Independent Electrical Contractors

Apprenticeship, Insights

November 10, 2023

By IEC Staff Jerren Reyes is a second year student at IEC Rocky Mountain and an Encore Electric employee who is looking forward to his future in the electrical

September 7, 2023

Zach Mroczkowski was doing just fine. He had been working in a local fine dining restaurant and had moved from bus boy to banquets to serving to bartending. He was

June 29, 2023

Elijah Kalib Abraham just completed his first year in the IEC Apprenticeship Program through IEC Atlanta. He is employed by E-TEC Electrical Services, headquartered in East Pointe, GA, working throughout

May 4, 2023

When asked why he chose to be an electrician, Francisco Zelaya answers vehemently, “Electric chose me.” The second year IEC El Paso apprentice had been working at Texas Electrical Contractors

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

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

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