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January 7, 2021

A Message from IECRM’s CEO: Marilyn Stansbury

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 better 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 at the speed of change. 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 did meet 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. 

In this issue…

  • Revisit Janet Martin’s State of the Industry message about the value and importance of IECRM membership; and the story about specific benefits to members and partners.
  • Read about joining a committee and help to drive us all toward keeping up with constant change.
  • Save the date on your calendars to prepare to submit nominations for the 2021 Summit Awards and add our upcoming events to your plans starting with our January 14 Small Business Member Forum: Economic Update sponsored by Pinnacol Assurance.
  • Note the 2nd semester dates and deadlines for Late-Start students.
  • Celebrate the continuing strength of our strong and dynamic board and agenda that explicitly highlights IECRM’s forward-looking strategic focus on the future of our organization and our independent electrical contractor industry.
  • Enjoy the Holiday Party recap in photos and remember the fun we had during our live Zoom with Santa.

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

 

IECRM Self-Pay Tuition Policy

 

Self-pay students who are employed with a member company must register and pay through the member company using the IECRM Flashpoint Enrollment Portal/Process in order to qualify for member rates.

Self-pay students that are employed with a member company but that do not register and pay through the member will be charged the non-member rate for tuition, books and applicable fees.


Self-pay students who are employed with a member company and require a payment plan will not qualify for the member rate and will be charged the non-member rate for tuition, books and applicable fees.


Self-pay students who do not work for a member company will continue to be charged the non-member rate for tuition, books and applicable fees.


To maximize association/membership benefits, ALL member companies are encouraged to register and pay for all enrolled apprentices utilizing internal payment arrangements and processes between employer and employee.


We value our IECRM members and apprentice community. We encourage all apprentices to be enrolled in the four-year apprenticeship program, earning, and learning their way toward Journeyworker licensure. We encourage all members to utilize the member discount for tuition, books and applicable fees to ensure the long-term support and success of the next-generation electrician.


(Payment Plans are available, please reference the Self Pay Payment Plan Policy.)


Self-Pay Payment Plan Policy


We offer the following arrangements for students that are unable to pay in full at the time of registration.


● Self-pay students will be charged the non-member rate.
● A 50% down payment of total semester tuition, books and applicable fees are due at registration.
● Remaining balance can be divided up to 3 additional monthly payments ($10.00 processing fee applies on each installment)
● All payments that are declined will incur a $20.00 NSF fee.

 

We encourage all students who are employed with a member company to work with their employer to register and pay through the IECRM Flashpoint Enrollment Portal/Process. This will ensure the student is paying the lowest possible rate for tuition, books and applicable fees.