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CHAPTER AWARDS 2021 IEC NATIONAL AWARDS

IEC CHAPTER OF THE YEAR (CATEGORY B)
IEC OF GREATER

CINCINNATI

Growth percentage over the last 12 months for contractor This new program was only just recently launched, but IEC of Greater
members was 9.3% and for associate members 6%. Growth Cincinnati have already had six students decide to pursue a career in
percentage over the last 12 months for apprentices was 11% when electric. Those six have already secured employment with a member
comparing the 2019/20 school year to the 2020/21 school year. contractor and are registered to start the apprenticeship program this year!
Youth apprenticeship growth percentage saw an increase of 5%
over the last 12 months. As their apprenticeship program has continued to benefit from increased
enrollment numbers, so has the need to expand hands on training in
IEC of Greater Cincinnati partnered with several local school classrooms. Over this last year 16 state-of-the-art lab stations have been
districts to begin working on new workforce development added, which coincide with 3rd and 4th year curriculums.
initiatives which has been titled “Career Academy.” The model
is most easily explained by comparing to the career vocational IEC of Greater Cincinnati has been involved in several community
technical programs that already exist but delivering it in normal outreach initiatives over the years, some of those include a holiday
high school settings in a much smaller and less focused on charity drive to benefit the less fortunate, “Letters from Santa” for
any one specific construction trade. The idea is that a meshed/ apprentices with children were offered and delivered and a portion of
combined overview of a career in construction which highlights the proceeds from their 3rd annual sporting clay shoot were donated
and exposes young folks to the opportunities available in and to the Fisher House, non-profit that helps and provides support
throughout several different specialty trades will appeal to a larger to military families. IEC of Greater Cincinnati also partnered with
range of students and result in a higher enrollment percentage in City Link Center, a local non-profit that aims to bring people out of
the Career Academy. poverty by providing a pathway integrated towards life change.

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