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Electircians and contractors!!! Please help!!!!?
So i am posting this question for my boyfriend who doesnt have a comp at home: He is interested in becoming a general journeyman electrician. He took a test with ibew in which he has not recieved anything back from yet. According to the california general journeyman electrician application, applicants must have 8000 hours of prior experience. Now to the point, here is my question: Do these hours need to be completed in an apprenticeship in an organization such as ibew, or can it be with any electric contractor? because he does have these hours, but with a general electric contractor. Please give me any information, recources and advice you can. Your feedback is verrrryyy appreciated!! Thanks in advance!!!
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- As long as his hours are documented and verifiable, they count toward his license. If he has been employed by an electrical contractor as an apprentice, why can't he afford a computer?
- California can't be to different then other States. Usually you have to work for and have document proof of work with an accredited electrician. Call the local union for all the information you need.
- If he has worked for a licensed contractor, then his hours will be documented thru payroll, etc. 2000 hours here in NC equals one year of work. Apprentice programs help, but mostly the state wants to see that you put your time in. If he goes for a Masters license, he will probably need 2 more years as an electrical foreman. There should be a state website explaining it all in detail...Good luck to him, and remember, always let an electrician check your shorts...!!!
- The 8000 hours you're talking about is most likely the IBEW apprenticeship program. If he is already has his license he can organize in. He needs to call the hall and ask what's going on. 1st year 1st period first 1000 OJT hours 2nd period 2000 OJT hours 2nd year 3rd period 2001 - 3500 OJT hours 3rd year 4th period 3501 - 5000 OJT hours 4th year 5th period 5001 - 6500 OJT hours 5th year 6th period 6501 - 8000 OJT hours
- Actually, CA is different than other states, in that they have mandated a new journeyman electrician certification. This is NOT the same as a contractor's license. The 8000 hours required to sit for the journeyman exam can be work performed while working for any licensed electrical contractor, or you can prove it by showing an IBEW or similar apprenticeship completion certificate. Anyone working in the field must either have this journeyman certification, be enrolled in an indentured apprenticeship program (e.g. IBEW, ABC), or be registered as an "electrician trainee" (pay a small fee to register, attend an approved school [many community colleges have available programs] and work for a licensed C-10 contractor, under the direct supervision of a certified journeyman until he has the hours and knowledge to pass the certification exam). The DIR's website has all the details. http://www.dir.ca.gov/DAS/ElectricalTrade.htm
