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2021 IEC NATIONAL AWARDS CHAPTER AWARDS

IEC CHAPTER OF THE YEAR (CATEGORY A)
IEC INDY

Indiana is one of the states that has no state licensing. The 2. IEC Indy began a 2 year Accelerated Apprenticeship Program
majority of electrical companies in this territory are 1 man where individuals attend class 2 nights per week and complete
shops working out of their car trunks. Due to this, membership the classroom portion of a traditional 4-year program in half
and apprenticeship are both voluntary. Over the past year the time while still accruing 8,000 OJT hours.
IEC Indy have had 24% growth in contractor membership 3. IEC Indy began a 1 year Electrical Training Program offering
and 8% growth in Industry Partnerships and 26% growth
in apprenticeship. Due to this growth, in April IEC Indy 480 hours of classroom instruction and 480 hours of extensive
hands on experience as well as multiple certifications.
moved from a 4,000 sq ft facility to 10,000 sq ft facility.
IEC Indy also participated in many community outreach
During the past year, IEC of Indy was able to accomplish opportunities including partnering with IndyLink, a nonprofit
the following:
organization focused on assisting seniors and low income
1. Acquired our 501 c3 status and formed IEC Foundation For individuals with home repairs.
Training, Inc for encourage financial donations to be able to
offer grants to individuals pursing careers in the electrical
industry throughout our territory. Our first donation of $25,000
came from one of our larger contractor members.

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