HOLLISTON, MA — An electrical subcontractor throughout New England and the Southeast for nearly five decades, Wayne J. Griffin Electric Inc. (Griffin Electric) recently hosted its 20th Apprentice Competition, providing an outlet for the students enrolled in its in-house Apprenticeship Training Program to further encourage learning and growth. Griffin Electric held this friendly competition at its Holliston, Massachusetts, headquarters and each of its regional office locations in Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina, where teams of apprentices took turns rotating across an array of stations, putting teamwork, skills, and knowledge to the test while earning points based on performance.

The competition’s activities ranged from trivia-based stations such as Jeopardy and Safety Bingo to stations geared toward hands-on skill, such as pipe rack challenges, lighting controls, and pipe bending. A Race Car Rally and an indoor maze also required apprentices to work together as a team to be successful. Griffin Electric also incorporated a community service station into the competition, where apprentices assembled care packages complete with an assortment of personal care items. The company is donating several hundred of these care packages to veterans’ organizations across New England and the Southeast.

At the conclusion of the competition, apprentices, instructors, staff, and guests were provided with a luncheon from Griffin Electric. The top scoring teams were acknowledged at an awards ceremony, with each apprentice on the winning teams receiving a medal and a prize. During the competition, the company also recognized National Apprenticeship Week and celebrated the men and women who make up its Apprenticeship Training Program.

Over more than 30 years, the company’s four-year Apprenticeship Training Program has served as the foundation for many people to get their start in construction and develop fundamental tools. A debt-free alternative option to traditional schooling, the federally recognized and state-approved program delivers a learning environment where apprentices can gain the skills needed to build their careers. In addition to providing many voluntary personal and professional training courses throughout the year, Griffin Electric offers apprentices, electricians, and mechanics the chance to travel for temporary assignments in new locations.