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FEATURE

IT’S A WRAP!

Meet IEC’s Contest for

Content Winners

BY CHRISSY L. SKUDERA

IEC National’s inaugural Judges representing IEC and approach, online learning applicability,
Contest for Content received industry included: professionalism, additional resources,
16 submissions among four IEC Foundation Board Member: usability, and engagement.
IEC chapters. Judges for the Tom Alexander, Atkins and Stang The IEC Foundation (IECF) supported this
contest met May 16–17 at IEC Industry Partners: initiative via a $254,587 grant from The
American Technical Publishers David Holloway and Scott Bloom, ATP Home Depot Pro Xtra program. This grant
(ATP), located outside of IEC Lead Instructor: funded the creation of new programs,
including the IECF Apprenticeship and
Chicago, to review submissions Blake Behr, Central Indiana IEC Training Fund. Through this fund, IECF
and finalize the winners. IEC National A&T Committee Member: sponsored the contest prizes.
Raul Vasquez, IEC San Antonio
IEC of Greater Cincinnati submitted “Thank you to our IEC Platinum Partner,
ten entries, the most of any other IEC National Director of Curriculum The Home Depot, for continued support
participating chapter. Additional Development Chrissy Skudera facilitated. and sponsorship of IEC Foundation
submissions were received from IEC of programs,” said IECF Chairman
Utah, IEC Southern Colorado, and IEC Entries were judged using a rubric, Tom Alexander. “We also thank IEC
Rocky Mountain. which included factors such as objective membership for its participation that
coverage, proper safety, unique
made this donation possible.”

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