Our Mission
The purpose of the South Dakota Electrical Council is to promote and improve the electrical industry within South Dakota.
The council strives to promote technical and product knowledge, continuing education, and better communication among its members through trade shows, joint utility training, newsletters, awards and individual chapters of the South Dakota Electrical Council.
The SDEC and its membership are committed to building cooperation, fostering goodwill, and developing pride among all segments of the electrical industry.
Note: The South Dakota Electrical Council is a non profit organization supporting the electrical industry in South Dakota. We are not the same as the South Dakota Electrical Commission, which is the SD State Commission in charge of licensing electricians. Their website is at www.electrical.sd.gov
SDEC Annual Conference
We are sorry to inform you the South Dakota Electrical Council Annual Conference at the Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center at Cedar Shore on April 17-18, 2020 has been canceled due to COVID-19. Since we don’t know when COVID-19 threat will end, the program will not be rescheduled at this time.
Hotel Rooms
The hotel has been notified that we are cancelling the conference due to COVID-19. The hotel said they cancelled all hotel rooms in the SD Electrical Council Room Block. If you are not part of the room block then you will need to reach out to the hotel (785) 734-6376 to cancel your hotel room or to verify your cancelation.
Code Hours
We have learned the South Dakota Electrical Commission plans to move forward with renewal and the continuing education requirement the same as any other renewal cycle. Licensees are required to attained 16 hours of continuing education (a minimum of 8 code hours) due by the time you send in your renewal or by June 30 whichever is sooner. It is the South Dakota Electrical Council’s understanding that the Commission is allowing all hours to be gained online for the 2020 renewal. Please contact them for details.
Online Code Hours
The South Dakota Electrical Council is working with a vendor to provide you an option to gain your hours online. We ask for you to give us time to get the details worked out to convert to an online format. Once the details are available an email will be sent out to the members.
Refunds
Please note since the SDEC is canceling the conference you will be receiving a full refund by March 31. We are still working out details that you could use your conference registration towards the above-mentioned online option. Registration fees will be refunded via the same method used for payment.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused by cancellation of this conference. If you have questions please reply to this email, office@sdec.org.
SDEC 2019 Annual Conference
The 2019 Annual Conference was held April12-13, 2019 in Spearfish SD. We all had a great time renewing acquaintances, and learning more during the educational sessions.
2019 Person of the Year-Steve Arne
Steve Arne
Training Director
AETech Electrical Training Center
Rapid City, South Dakota
www.AETech.com
Steve Arne has worked as an electrician, electrical contractor, and electrical instructor for 45 years. Steve spent 10 years In the electrical field, then the next nineteen years as a teacher and department head in the Electrical Program at Western Dakota Technical Institute. Since Steve retired from Western Dakota Tech in 2003, he has provided industry-direct training specializing in continuing education Electrical Code classes and Electrician Exam Preparation classes for Journeyman and Master’s level exams. In 2012, Steve and Deb’s son Ryan returned to Rapid City SD to help Steve expand his training business at AETech Electrical Training Center to include a 640-hour full-time day-time Apprentice Electrician Training Program.
Steve earned a Technical EducationTeaching Degree from Dakota State University and a Master’s Degree In Administrative Studies from the University of South Dakota. Steve served two terms as a Board Member of the SD Electrical Commission and serves on the State and Local Chapter Boards of the SD Electrical Council.
Steve worked with Mike Holt as a technical editor and video team participant from 2002 until 2014 and uses Mike’s books in his classes. He is very thankful to have been associated with an industry leader like Mike who provides excellent training products to help students progress in the electrical industry and has a real heart to help others.
Steve grew up on a farm in eastern South Dakota, and has lived in Rapid City, South Dakota since 1970 where he and his wife Deb are both active in their church and community, and love to spend time with their children and grandchildren. Most of all, Steve and Deb both strive to put God first in their lives, in their home and in their relationships.
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