2021 Executive Management Institute (EMI): Register Now
NECA’s Executive Management Institute (EMI) is an intensive, three and-a-half day learning experience designed to enhance the leadership skills of current and up-and-coming executives and managers. Designed for senior executives in the electrical contracting industry, this program provides state-of-the-art management concepts and analytical tools that build on existing knowledge of electrical contracting businesses and the industry to increase the value and effectiveness of electrical contracting firms.
This year’s program will be held November 17-21, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
NECA's Atlanta Chapter hosts Georgia Governor Brian Kemp
Josh Bone, James Farrell & Frank Piatt attended the Atlanta Chapter legislative breakfast and Chapter Membership Meeting where special guest, Governor Brian Kemp, addressed the members.
Announcing the Innovation Institute's Edison Cohort
The Innovation Institute is a one-year training program that will empower 10 candidates to become visionary thinkers and develop the essential skills needed for practical deployment and to take the electrical construction industry to the next level. This year's Cohort visited NECA National today to commence the start of the program! More details will be coming over the next few months about this exciting new program.
Watch below to learn more!
Council on Industry Relations (CIR) Celebrates 100th Birthday!
The Council on Industrial Relations aims to provide a forum for the peaceful resolution of labor disputes in the electrical contracting industry and by the mutual agreement and sponsorship of the IBEW and NECA.
Coming This Fall 2021: New NECAnet.org Website
This fall, NECA will be launching a new experience onnecanet.org. Beyond a redesign, this new website will provide users with brand-new ways to interact with NECA’s web resources.
What can I do to get ready?
Log in to your current NECA profile with your USER ID and password. Ensure that your profile’s email address is completely up to date—this will make the transition to the new login experience as seamless is possible. This email address will be your username for the new website.
This update is being conducted with security in mind, and will enable users to more easily use necanet.org.
Upcoming Virtual Classrooms
Electrical Contractors and The Workforce Management Gap
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Join Electrical Contractor Media Group and LaborChart for this free webinar, where you'll hear from industry experts discussing issues such as:
Understand as why workforce management is an electrical contractor's greatest unknown expense - and the missing puzzle piece you need to gain clarity.
Discover what better workforce management looks like, what it takes to get there and who should be involved.
Learn how to build a modern workforce department, including the people, processes and tools to do it right.
Labor Cost - Convert Your Biggest Risk to Your Biggest Advantage
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Case studies demonstrate common myths of field productivity due to a fundamental misunderstanding of what productivity really is. Case studies provide step by step illustration for participants to simply and clearly define productivity and production. Case studies illustrate methodologies for measuring and managing jobsite productivity for sustainable, breakthrough performance gains.
Following this course, participants will be able to:
Define and appropriately measure productivity
Define and understand the mechanics of production
Understand blind spots existing project management approaches have to productivity improvement and what to do about it
Gain an introductory understanding, based on case studies, of how to measure cost of lost production and how to implement effective improvement routines
Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan - An Action Plan to Prefabrication and Profit
Thursday, September 9, 2021 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Join Trimble MEP for a webinar that will address specific ways business owners, VDC specialists, operations managers and pre-construction professionals are rising above these challenges and equipping their teams to earn best-in-class margins by expanding their level of prefabrication, procurement efficiency, change management and live communication tools.