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QC Electrical Training Center Get paid while learning a trade, and earn college credit, at the Quad City Electrical Training Center.

The five-year program includes classes in the fields of programmable controls, high voltage splicing, instrumentation, welding, telecommunications, fiber optics, and more. Apprentices receive 8,000 hours of on-the-job training, 180 hours of classroom training each year and a starting hourly wage of $13.80. Apprentices graduate to become journeymen with a career that offers:
$60,000 - $70,000 annual income
Full health care benefits
Guaranteed retirement benefits
A variety of career paths, including owning a business


Our Training Center is outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment for learning skills like wiring, rigging, welding and high voltage splicing. Because the Training Center replicates situations you’ll find on the job site, you’ll get the practical, hands-on training that makes you valuable in the job market. Our instructors have spent years working in the electrical industry. They know what to anticipate on the job and they teach apprentices the real-life skills necessary for success.

09/11/2026

Heads up 🚧 the parking lot of the IBEW Local 145 Family Medical Center is currently under construction.

The clinic is still open regular hours during construction:
Monday - Thursday: 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday: 6 a.m. - 11 a.m.

09/10/2026

"Not every day is going to be okay." That's actually printed right on the su***de awareness and prevention chips we're handing out at the union hall.

For National Su***de Prevention Month, stop by the Local 145 office and pick up a DIAL 988 poker chip. Scan the QR code on the back, and it'll take you to a page of mental health resources you can use anytime, not just in September:

⚡988 Su***de and Crisis Lifeline⚡
Free, confidential, 24/7 support and resources for you or someone you know experiencing distress or crisis.
Call 988 OR text "Home" to 741741

⚡Veteran Crisis Line⚡
Free, confidential, 24/7 crisis support for veterans and their loved ones.
Call 988, then press 1 OR text 838255

⚡Mental Health America's Peer-to-Peer Line⚡
Free, confidential mental health support, geared less toward crisis and more toward talking things through with a trained professional.
Call 330.434.9144

Grab a chip. Put it in your pocket or your toolbox, somewhere you'll actually see it. Sometimes that's the nudge it takes to make the call — for you or someone you love. Remember, you're never alone.

Friday, we honored our eight hard-working Heavy Metal Summer Experience campers with a graduation ceremony to celebrate ...
06/29/2026

Friday, we honored our eight hard-working Heavy Metal Summer Experience campers with a graduation ceremony to celebrate their week of hands-on learning here at the QC Electrical Training Center.⚡🎓

All eight HMSE campers showed excellent drive and problem-solving skills while assembling two solar charging arrays — including in EV carport — soldering together bluetooth speakers, and learning several other aspects of the trade.

We're so proud of our HMSE '26 graduates and can't wait to see what the future holds for them!

It's been an incredible week hosting our Heavy Metal Summer Experience camp, giving eight local youths a hands-on introd...
06/26/2026

It's been an incredible week hosting our Heavy Metal Summer Experience camp, giving eight local youths a hands-on introduction to the electrical trade!

This is our second year hosting an HMSE camp. We're extremely proud to be involved in this national initiative to introduce young people to the amazing career opportunities in the union trades — free of cost!

This year, our HMSE campers learned basic wiring and soldering skills by building a Bluetooth speaker. Their big project was assembling a solar carport. Part of that project had campers wiring in solar panels from Skyjack lifts, which they learned how to safely operate themselves this week!

Today our HMSE camp comes to a close with a Graduation Ceremony with family and friends invited. 🎓

It's such an honor to host these camps — and they work as intended: two of the 11 students who participated last year have been accepted into the QC Electrical Training Center’s apprenticeship program, and two more have applied and qualified. ⚡💪

Behind every bright future is a dad who helped light the way. Happy Father's Day! ⚡
06/21/2026

Behind every bright future is a dad who helped light the way. Happy Father's Day! ⚡

04/28/2026

This week we celebrate the 101st anniversary of IBEW Local Union 145! 🥳

IBEW Local Union 145 was chartered on April 27, 1925, when Rock Island's Local 485 (chartered in 1913) and Davenport's Local 635 (chartered in 1917) combined forces. ⚡💪

Since then, the brothers and sisters of IBEW Local Union 145 have wired much of the greater Quad City community. We look forward to another 101 years of lighting the QCA! ⚡🔌💡

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1700 52nd Avenue, Ste C
Moline, IL
61265

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