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IECRM Monthly E-News: The "Refresh/Renew/Reset" Issue
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Join a panel of experts for a discussion about adapting your businesses in 2021. |
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Upcoming Meetings
& Events:
CEUs Required for License Renewal:
Updated for 2021
(4 CEU Hours)
Friday, January 15
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday, January 22
4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
(20 CEU Hours)
Wednesday Evenings
February 3 - March 10
5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
(8 CEU Hours)
Saturday, February 6
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
View a list of all upcoming
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Marilyn Akers Stansbury
IECRM CEO
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Welcome to 2021! May the new year bring you vision, energy, and insight into the changes and growth in the electrical industry. Given how 2020 evolved, the dawn of the new year couldn’t come soon enough. The turn of the calendar brings both the opportunity to reflect on the last 12 months and the chance to begin planning for the next. The New Year is traditionally the time for resolutions. As you think about yours, let me share IECRM’s: to harness the power to change.
This objective and resolution is so apropos to the theme of this issue of E-News: to Refresh, Renew and Reset. The future does not send messengers. Everything that will happen tomorrow is the result of the creativity of today. Change, and the speed with which it occurs, demands more and more: more creativity, more innovation, more courage, more enthusiasm.
Every single day, I get a front-row seat to see how COVID-19 is transforming how we do business. And make no mistake, the world is changing more rapidly than ever before. The one thing that each of us has in common is everyone is trying to increase the clock speed of their business. As essential workers, even more is expected.
Competition is coming from everywhere — not only from traditional competitors but from new entrants to the market and industry. At the same time, technology drivers are forcing a dramatic acceleration in what our business sector can and should do to remain competitive and relevant.
I often hear, “Wait a minute, I understand there are new ways I can leverage and harness the power of change and adapt, but help me make sense of it all! I know I need to be much more nimble, much more agile to refresh, renew, and reset with greater speed, but what do I actually need to do?”
The answer is really about changing the way we think – how do we drive agility across our industry to create an environment that supports change as a constant for our organizations. This shift in mindset and the corresponding operating model can only be driven by leaders who have the ability to fully understand the forces of change.
To support you in that, in 2021, IECRM will provide renewed and different programming, new ways, and new formats for accelerating learning to refresh and reset. Our organization is solid and with your engagement we continue to serve, adding new tools to our tool kit and continuing to use them in 2021. We strive to ensure that contractors are able to adapt to change and embrace industry innovations that continue to evolve. We resolve to provide information and professional development on issues and content that the world throws our way.
IECRM’s New Year's Resolutions have evolved over this past year. We met many of our 2020 objectives, despite having to reprioritize and carry them out differently. We demonstrated that when the world changed course and impacted how we work, play, and connect that we could rapidly pivot to continue to support and serve you. Click here to read IECRM's 2021 Resolutions.
In this issue…
We remain dedicated to serving you - our members, partners, and apprentices - and moving further forward as an association and preferred training provider successfully educating and launching the careers of the next generation electrician.
REMEMBER… Whatever comes our way in 2021, we will be ready for it.
Happy New Year!
Marilyn Akers Stansbury
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As we head into 2021 and anticipate another year of virtual working, IECRM is committed to looking for new ways to drive member value and engagement for you, our contractor and industry partner members.
Two very specific benefits of IECRM membership are available to you to source talent and workers as well as scale up for new, short-term projects that do not require you to hire long-term workers. Read more.
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IECRM is gearing up for the next legislative session.
See the articles below to get up to speed on industry priorities:
Wednesday, February 3
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
The Government Relations Committee monitors political activities in order to support legislation favorable to IECRM contractor members, while opposing legislation that would negatively impact merit shop electrical contractors and independent business. Learn More
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Each year, IECRM recognizes excellence in the electrical construction and green building fields with its prestigious awards ceremony. The 2021 Call for Nominations will soon be announced, so it’s not too early to be thinking about your entries.
Now more than ever, it is important to recognize excellence in our industry and celebrate the dedication and hard work of our essential employees. Read more
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IECRM is pleased to announce that the recent Board of Directors election has been reviewed and certified by our Nominating Committee members. We welcome back Brenda Magee, Russell Tafoya, Sam Gluck, Erik Estes, and David Jones to serve the 2021-22 term on the Board. Read more
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The turn of the calendar brings both the opportunity to reflect on the last 12 months and the chance to begin planning for the next dozen. The New Year is traditionally the time for resolutions. As you think about yours, let us share IECRM’s: to harness the power of change. Read more
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You don’t want to miss this illuminating discussion about adapting your businesses in 2021.
In 2020 we were challenged, and in some cases forced, to adapt and change. In 2021, IECRM is committed to learning how to better harness the power to change. Read more
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OA contractor attendance is required.
IECRM is an Office of Apprenticeship (OA) certified training provider by the U.S. Department of Labor. This OA designation, (formerly called BAT) allows our member companies with employees in our IECRM Apprenticeship School to bid on government projects with Davis-Bacon wage requirements on a tiered scale. This tiered scale enables your company to provide more competitive bids. REGISTER NOW
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Second Semester for IECRM’s 2020-2021 Apprenticeship Training Program is underway, with “Regular Start” students (that began school in August) returning to online classes this week.
For students in the “Late Start” program (those that began in October), registration for second semester will begin February 15. The deadline to enroll is March 5. Read more
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IECRM continues to lead our industry. Colorado Construction & Design magazine regularly calls on IECRM as a subject matter expert to provide insights and expertise regarding the field. For each Winter-Spring issue of Colorado Construction & Design, IECRM is a featured contributor to the special section: Today’s Electrical Contractor. Read more
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On Saturday, December 19th, IECRM members, apprentices and their families – including those from other IECRM chapters – got together for a fun fest of songs of the season, Christmas crafts, holiday treats, holiday trivia, and a live visit with Santa! Santa’s special elves helped keep the festivities bright during the virtual event, complete with live interaction with families. Read more
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“There is no substitute for hard work and personal accountability” — Sara Jensen
Tell us about your journey to certification as a Women-Owned Business Enterprise.
As soon as it became a reality that I would become the majority shareholder of the company, becoming certified was a no brainer. Read more
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Contractors
Industry Partners
Colorado State University Global
The Home Depot
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IEC National opened nominations for the ‘20-21 Emerging Leaders Program (ELP), a six-month leadership development program for professionals in the electrical industry. Each year, six to ten individuals will be selected to form a cohort class that participates in skill development workshops, networking opportunities, leadership exercises, and project development training. READ MORE
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IEC National Events Coming Up
Postponed - TBD
Start Date: July 22, 2021
End Date: July 24, 2021
Start Date: October 6, 2021
End Date: October 9, 2021
Denver Convention Center; Hyatt Regency - Denver, Colorado
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Code Question of the Month
Where an equipment bonding jumper is installed on the outside of a raceway, the length shall not exceed ___ feet and shall be routed with the raceway or enclosure.
Select one:
a. 3
b. 6
c. 10
d. 25
e. no maximum limit
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Q: Is this a requirement in Colorado - Example is Canada service evaluation sticker from out of country equipment provided in US.
A: SPE 1000 not accepted in the United States. Please read field evaluation in detail for AHJ approval.
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NEW CLASS!
NFPA 70E, Standard for
Electrical Safety in the Workplace
Updated for 2021
(4 CEU Hours)
Friday, January 15
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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Though the Best of the Worst could apply to just about anything in 2020, EC&M magazine creates their annual Best of the Worst Code Violations List, showcasing the most interesting and bizarre electrical installations featured in this popular department from the previous year. Read more
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Attached are links to articles provided for you by Federated Insurance designed to be short awareness pieces for member education:
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As a proud partner with the IEC, The Home Depot is dedicated to saving Electricians time and money.
IEC Members can get 2% cash back on all qualifying pre-tax purchases when enrolled in the Free Pro Xtra Program. In addition to the rebate for customers, The Home Depot will donate a half of a percent of all of the sales in this program to the IEC Foundation.
Register today to ensure you get your full rebate at the end of the year! Call (866) 333-3551 or enroll online. Click here
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IDEAL4Students offers a variety of resources that supplement the training electrical students receive in classes and apprenticeships.
This program offers:
- A 25% student discount on tools and supplies
- Guidance for prospective students
- Training resources on our electrical tools, supplies, and testers
- Valuable electrical industry knowledge and news
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Oasis, A Paychex Company will extend a 15% discount on administrative fees to all IECRM members
Happy New Year from Oasis! As we go into the new year, we look forward to many new opportunities and our exciting new year’s resolutions. As we try to put 2020 behind us, many are thinking how to improve the bottom line in 2021. That means business are looking to grow, rebrand, or offer better benefits to their employees. Companies will start to look to hire and research new benefit offerings – such as medical, dental, and vision insurance. Oasis, A Paychex Company, offers small businesses access to Fortune 500 health plans at a discounted rate to the members of IECRM.
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Custom Branding and Complete Business Resource
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The 2021 RMEL Foundation Scholarship Application is Now Open!
The purpose of the RMEL Foundation is to award scholarships to deserving and qualified students in engineering, business, information systems, plant, line or distribution technology, line worker or other curriculum related to the electric energy industry… Read more
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ANSI A92 Standard Update Courses Available NOW!
Learn about the changes made to the design, safe-use and training suite of standards for MEWPs/AWPs and how United Academy can help ensure you are in compliance.
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