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APPRENTICESHIP & TRAINING

A&T WINTER UPDATES BY CHRISSY SKUDERA

APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR

This year we welcomed 24 contestants
to IEC National’s Apprentice of the Year
(AOY) competition. Held during IEC’s
annual Convention & Expo, apprentices
competed in six events: written exam,
ladder logic exam, conduit bending,
troubleshooting, jobsite productivity
(speed exercise), and the hands-
on motor control competition.

The following AOY competitors placed
highest in their respective event:
• Written Exam: Michael Curtis, Integrity
Electric, IEC Rocky Mountain
• Ladder Logic Exam: Michael Curtis,
Integrity Electric, IEC Rocky Mountain
• Conduit Bending: Gregory Hayhurst,
DeRock Electric, Central PA
Chapter IEC
FROM TOP: AOY competitors with Milwaukee
• Troubleshooting: Michael Curtis, Tool, the competition’s premier sponsor. |
Integrity Electric, IEC Rocky Mountain Several competitors wiring the motor controls
• Jobsite Productivity: Chaz Hooley, scenario. | Competitors participating in
Rite Way Electric, IEC of Oregon the Conduit Bending Challenge sponsored
by Greenlee. | AOY judges and audience
• Motor Control Competition: Frank Carter, members watching the timed Productivity
Synergy Electrical, Central Ohio IEC Challenge. | Competitors preparing for
Troubleshooting sponsored by Greenlee.

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