With the new school year just beginning, IECRM wants to thank you for registering your apprentices. We realize that you have a choice in schools, and we are so glad that you have made IECRM your first choice!
Flashpoint Tip of the Month
In today’s competitive market, the apprenticeship program helps to bridge the gap between classroom education and field experience. On-the-Job Training (OJT) provides apprentices with hands-on experience, equipping them with the skills necessary to excel in the electrical trade.
At IECRM, all enrolled students are required to log their OJT hours in Flashpoint to pass each semester. The students document and log their hours, and their supervisors review them for approval.
Approving OJT hours is an essential step in maintaining accountability. It ensures that apprentices are genuinely participating in the work and actively engaging with their learning opportunities. By requiring supervisors to sign off on these hours, contractors can verify that the apprentice is not only present but also contributing meaningfully to the tasks assigned. This process discourages absenteeism and reinforces the importance of dedication to both the apprenticeship and their future career.
To approve your apprentices’ OJT Work Reports, please log into Flashpoint and follow the steps below:
Contractor Steps to Review OJT Work Reports:
- Log into FlashPoint: https://iec.flashpoint.xyz
- Navigate to My Company
- Click on Work Reports
- The list defaults to the Status of “Under Review”
- You may filter to locate other statuses by using the blue filter under Status
- To see a specific Work Report with hours by day and total, click on the yellow row.
Note: if you click on the student’s name underlined in blue, you are taken to the student’s profile page, not the work reports. - To Approve or Reject a Work Report, you will select the month(s) by using the checkbox to the left of the name. This will illuminate the Approve Selected or Reject Selected. You are done! The student will receive an email that the work report has been approved.
- If you have Rejected a work report, the student will receive an email to correct the work report and resubmit. The report will automatically be unlocked for the student to edit.
- Pro Tip: Instead of losing your navigation when you open new pages or records, click on the little box with an arrow to open an individual record to a new tab, or control “click” to open additional tabs.
- Note: Editing capabilities are no longer available for the contractor. To uphold the credibility of OJT hour submission, the edit button has been removed for contractors to adjust hours. Please follow instructions regarding rejecting OJT hours that have been submitted incorrectly, as it is the student’s responsibility to submit accurate hours.
- We have included images below to assist you in navigating through the process.
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