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APPRENTICESHIP & TRAINING

A&T UPDATES:

A&T Summer Meeting and

Instructors Conference

BY CHRISSY L. SKUDERA, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, IEC

A&T Summer Meeting Discusses Curriculum Updates, Changes

A&T Committee members met July 12–14 at IEC of Atlanta, • Reviewed the current timeline for the Limited Energy
its first in-person meeting since 2019 due to the pandemic. Program and discussed its future.
Along with committee members, IEC Platinum Partner and • Provided an update on the status of hands-on activities
curriculum publisher American Technical Publishers (ATP), and standardized written exams.
IEC President Janet Martin, and IEC National Executive
Director Thayer Long were also in attendance. • Discussed ways to promote and streamline the CPE and
Instructor Training Certification.
The following topics were covered during the meeting.
“The annual A&T Summer Meeting does more than just
• Received a sales update from ATP and we are headed allow the committee to review the status of existing,
into another strong year. We are projected to train nearly in-progress, and future projects for IEC electrical
14,000 apprentices during the 2021–2022 schoolyear. training,” said A&T Committee Chairman Dave Gilson,
• Reviewed the new Four-Year update and discussed the “It also provides us the opportunity to see what we can
Contest for Content program. The committee is pausing accomplish together. We—committee members, affiliate
Contest for Content due to the upcoming restructure of members, liaisons, National staff—can accomplish a lot in
Second Year, which will be implemented in the 2022– one year.”
2023 schoolyear.
“It was a great meeting. Kudos to everyone involved with
• Discussed audiobook and CMS usage and improvements.
A&T and special thanks to IEC Atlanta for hosting us,”
• Discussed the New Worker Program and possibly Gilson added.
incorporating Effective Crew Leadership as an
additional resource.

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