Electricalartist
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- Location
- Nj
What kind of schooling and or working hours are required to take the electrical license exam? Is school mandatory required?
What is needed to get a nj electric license
- Thread starter Electricalartist
- Start date
- Location
- New Jersey
- Occupation
- Journeyman Electrician
The state recently changed the requirement making graduation from a 4 year apprenticeship required to sit for the exam.
hillbilly1
Senior Member
- Location
- North Georgia mountains
- Occupation
- Owner/electrical contractor
It will be easier since your are located in Jersey. They make it extremely hard for any outside contractors to get a license.
Electricalartist
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- Location
- Nj
What is a 4 year apprenticeship? School while working?
Yes, you'll need an apprenticeship agreement with the contractor, and the contractor will need to be registered with the USDOL as an apprentice sponsor
Electricalartist
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- Location
- Nj
The last two years I've been working for a school district. The year before that I was off the books working with my friend and the 15 to 18 years before that I was doing electrical work with contractors bouncing from contractor to contractor. I never really stayed at a job over a year Do you think it's going to be really hard for me to get the license now
You have plenty of experience, but you're going to need to satisfy the apprenticeship portion. A contractor can sign off that you've aquired previous apprenticeship credit, but you're going to need to find someone willing to hire you and do that, and you're going to need to complete the schooling portion.
- Location
- Bremerton, Washington
- Occupation
- Master Electrician
Find an apprenticeship program and sit down for a discussion.
- Location
- New Jersey
- Occupation
- Journeyman Electrician
Why is that? The requirements are the same regardless of where you're from.
Electricalartist
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- Location
- Nj
I feel like I might messed up jumping from one job to the next. I can't even remember half of these companies that I worked with or how long or when
hillbilly1
Senior Member
- Location
- North Georgia mountains
- Occupation
- Owner/electrical contractor
They lose your paperwork, anything to slow down the process. Been there, done that. You know why.
I've got news for you, they lose paperwork for NJ residents all the time. It's not because you're from out of town, it's because it's another understaffed government agency.
They even lose paperwork for individuals applying for CEU class approval.
- Location
- New Jersey
- Occupation
- Journeyman Electrician
I agree with Ken. You're not alone when dealing with their inefficiency, it's not because you're from out of state.
Electricalartist
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- Location
- Nj
I called the NJ contractors board and basically had no answers for me. They told me to submit an application. The problem I might run into or I'm pretty sure I will run into is that I worked for so many different companies for a few months to 6 months at a time I never stayed a long time. They wouldn't even answer the question of how long do you have to work for one contractor for The time to count towards my hours
There are forms that your employers need to sign and notarize as a certification of your employment with them. There are other options, but I don't recall what they are.
The application paperwork should provide some information
- Location
- New Jersey
- Occupation
- Journeyman Electrician
Did they mention the 4 year apprenticeship requirement? From what I've been told without that you're dead in the water. You might as well enroll in an approved program now and keep track of your experience from this point forward.
PaulMmn
Senior Member
- Location
- Union, KY, USA
- Occupation
- EIT - Engineer in Training, Lafayette College
You may have to settle down with one job for more than a year! Every job has something that you don't like. You have to decide if the good outweighs the bad!