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Electrical Certification FAQs

Topics covered in this FAQ include:
Who is required to be certified?
What do I need to know most certification?
Tin you tell me virtually the application process?
I am a trainee and take questions
I take questions nearly the test
What if I fail the test?
Renewal Certification Questions
Enforcement Questions
Who should I contact to request a grade West-9?
Social Security History Study Required

Who is required to be certified?

Is it true that licensed electrical contractors themselves are not required to obtain the certification?

If y'all are a licensed C-10 contractor licensed past the Contractors' Country License Board, then y'all practice not need to be certified. However, if you have employees that work under you then they need to become certified. Please visit our website for more information about certification. Note that if you are a licensed C-10 contractor but working nether another C-10 contractor's license every bit an employee you must be certified.

Who is required to exist certified?

Labor Code section 108.ii (b)

Certification is required only for those persons who perform piece of work as electricians for contractors licensed as class C-10 electrical contractors under the Contractors' Land License Board Rules and Regulations. Certification is not required for persons performing piece of work for contractors licensed as grade C-7 low voltage systems or course C-45 electrical sign contractors as long equally the piece of work performed is inside the scope of the form C-7 or class-45 license, including incidental and supplemental work every bit defined in Section 7059 of the Business organization and Professions Code, and regardless of whether the same contractor is also licensed as a class C-10 contractor.

Labor Code section 108 (c)

As used in this section, "electricians" includes all persons who appoint in the connexion of electrical devices for electrical contractors licensed pursuant to Department 7058 of the Business and Professions Code, specifically, contractors classified as electric contractors in the Contractors' State License Board Rules and Regulations. This section does non apply to electrical connections nether 100 volt-amperes. This section does not utilise to persons performing piece of work to which Section 7042.v of the Business and Professions Code is applicable, or to electrical work ordinarily and customarily performed past stationary engineers. This section does not utilize to electric work in connection with the installation, operation, or maintenance of temporary or portable electrical equipment performed past technicians in the theatrical, motion picture production, television, hotel, exhibition, or trade show industries.

In a short respond, who is required to exist certified?

All electricians who make connections of greater than 100 volt amps who work for C-ten Contractors.

I have a C-x license; practise I have to be certified?

No, sole owners who have a license in their own name demand non be certified.

I am a foreman for a contractor and sometimes I work with the tools for that piece of work. Do I accept to be certified?

Aye.

I work for a school commune or a establish equally an electrician, practice I need to be certified?

No, only employees of C-x Licensed Contractors.

I am an electrician moving to California from out of country, do I need to be certified? Is there a grace period for obtaining certification when moving to the state?

Yes, out of state electricians need to be certified before they can start working in California, in that location is no grace menstruum.

What if I'm just coming into California to work for a short time as an electrician on one chore?

All electricians working for C-ten licensed contractors should be certified regardless of the length of the project.

If I take a license from another state, do I have to be tested and certified?

Yes. Your electrician'south license acquired from other states volition brand you eligible to sit for the examination.

Do non-qualifying partners or officers of a C-10 Electric corporation demand to be certified?

Only the qualifying person, (significant the person who took the contractor's license examination), may perform electric piece of work under that license without a land electrician certificate. Partners and officers of the company who did not sit for the licensing test, must obtain State Electrician Certification to perform work for which certification is required.

Labor Code 108.2
(g) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the qualifying person for a form C-x electrical contractor license issued by the Contractors' Country License Board demand not also be certified pursuant to § 108 to perform electrical work for that licensed contractor or to supervise an uncertified person employed by that licensed contractor pursuant to § 108.iv.

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What do I need to know about certification?

What are the qualifications to use for certification? How many classifications are there for certification and testing?

At that place are five classifications with respective exams: Full general Electrician; Residential Electrician; Fire/Life Safety Technician; Voice, Data, Video Technician; and Non-residential Lighting Technician.

What if I don't have enough hours of on the job experience?

If you do not accept plenty hours to qualify you to sit down for the test, you have to annals with the division as an electrician trainee. In order for your registration to be complete, y'all must show proof of enrollment in a land canonical school.

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Can you tell me about the application process?

How exercise I apply for the certification? What is the price for the awarding and examination?

The fee is $175 ($100 exam fee and $75 assistants fee - NOT REFUNDABLE). A check or coin order MUST accompany the application, payable to:

DIR-Electrician Certification Fund

Annotation: Delight mail payment, documents and application form to the accost stated on the bottom of the application form.

Do I demand to attach a copy of my employment history with my application form?

Yes. Constructive ane/i/2012 (AB 1346) passed. This pecker would require individuals desiring to exist certified to submit an awarding for test and certification that includes an employment history report from the Social Security Administration every bit proof of employment http://www.socialsecurity.gov/online/ssa-7050.pdf. (On the SSA grade 7050 choose the #1 selection for Certified/Non-certified Detailed Earnings Data that includes periods of employment or self-employment and the names and addresses of employers).

Social Security Administration may charge a fee for this report. You may obtain Form SSA-7050-F4 with an included fee schedule. Note: Please remember to also attach your $175.00 fee for your Application for Test and Certification.

I sent in my application but haven't received a response, what do I practise?

If you have not received a letter from the Electrician Certification Unit inside 4-6 weeks, please call our main line at (510) 286-3900. Please printing 0 for attendant or go out a message on voicemail with your full name, commuter'southward license number, and phone number.

You may check your application status at electrician certification.

What if I have a alter of accost?

Delight submit the accost change form or y'all can send us a letter stating your new contact information.

Can I cheque the condition of my certification or electrician trainee?

Yes. Please visit the Certified Electrician and the Electrician Trainee Lists or get your status letter search tool (instructions beneath).

Note: To view electric current status with the Partition of Labor Standards Enforcement, enter the Certification Number from your card in the Search field and click through to print the Verification statement to show the extended expiration appointment, which will also appear on the revised listing of California Certified Electricians on the DLSE-Electrician Certification Program website.

What if I lose my certification menu?

A certified electrician who loses his card needs to fill out a request for a replacement carte du jour grade and mail service it to the address printed on the class. The toll is $30.00.

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I am an Electrician Trainee (ET) and take questions.

What is an electrician trainee? Can I register as a trainee and what are my rights as a trainee?

If y'all do non run across the eligibility requirements to sit down for the certification test, y'all may register as an electrician trainee. You lot may continue to work only under constant supervision of a certified electrician.

How often do I have to renew my trainee bill of fare?

Trainee cards take to be renewed every yr.

What practise I need to do to renew my trainee card?

You need to consummate the Application for Renewal of Registration Trainee establish at the Electrician Trainee Forms page and attach with your application the following proof of continuance of school:

1. Current Proof of enrollment.
2. Unofficial transcript or verification from school of listed courses taken in the past year.

What happens when I withdraw from school?

Your condition volition become inactive. The schoolhouse can send u.s.a. a letter to cancel/ withdraw you for not-omnipresence.

What does "Inactive" status mean?

It means you are not active on the Electrician Trainee list and are not legal to work nether a C10 Licensed Contractor.

What if I completed schooling every bit an Electrician Trainee, how do I renew my trainee menu?

You need to make a copy of your Document of Completion and attach information technology with your Renewal Awarding each year to be legally working.

Can I take the Certification exam as an Electrician Trainee?

Only if you have completed your courses from the canonical school and if you have caused the on-the-task experience. See application form for Electrician Examination and Certification at the Certification Forms page.

If I completed and practise not have the hours of experience, do I qualify to accept the certification test?

Yeah. You are qualified to take the certification exam with a copy of your completion document, but we volition hold your menu until the required on-the-job experience is acquired. If y'all exercise non have the acquired feel notwithstanding, you can renew by filling out the Renewal Application form for Electrician Trainee by checking the "completed approved curriculum box", and attaching a re-create of your Certificate of Completion from the approved Electrician Trainee School yearly until you lot have the hours of experience. One time y'all receive the hours of experience, you demand to transport us dorsum the 2nd page of the letter that we sent you and mail information technology in to u.s. and then nosotros tin request to release your carte. If you lose this letter, please request for some other copy to be sent to you at (510) 286-3900 and press 0 for a representative.

How do I inform you about releasing my Electrician Trainee menu?

A letter is sent to you lot when we take you lot as a registered trainee. This letter is sent to you with your trainee card. Return this back with the data needed.

Can I be a trainee once more after being withdrawn from the Electrician Trainee school?

Yes. Yous demand to reapply again using the Application for New Registration of Electrician Trainee grade and submit a $25.00 fee with your current proof of enrollment.

Is at that place a fee for renewing Electrician Trainee cards?

No. You only demand to submit your Renewal Awarding form along with your current proof of enrollment and unofficial transcript. For those who completed their schooling, a re-create of your certificate is needed with your Renewal Application.

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I have questions near the test.

Is in that location whatsoever out-of-state testing centers likewise California for electrician certification exams? What happens if I miss the date I'm scheduled to take the test?

An bidder who misses the test date will forfeit all fees he/she has paid. He/she needs to fill out a retest class and pay both the application fee ($75.00) and examination fee (100.00)

Where are the testing sites located? Is the test a written exam?

No, the test is on a computer. Little to no experience is needed to operate the estimator. A short practice lesson is given prior to the test. For more information on preparing for the exam become to http://www.psiexams.com.

Is the examination truthful/false, multiple choice, fill up in the blank or essay?

All questions are multiple choice.

What is the content of the exam? Is this an open-book test?

Yes. Materials are provided at the exam site.

What should I report in preparation for the test?

The exam will exist based according to the NEC Code volume and other references specified in the content outline found on the Test Info for each classification.

How many questions are on the test?

	General electrician	Residential electrician	Fire/ life/ safety	Voice, data, video technician	Non-residential lighting technician
Number of questions given	100 questions	fourscore questions	50 questions	50 questions	50 questions
Fourth dimension given to take the test	4 hours	3 hours	2 hours	ii hours	2 hours

Are at that place whatsoever sample questions bachelor? Is the test available in languages other than English language?

The exam is likewise available in Castilian.

What identification is required for certification?

A valid land issued photo identification or commuter'southward license is required.

If you present yourself at the test site with an expired identification, you lot will exist turned abroad and forfeit all fees you have paid.

When volition I receive my certification card?

Upon passing a score report indicating "congratulations" will be issued to you at the exam site. A plastic bill of fare will exist mailed to you inside two weeks afterward passing the test. If you lot are an apprentice, confirmation and verification of your graduation is needed before your card can be released.

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What if I fail the test?

What happens if I neglect the test?

A score study showing your actual percentage will exist issued to yous.

A minimum score of lxx% is required to laissez passer the test. If you don't pass the offset time yous tin take information technology once again threescore days from the engagement of the last exam.

If I don't laissez passer the test how soon can I accept information technology again?

There is a 60 day waiting menstruum before yous can retake the exam. Yous need to submit the Retest Application class with a $100.00 examination fee each time you retest.

If I don't pass the test, exercise I have to pay to have it once more?

Yes. You lot have to pay the exam fee of $100 per test.

What if I failed the exam many times and my year is upwardly?

We thank you for your interest in this matter. Please refer to this website periodically for updated information.

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Renewal Certification Questions

When practice I have to renew?

To renew the certification, an electrician must do then before expiration to ensure your certification does not lapse. Y'all can renew at to the lowest degree up to 1 year prior to expiration date every bit long as your 32 hours of continuing education is completed. Certification expires three years from the constructive date. A reminder find may not be issued, then please refer to your certification menu for your expiration date.

What exercise I demand to do to renew?

As a certified electrician you lot must have 2,000 hours of work in the industry and take 32 hours of continuing education relevant to your category of certification that is being requested in order to renew.

How do I utilise for renewal?

To renew, fill out the application form found on the Electrician Certification Website or call (510) 286-3900. Delight do not hang up and go along calling. Leave your proper noun, telephone number, and driver's license number to avoid massive incoming calls dorsum. Submit application along with payment of $100 per Certificate beingness renewed. DLSE accepts payment but past check or money order payable to: DIR - Electrician Certification Fund.

Payment must be included for certification to be renewed.

Who may offer standing education? Is at that place a form to consummate to renew my certification?

Yes. The form for Renewal of Electrician Certification is available on our website at the Certifications Forms page.

What courses qualify for my continuing teaching requirement?

Courses that are relevant to the category of certification that are being requested to be renewed.

What kind of proof practise I demand to evidence that I met the requirement of working 2,000 hours in the industry?

No additional documentation is needed for proof. However, if yous check this box you are stating that you have caused 2,000 hours in the industry and signing under penalisation of perjury that your argument is true and right.

As a certified electrician am I required to obtain continuing instruction to maintain my certification?

Yes. Yous are required to obtain 32 hours of continuing didactics and nowadays proof of certificate of completion to renew your certification.

What kind of proof do I need to show that I met the requirement of completing 32 hours of standing education?

Proof is required to verify you completed your 32 hours of continuing educational activity. You can provide a.) a copy of your Certificate of Completion(s), b.) verification from school indicating the proper noun of courses, hours and dates. On the application form there will be a box to cheque stating yous acquired 32 hours of continuing education, indicate school name and location and sign the application form.

If I take the certification test, do I have to exercise the 32 hours of continuing didactics?

No. The 32 hours of standing education is non required if y'all are retaking the exam.

What is the deadline to submit my renewal awarding with proof of 32 hours and payment?

Your renewal application must be postmarked on or prior to the expiration date on your certification card.

When can we send our renewal applications to the Country?

We will accept renewal applications up to one year prior to expiration appointment. Complete the application form and attach your 32 hours of standing didactics from an canonical education provider that is listed on our list at http://world wide web.dir.ca.gov/dlse/ECU/continuingeducation.html  with your $100.00 fee.

What if I did non go to a provider listed on your website?

If we practice not recognize the continuing instruction provider on the list, we cannot process your awarding.

Do I have to have the 2,000 hours of work in the manufacture in the past three years?

Yes, it is required that when you renew yous must have completed your 32 hours of continuing pedagogy prior to your certification card expiring.

What if my certification expired, do I nonetheless need to fulfill the 32 hour requirement?

No, but you will need to retake the exam. Please bank check the #four box for expire/lapsed box and pay the $200 fee to retake the examination. One time we process your awarding, yous will be notified in the mail to call and schedule with PSI at (888) 818-5831 to accept the exam.

NOTE: For those who are renewing their certification:

If you are renewing on or prior to your certification card expiring , you will need to have 2,000 hours of piece of work in the industry in the by three years, and take completed 32 hours of continuing educational activity from an approved educational provider that are listed on our website under the following links:

Standing instruction providers or the Electrician Trainee Approved Schools list. Submit your Renewal Awarding with proof of your 32 hours and payment of $100.00.

If you lot are renewing after your carte du jour expired, you practice non need to fulfill the 32 hours requirement for continuing didactics. Y'all must retake the exam and laissez passer or you will exist illegally working. Submit your Renewal Application and place a check marking the expired box. Attach your $200.00 payment to retake the examination.
Employers employing uncertified electricians can exist plant in violation of Labor Lawmaking 108.ii.

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Enforcement Questions

Who enforces the police for electrician certification?

Effective July 1, 2009 the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) volition enforce the electrician certification constabulary. Not complying with the constabulary could discipline the licensee to administrative action by the CSLB. It could potentially open these contractors and workers up to civil suits should in that location be problems with work done by an uncertified worker. Enforcement page.

What is the penalty when an electrician is found working without a valid certification?

Co-ordinate to our CCR Championship eight Regulations § 294.0 - any person who displays a certificate, or otherwise claims to be certified, who is not certified shall be prohibited from taking the test for certification for a period of seven (7) years.

If there is fraud - The Labor Commissioner may for expert cause suspend or revoke the person's certification if the person has committed gross negligence or fraud, or engaged in repeated acts of negligence during the operation of activities subject area to the certification or if the person obtained certification through mistake, misrepresentation or fraud. - CCR Title eight Regulations § 293.0(b).

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Who should I contact to asking a class Due west-9?

Please electronic mail your request to DIRW9Inquiry@dir.ca.gov and specify which collection unit of measurement and/or type of fee you will exist paying.

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Social Security History Written report Required

Who is required to provide the social security history study?

Labor Code 108.2 (4) Individuals desiring to be certified shall submit an application for certification and examination that includes an employment history study from the Social Security Administration. The individual may redact his or her social security number from the employment history report before information technology is submitted.

Please go to http://www.ssa.gov/forms/ssa-7050.pdf to obtain the form. Request for the non-certified earnings report with your $115.00 fee.

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Source: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/ecu/ecu_faq.htm