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IAN Education & Training Hub - Premier Partners
Click on a logo below to access information from each Premier Partner.
3M
3M™ Energy Academy offers online courses on 3M technologies, application techniques, and best practices in the energy sector, helping electrical professionals advance their skills and careers.
Top 3 Training Resources
- Medium Voltage Splices: Expertise in medium voltage splice selection and installation.
- Medium Voltage Terminations: Training on medium voltage termination procedures and safety.
- Preparing Medium Voltage Cables: Techniques for proper cable preparation to ensure connection reliability.
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ABB
ABB U.S. Electrification Webinar Center provides on-demand webinars covering products, solutions, and industry trends for contractors.
Top 3 Training Resources
- How to Double Profit Margins: Strategies to boost labor productivity and profitability.
- EV Mega-Trend: How contractors can benefit from the growing EV infrastructure market.
- Digital Solutions: Using technology to work smarter and safer.
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Altec
Altec Sentry Online offers 100+ industry-specific courses for operators of aerial devices, digger derricks, cranes, and more, ensuring ANSI and OSHA compliance.
Top 3 Training Resources
- Insulating Aerial Device Operator Safety Training: Covers ANSI and OSHA requirements for aerial devices.
- Mobile Elevating Work Platform Safety: Training for safe operation of MEWPs.
- Digger Derrick Operator Safety Training: Overview of safety standards and proper operation.
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Atkore
Atkore Training Program offers free, flexible on-demand training across their electrical products and solutions.
Top 3 Training Resources
- Customer Specific Course Curriculums.
- Certified Installer Program (CIT) & CEU Credits.
- Online Tools & Complementary Training (BIM Toolbar, Hanger Configurator, 3D Virtual Tour Tool).
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Buckingham Manufacturing Co.
Buckingham Manufacturing Co., Inc. is a leading U.S.-based manufacturer specializing in high-quality fall protection and climbing equipment for linemen, arborists, tower workers, and telecom professionals. They’ve been family-owned since 1913, operating
from Binghamton, NY, and hold ISO 9001 and ISO 17025 certifications, ensuring their products meet rigorous safety and quality standards.
Top 3 Training Resources
- BuckAlloy™ Tree Climbers with Big Buck™ Wrap Pads and Foot Straps – Durable aluminum climbers designed for safety and comfort with hybrid gaffs and absorptive padding.
- BuckLite™ Titanium Pole Climbers with GRiP™ Technology – Lightweight titanium climbers that enhance grip and comfort through patented GRiP™ tech.
- BuckOhm™ Dielectric Harnesses – Climbing harnesses that prevent static transfer, essential for safe work around energized equipment.
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Day & Night Solar
Day & Night Solar helps contractors enter and expand in the microgrid and solar energy markets, with guidance on technology and financial incentives.
Top 3 Training Resources
- Evaluating Technological Advancements for Microgrids.
- Sun Commander® Portable Microgrid.
- Leverage Financial Incentives for Solar Projects.
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Federated Insurance
Federated’s Risk Management Academy provides business owners with expert-led training to develop best practices and improve risk management.
Top Training Resource: Federated Insurance Risk Management AcademySM
As a benefit from NECA, Federated Insurance® would like to offer you an exclusive invitation to experience one of our complimentary 2 ½ Day Risk Management Academy seminars at our home office in Owatonna, MN.
Key agenda items include:
- Developing a risk management culture.
- Learning the importance of risk management for businesses.
- Advantages of using Federated DriveSAFESM Telematics.
- Evaluating Workers Compensation risks.
- Focusing on business succession and employee retention.
Click here to learn more, watch a brief video, and register for an upcoming seminar.
You are responsible only for the cost of travel, lodging (at a discounted rate), and incidental meals.
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Graybar
Graybar offers an extensive library of live and on-demand webinars, covering a wide spectrum of topics across industries such as broadband, lighting, networking, AI infrastructure, power systems, smart homes, data centers, and sustainability.
Top 3 Training Resources
- Extended Distance Solutions & Prodigy: Covers innovative connectivity technologies like single‑fiber hardened connectors, GigaREACH XL, and FiberREACH—ideal for longer network reach, AI, and IoT use cases.
- Road to Rural Broadband: Deploying Fiber Networks- A deep dive into strategies and best practices for deploying fiber optic networks in rural environments.
- How the NEC and NFPA 70E Address Electrical Safety: Explores essential electrical safety codes, including NEC and NFPA 70E, and guidance on overcurrent protection and workplace safety measures.
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Greenlee
Greenlee provides cutting-edge tools and technologies for the electrical industry. Their platform offers NECA members access to product demonstrations, training resources, and innovation updates.
Top 3 Training Resources
- GX10 Tugger Overview: Explore Greenlee’s new GX10 Tugger, offering up to 2x more speed compared to previous models.
- High Performance Rope Demonstration: Learn about Greenlee’s new pulling rope with industry-leading strength and durability.
- 881GX Hydraulic Bender Training: Discover the features of the 881GX bender, designed for fast and efficient setup.
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Leviton
Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc. is a leading American electrical equipment manufacturer with over a century of experience serving both residential and commercial markets globally. Leviton designs and produces a wide range of products, including: Electrical wiring devices, Lighting controls, Networking and data systems and Energy infrastructure.
Top 3 Training Resources
- Installer Certification Course: A full-day, instructor-led program (virtual or in-person) that covers structured cabling installation—terminations, testing, and compliance with TIA/ISO standards. Recertification is available online. Completing earns 8 BICSI CECs.
- Certified EV‑Pro Installer Program: A free certification program for EV charger installers, including training on product installations, code updates, and access to Leviton marketing and referrals.
- AI Infusion: The Next Wave of Data Center Networking: Live webinar on how AI is changing data center network infrastructure—design, latency, power concerns. Participants earn 1 BICSI CEC.
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Milwaukee Tool
Access Trade Specific Content, training videos and industry articles in the GRID. The platform was designed by apprentices, for apprentices, but it is available for anyone.
When registering, you'll need to select either "apprentice" or "training director."
Top 3 Training Resources
- Milwaukee Tool Batteries Introduction.
- Crimper Introduction.
- Cable Introduction.
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Procore
Procore’s Learning Library offers construction courses focused on project management, safety, workforce development, and more—delivered by professionals for professionals.
Top 3 Training Resources
- Procore Safety Qualified Series: A suite of courses focused on jobsite safety best practices and risk reduction.
- Construction 101 Series: Foundational training for those new to construction, covering terminology, roles, and processes.
- Procore Tool Training: Step-by-step guidance on using Procore’s tools for project management and field collaboration.
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Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric provides a robust library of training materials through mySchneider and Schneider Electric University. Topics cover power distribution, energy management, safety, and sustainability.
Top 3 Training Resources
- Electricity Basics: From Plant to Plug: Covers key concepts in electrical distribution from generation to usage, including voltage, current, and resistance.
- Electrical Safety in the Workplace: Designed for non-electrical staff to build awareness of electrical risks and how to respond safely.
- Sustainability School for Partners: Learn the basics of sustainability, climate science, and tracking metrics to support environmentally conscious solutions.
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Southwire
Southwire Company, LLC is a leading manufacturer of wire and cable products, tools, and electrical solutions. They support electrical contractors through hands on and digital training via Southwire Solutions University (SSU). SSU focuses on safe, efficient
wire and cable installation methods, offering both on-site and e-learning courses for professionals and apprentices.
Top 3 Training Resources
- SIMpull® Cable Installation Training**
- Overview: Instructor-led course teaching safe and efficient techniques for wire and cable pulling using Southwire’s SIMpull® system.
- Format: In-person at SSU's Carrollton, GA facility or on-site.
- Continuous Rod (SCR® Technologies) Systems Training**
- Overview: Technical instruction on operating and maintaining SCR® continuous rod systems—covering casting, furnace systems, and degassing technology.
- Sustainability School for Partners: Learn the basics of sustainability, climate science, and tracking metrics to support environmentally conscious solutions.
- Overview: Practical, hands-on demo and instruction on Southwire's SIMpull® solutions, featured in collaboration with the Electrical Training Institute.
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United Rentals
United Rentals is North America’s largest equipment rental company, providing a wide array of tools and machinery—such as lifts, trench safety equipment, generators, power tools, and more—to construction, industrial, and utility professionals.
Top 3 Training Resources
- Electrical Safety Training System (ESTS) USA 2021 - A comprehensive 6-hour online course designed for energized electrical workers, covering arc flash and shock protection, risk assessment, NFPA 70E and OSHA compliance.
- Mobile Elevated Work Platform Operator Training – OSHA/ANSI recognized operator training on boomlifts, scissor lifts and bucket trucks via classroom presentation, written test, hands-on practice and skills testing session.
- Fall Protection Authorized Standard – Classroom presentation, hands-on practice and written test intended for workers who are required to review and modify their fall protection solutions on a routine basis to understand various fall protections
systems, methods of eliminating the fall hazard and understanding equipment limitations, care and inspections.
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