Western Nevada College’s first cohort of the Northern Nevada Independent Electrical Contractors (NNVIEC) training program was celebrated for earning their Electrician Level 1 Skills Certificate on June 21.

Graduates included Chris Thompson, Gabriel Kinkead, Paris Peabody and Jeren Gaytan. These students are employed by companies that are members of the NNVIEC. They were honored in a ceremony attended by WNC representatives, including President Dr. J. Kyle Dalpe; Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs Dr. Dana Ryan; WNC Prison Education & Apprenticeship Program Director Deb Conrad; Jesse Olson, The Happy Outlet owner, NNVIEC member and program instructor; and Jennifer Estrada, co-owner of Jolt Electric and NNVIEC director.

Skills certificate recipients needed to pass 11 credits associated with the Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC) program as well as the IEC first-year exam. The students are employed by The Happy Outlet, Jolt Electric, A.M. Smith Electric Inc. and Hettrick Electric.

For more information about apprenticeship or training program opportunities where students earn college credit while working in their field of interest, phone 775-445-3302.