 3, 2022

How has becoming an electrician changed or influenced your life and where do you see this career path taking you? That was the question posed to Fourth Year apprentices who

March 3, 2021

Beta Testing Beta testing is underway for IEC National’s first limited energy module, one part of an in-development limited energy program. The first module, Introduction to Limited Energy Systems, covers