{"id":1783,"date":"2025-03-16T20:54:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T20:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/?p=1783"},"modified":"2025-03-31T17:19:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T17:19:18","slug":"next-level-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/2025\/03\/16\/next-level-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"NEXT Level Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Up NEXT: Electric Apprentice Samuel Carlson Claims 3rd at State Competition<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>Competing against Wisconsin\u2019s best, NEXT Electric apprentice Samuel Carlson showcased exceptional skill and determination, earning an impressive 3rd place at the 33rd Annual Apprenticeship Skills Competition. Read on for the insights!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1786 size-medium-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/website-newsroom-samuel-carson-600x420.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/website-newsroom-samuel-carson-600x420.png 600w, https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/website-newsroom-samuel-carson-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/website-newsroom-samuel-carson-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/website-newsroom-samuel-carson-500x350.png 500w, https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/website-newsroom-samuel-carson-254x178.png 254w, https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/website-newsroom-samuel-carson-876x613.png 876w, https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/website-newsroom-samuel-carson.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The ABC Wisconsin Apprenticeship &amp; Training Trust recently hosted its 33rd Annual Apprenticeship Skill Competition, a long-standing tradition that showcases the expertise and dedication of Wisconsin apprentices across Electrical, Carpentry, HVAC, and Plumbing trades. Participants put their skills to the test with a rigorous two-hour written exam and a four-hour hands-on practical exam, designed to evaluate both their technical knowledge and real-world performance.<\/p>\n<p>NEXT Electric is proud to celebrate apprentice Samuel Carlson, who showcased his exceptional skills during the electrical portion of the competition and earned 3rd place. Following competition scoring, the top three winners in each trade were announced at the awards presentation where Samuel was then recognized for his impressive performance and received prizes from event sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>Competing against some of Wisconsin\u2019s top apprentices, Samuel\u2019s performance reaffirms his status as a standout in the field and highlights the strength of NEXT Electric\u2019s apprenticeship training program. His achievement is a testament to his hard work, skill, and commitment to excellence.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, Samuel, on this well-deserved recognition! Your success is an inspiration to your peers and a proud moment for both the NEXT Electric team and the IES Family at large. We\u2019re excited to see all that you accomplish NEXT!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up NEXT: Electric Apprentice Samuel Carlson Claims 3rd at State Competition Competing against Wisconsin\u2019s best, NEXT Electric apprentice Samuel Carlson showcased exceptional skill and determination, earning an impressive 3rd place at the 33rd Annual Apprenticeship Skills Competition. Read on for the insights! The ABC Wisconsin Apprenticeship &amp; Training Trust recently hosted its 33rd Annual Apprenticeship [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-up-and-coming"],"acf":[],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"NEXT Electric","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1783"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1788,"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1783\/revisions\/1788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ies.circles.studio\/next\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}