Attention all electricians with a South Dakota License: Remember that your licenses expire at the end of June. If you need last-minute training, our self-paced courses are approved for continuing education in South Dakota.

Registration for our apprentice program is now open! You can register online or with our PDF form and email it to education@electricalassociation.com. Register before July 31 to receive $50 off tuition for each apprentice. Classes start September 24!

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) reminds covered federal contractors to certify their compliance with Affirmative Action Program (AAP) requirements through the Contractor Portal by the July 1, 2024, deadline.

Do you run background checks on new hires? Should you? Especially if an electrician is working in a client’s home, nursing home, school, it’s a good idea. If the report comes back clean, great!  But what if it doesn’t?  Just because someone has been involved with the criminal justice system in the past, doesn’t mean they can’t be a great employee. The Electrical Association is partnering with Fair Chance Employment to bring you a scoring product that helps you make sense of your background check and make informed decisions. 

I was speaking at a code class a while ago in a Minnesota community. Our discussion was focused on 2023 code changes and one of the participants in the class expressed a clearly negative outlook on the change I had featured on the screen. As the discussion continued, the individual voiced unhappiness with the code in general and an opinion that the NEC was out of touch with the real world of electrical work. In this person’s mind, the NEC was more interested in selling new products for Fortune 500 manufacturing concerns, and yet still wants to uphold its position as a “minimum standard”.