The Largest IEC Electrical School Announces Its 2022 Wiring Competition

NORTHGLENN, Colo. - April 12, 2022 - PRLog -- Independent Electrical Contractors Rocky Mountain (IECRM) will hold its Annual "Wire-Off" Competition where 40 top students of the IECRM 4 Year Electrical Apprenticeship Program will compete "live" at the Largest IEC electrical training facility in Northglenn, Colorado. Electrical contractors, family, friends, co-workers, colleagues, and anyone interested in becoming an electrician is invited to see the competition in action inside the facility's state-of-the-art electrical lab from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm.

This year, IECRM has partnered with The City of Northglenn to showcase the City's work through Xcel Partners in Energy towards preparing for an Electric Vehicle (EV) and Solar future. Homeowners and businesses, electrical contractors and EV/Solar installers, and the general public, are all invited to come and learn about the City's goals in transitioning to clean energy and cleaner transit as well as learn about the technology, latest incentives, opportunities, rebates, and special programs available. Special guest, Mayor Pro Tem Willford will give a brief overview of the city's upcoming initiatives at 4:30 pm. Guests can register via iecrm.org/wireoff22.

Guests of the event will be provided with a free barbeque lunch, drinks, ice cream, and the chance to win prizes and giveaways.

More about the annual IECRM Wire-Off Competition: Ten of the top students from each year of the 4 Year Electrical Apprenticeship Training Program will put their newly honed wiring skills to the test during a series of day-long skills challenges. The 1st place winner among the 4th Year students will go on to represent IECRM at the national level at the annual competition held at the IEC National Convention & Expo that will be held in Louisville, KY this fall.

IECRM thanks its generous sponsors and supporters for making this event possible:  Graybar Electric Company for providing the BBQ lunch and IDEAL Industries, Inc. for providing food for the competitors;  Legrand Cablofil for sponsoring beverages; 1st Electric Contractors, Inc. for sponsoring gifts for the winners; and Milwaukee Tool for sponsoring the competitors' and judges' shirts, and for all of the in-kind donations of tools for the competitors and winners.

IECRM is Rocky Mountain's premier non-profit electrical and energy trade association and is the largest IEC apprenticeship school in the country. Early registration for the next session of the Four-Year Electrical Apprentice Program begins on June 20 for IECRM members and on June 27 for the public. Visit www.iecrm.org for more information or call (303) 853-4886.

About IECRM

Since 1981, IECRM has been the leading electrical and renewable energy contractor association in Colorado. Representing more than 250 member companies and educating over 3,000 electrical apprentices and licensed electricians annually, IECRM is dedicated to educating, promoting, and advancing the electrical and energy industry.

IECRM, located in Denver, Colorado, is a chapter of the Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC), a national trade association for merit shop electrical and systems contractors.