Spring Hiring & Workforce Outreach – What to Expect

Spring Hiring & Workforce Outreach – What to Expect

A critical factor to business success is the ability to recruit, train, and retain a qualified workforce. IECRM is committed to providing our members with outreach and recruitment support.

PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM – AMPLIFY – Amplify is a 3-week pre-apprenticeship electrical training program based on the New Worker Program developed by IEC National. The program provides onboarding training for candidates interested in the electrical industry. The training includes familiarization with the different types of electrical work (residential, commercial, and industrial), tools and lingo used in the industry, Electrical 101, and the many career paths available in the industry.

Amplify participants also receive OSHA-10 and CPR, AED, and First-Aid training and certification to ready them for the next steps in becoming electrical apprentices. The program concludes with an informal graduation ceremony. Those not working will have one hour of exclusive access to the IECRM Career Fair (see dates below) to get them into the field directly upon completion. Career Fair booths are only available to IECRM member contractors.

IECRM invites its member contractors to sign up new hires for AMPLIFY as part of their onboarding process. IECRM promotes its pre-apprenticeship program at several outreach events throughout the year, bringing in many interested candidates eager to begin their journey in the electrical industry. Participants already employed with a member contractor will not attend the career fair and will be released after they receive the certificate of completion.

Amplify participants are fully funded through grant funding provided by the Adams County Workforce Center. Participants may qualify for additional funding should they continue to pursue an apprenticeship. Participants who do not complete the scholarship process by the posted deadline may attend for $450.

AMPLIFY DATES:

April 3 – 27 (must register by March 15)

June 12 – 29 

August 21 – September 7

Click here to register.

CAREER FAIRS – IECRM has scheduled multiple Career Fairs beginning this spring and through the end of the summer to assist its members with their recruitment initiatives. Members of IECRM receive a free booth at every hiring event that IECRM hosts. Make sure to sign up for your booth early to get your company name in front of candidates before the event.

To promote our hiring events, IECRM advertises on local radio, billboards, social media, and digital platforms. Like us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, visit our website at iecrm.org, and sign up for our email list, for more information on upcoming IECRM Career Fairs and other events.

CAREER FAIR DATES:

COMMUNITY OUTREACH – In addition to IECRM-hosted recruitment events, IECRM reaches out to the community to spread the word and inspire the next generation of electricians. IECRM  regularly teaches an electrical course for pre-apprenticeship programs for the Colorado Construction Careers Now program and The 

Master’s Apprentice to recruit new candidates.

IECRM also participates in third-party regional hiring events to further reach and connect prospective electricians to our contractor members by inviting interested candidates for an interview to be added to the hire list and inviting them to our upcoming Career Fairs.

ADDITIONAL RECRUITMENT SUPPORT – Take advantage of these additional member benefits to get your company in front of qualified job candidates – Post your job openings on IECRM’s  Online Job Board and access the IECRM Hire List by contacting Terri Reynolds, IECRM Compliance Manager at [email protected].

Be proactive in growing your workforce by joining IECRM at these third-party hiring events. To receive updates and a calendar of workforce outreach events, contact 

Jordan Renken, IECRM Workforce Development Coordinator, at [email protected].

Being a member of IECRM enables your company to leverage opportunities and broaden its reach through these valuable benefits, tools, and resources provided through association membership. Not a member? JOIN IECRM TODAY!