Skills. Knowledge. Teamwork. Those were the tenets of Wayne J. Griffin Electric‘s Apprentice Competition at its Holliston, Massachusetts’ headquarters and each of its regional office locations in Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina. Hundreds of students enrolled in the company’s in-house Apprenticeship Training Program took part in this friendly competition comprised of a series of events designed to test skills, knowledge and build teamwork.

With the Apprentice Competition marking the end of the apprenticeship school year
at Griffin Electric, the activities that apprentices participated in during the day represented an opportunity for students to work together in teams and showcase what they have learned throughout the year, all in a fun environment.

Apprentices enrolled in Griffin’s program are encouraged to “Learn Your Trade. Build Your Future” as they acquire a mix of classroom instruction, hands-on training, and on-the-job learning, ensuring they are well prepared for successful careers.

Teams took turns rotating at different stations, including Jeopardy and Break the Code, which were trivia focused, while more hands-on events designed to test skills included: Pipe Bending, a Snap Circuit Challenge, Racecar Rally, as well as laying out conduit points and installing branch circuits.

A tailgating station comprised of various physical and mental challenges, and a vendor presentation geared toward fall protection were also part of the competition day. Lastly, a Build a Bike station called on each team to work together to assemble children’s bicycles, all 60 of which were donated by the company to local charities, along with helmets.

The day capped off with a barbecue luncheon and a series of prizes that were raffled
off to both apprentices and instructors of the program. Completing the school year is an important accomplishment for everyone involved in Griffin’s program, and the company is
grateful for the hard work put in behind the scenes to make it all possible. Prizes were also awarded to the top scoring teams based on results from the day’s events, while every
apprentice, instructor, and event staff member received a commemorative Apprentice
Competition T-shirt.

Griffin Electric’s Apprenticeship Training Program is fully accredited by the National
Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) and designated as an approved
training site by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The program, which celebrated its 30-year milestone in 2023, is separated into four levels of instruction and takes place on-site at the company’s headquarters, and at each of its regional offices in Pelham, Alabama; Doraville, Georgia; as well as Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte, North Carolina.