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IEC CHAPTERS CELEBRATE

NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK

Last quarter, IEC chapters did a knock-out job celebrating National Apprenticeship Week. The goal of NAW is to raise awareness of the
vital role apprenticeships provide in creating a qualified and highly-skilled workforce in diverse industries including the electrical field.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship has positively impacted the lives and careers of millions of workers as well as
more than 150,000 businesses over the last 80 years. Check out how a few IEC chapters celebrated NAW 2019 in fun and creative way.

IEC of Oregon IEC Fort Worth/Tarrant County Chapter

IEC of Oregon hosted an Open House for 12 high schools IEC Fort Worth/Tarrant County NAW activities included an Open
and over 200 students to learn more about the electrical House and an Apprentice Signing Day. The Open House featured
industry and IEC’s apprenticeship program. a presentation on IEC’s successful apprenticeship program and a
facility tour. Attendees could also hear from former apprentices.
IEC Dallas The chapter also went to two high schools, Trimble Tech High

For the first time ever, IEC Dallas has 23 females enrolled in School and Millsap High School where five high school seniors
their apprenticeship program. To continue supporting them, at each school signed letters of intent to become electrical
the chapter has put together a mentoring program. The female apprentices. The students at Trimble Tech High School are
apprentices will have the opportunity to share about their currently taking electrical training and will start as Year 1
experiences working in the electrical industry as well as have apprentices upon graduation. The students at Millsap are
one-on-one mentoring support for their school assignments. currently in the first year of the IEC curriculum and will start
as Year 2 apprentices when they graduate. All 10 students
Additionally, IEC Dallas held a food drive and asked their have been offered jobs with our member companies.
apprentices to contribute $1 with all proceeds going to a
local food pantry. The $1 donation goes further where the
pantry is able to buy twice the amount of canned food, Western Colorado IEC
according to IEC Dallas Executive Director, Jerry Thomas.
Western Colorado celebrated in a fun way this year with a
fajita and IEC Video Watch Party. They viewed several IEC
videos and then had games, prizes, and giveaways.

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