New Video From ElectricTV.net Highlights Union Electrical Apprenticeship
Denver, CO (PRWEB) July 22, 2013 -- The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), in conjunction with their national training arm the NJATC, are widely recognized for developing students with the highest quality craftsmanship and professionalism in their work. This time-tested apprentice model is turning out craftsmen and women who are qualified to go out and be productive from day one on the job. In part two of this four-part training series, Electric TV travels to Atlanta to chronicle how this training is carried out, the impact it is having on the industry and how it affects the customer’s bottom line.
Thanks to the efforts of the NECA/IBEW Team, the decades-old concept of apprenticeship has been updated and brought into the high-tech world of the 21st century. Funded through collective bargaining, apprentice programs like the one at the Atlanta Electrical Training Center are designed not only to provide the next generation of electrical workers with the tools and knowledge to successfully take on whatever work may be required of them on a construction site, but also to instruct these workers on customer service and professionalism.
Furthermore, today’s apprentices are challenging the sometimes less-than-flattering cultural perceptions of construction workers and organized labor, says Chuck Little, a human resource director for the Atlanta Electrical Contractors Association. Little points out that today's construction workers are required to have in-depth knowledge of physical sciences and advanced mathematics, going on to say that when people find out “...how well they're educated, it...helps change that cultural stereotype.”
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed adds that his city desires to have “...a diverse economic ecosystem,” acknowledging that the “IBEW is an essential part of it.”
Having a highly educated, thoroughly professional workforce not only makes certain that customers receive the greatest value for their investment, it helps create a more positive image for union employees – is “a win for everybody,” according to Max Mount, President of IBEW Local 613.
You can view the latest ElectricTV Video about IBEW training in Atlanta at http://www.electrictv.net.
ABOUT ELECTRIC TV: ElectricTV.net is a project of the IBEW and NECA, consisting of a series of short online video presentations designed to educate the general public about trends in the electrical industry and raise awareness on the benefits of professional unions and training.
Dominic Giarratano, Electric TV, http://www.electrictv.net, 303-279-0606, [email protected]
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