Journeyman Electrician License Exam Application Eligibility Criteria

(1) An apprentice applying for a Journeyman electrician license exam shall meet the following eligibility criteria for licensure: (a) furnish documentary proof satisfactory to the Board of having completed electrical work experience totaling a minimum of 8,000 clock hours in no less than four years before making an application for examination. Such work experience, as an apprentice, shall have been under the direct supervision of a Massachusetts licensed Journeyman electrician in accordance with M.G.L. c. 141, § 8. 1. Applicants may receive credit for electrical shop experience obtained in a public vocational school program approved by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education under M.G.L. c. 74. All programs are subject to approval by the Board. (Mass. Register #1410 2/7/20) 13.03: continued 2. Applicants with systems work experience supervised by a Systems Technician may receive a maximum of 4,000 clock hours in not less than two years. 3. Apprentices shall not be given credit for work experience obtained more than twenty years prior to the date of application. (b) furnish documentary proof satisfactory to the Board of having successfully completed without substantial interruption 600 clock hours of classroom instruction as described in 237 CMR 22.01: 600 Hours of Education Required as a Prerequisite to Sit for Journeyman Examination (as Applicable Modular and Non-modular) and obtained in a public vocational school program approved by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education under M.G.L. c. 74, a private occupational school program licensed by the Division of Professional Licensure under M.G.L. c. 112, a college/university program, or other trade organization, approved by the Board. For purposes of this requirement, a maximum of 300 hours of education shall be granted for education completed in a public vocational school program approved by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education under M.G.L. c. 74. (c) furnish documentary proof satisfactory to the Board of having obtained a high school diploma or equivalent. (2) Applicants with education in a systems program as described in 237 CMR 22.03: 300 Hours of Education Required as a Prerequisite for Systems Technician Examination will receive that credit towards the education requirement for the Journeyman's examination.