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Seeking CSR – Enrollment Specialist
Please send your resume and cover letter of interest with salary requirement to: [email protected]. Job Description Summary: This position provides administrative coordination for assigned programs, serving as a point of contact to students, prospective...IECC’S Women In Construction…In Her Own Words
IECC Women In Construction Week:Deshawne Aytch We proudly share Deshawn Aytch with you… #ieccpride “As a teenager your main focus was friends, family, social life oh and of course school… At the end of my high school career that’s when I...IECC Women In Construction
Featuring Tanika Walker Thomas- pictured below at work. Wife, mother, and electrician. In Her Own Words… “My name is Tanika Walker-Thomas. I have been in the trade for eleven years. I am a wife and mother of two. I started out learning the electrical trade...IECC’s February “Member Spotlight”
Oh Yes, Oh Yes! It’s the IECC February Member Spotlight! This month: STEVE KILLIUS of Legrand…Steve Killius, VP Contractor Industry Affairs and Programs 1. When you became an electrician/ or engaged in electrical...
A Cautionary Tale…and I Wrote It Myself
It’s all over the news- ChatGPT-the chat bot designed to “interact in a conversational way…answer follow up questions, admit it’s mistakes, challenge incorrect premises, and reject inappropriate requests”. * I believe its intent is for the good, not bad, and I believe...You Just Missed the Master Class
Dick Smith/ DLG showing product …and I’m genuinely sorry for you. Luckily, I’ve been around long enough that I got the class. One of the Lighting Industry’s best salespeople, Dick Smith, has finally retired. That’s a big loss for those of you who will never get to...
“What Apprenticeship Were You Accepted Into?!”
I plan on retiring by 2026-7… I would LOVE to hear high school seniors asking each other THIS question by then, not just “What college did you get into?”. The battle cry should be Education for All; not college education for all. Recent high school graduates are...IECC asks “What’s your circuit?”
IEC Chesapeake has blogged about the history of apprenticeship, traditions in the U.S. and Europe, and about” pathways to education”. When you say “pathway” an electrician thinks “circuit”, the electrical pathway. A circuit must be completed to...What Do Ford and Milwaukee Tools Have in Common?
tjodoin unsplash Milwaukee Tools. They’re kind of like our parents- they’ve been around so long we don’t stop to think much about their origins. We just know they’re always on hand and reliable. At the close of World War I, ca. 1918, Henry Ford was searching for...