Open Enrollment for IECRM’s 2022-2023 Apprenticeship
Training Program Begins June 2022
Interested in a career in electrical contracting? Open Enrollment for the Independent Electrical Contractors Rocky Mountain Chapter (IECRM) apprenticeship training program starts on Monday, June 27 for non-member companies and their employees. IECRM member companies can begin enrolling apprentices as early as Monday, June 20. The open enrollment period ends on Friday, July 22 for the next semester which begins on Monday, August 8.
IECRM’s Four-Year Apprenticeship Training Program is accredited by the US Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Apprenticeship (OA/BAT), recognized by the US Department of Veterans Affairs and is approved and regulated by the Colorado Department of Higher Education, Division of Private Occupational Schools Board.
In addition to students receiving the state-mandated classroom instruction while earning their 8,000 hours of on-the-job training, IECRM students also earn up to 44 credit hours toward an associate’s degree at a Colorado community college. These credits are transferable to an Associate’s in Applied Science or an Applied Technology degree. Graduates of the training program can also earn up to 53 credits toward a Bachelor’s degree through CSU Global.
“The vast majority of our students are employed full time as apprentices while they are attending school at IECRM,” says Marilyn Stansbury, CEO of the organization. “Our graduates literally ‘earn while they learn’ and many contractor employers pay for their electrical students’ tuition.” According to Stansbury, graduates typically earn $40,000-$55,000 after graduation, with no school debt.
Unemployed students can apply for tuition assistance and may receive free tuition and books.
“Virtually all of our students leave our program with no student debt, a full-time job, skills that take them anywhere, and a lifelong learning, sustainable living wage to support a family,” says Stansbury.
For more information visit: https://iecrm.org/apprenticeship-program/