Friday, September 28, 2012

HI Electrical Certificate Requirements

By Jono Adams


To be able to achieve the Hawaii electrical certification prerequisites to to be certified as journeyman electrician, you are going to have to:

1. Have at least 5 yrs but not under ten thousand hours of full-time practical experience

2. Adequate completion of 240 hrs of an electrician training program supplied by a UH College

3. Hand in your Application For Exam And License - Electricians And Plumbers

4. Do and achieve the passing score in the electrical certification examination

For your practical experience to be counted towards the journeyman electrician certification conditions, you should have experience in all aspects of electrical cabling set-up, particularly in commercial and residential wiring.

Sitting For The Hawaii Electrical Accreditation Assessment

To back up your practical experience, you should get an Experience Verification form completed by a certified electrician from the companies that you acquired your experience with. The application form is required to be signed by the certified electrician before a notary public in order to be acknowledged. Together with this Experience Verification document, you're going to also need to provide your SSN on your application form. If you don't, your application isn't going to be reviewed.

To substantiate your time on the job, you need to get an Experience Verification form filled in by an authorized electrician from the companies that you gained your time on the job from. The application form needs to be signed by the licensed electrician and notarized in order to be recognized. Besides this supporting document, you'll also have to supply your Social Security Number on your application form. Otherwise, the application will not be approved.

The application should be mailed in at least 7 working days before the next board meeting. The assessment dates are usually timetabled two months after the latest board meeting, hence in the event that you neglect to send in your application before the deadline you will be set for a long wait. Board meetings are typically held in Feb, April, June, Aug, Oct and Dec.

Once your application has been reviewed, you'll get an Examination Registration Form in the mail. You're going to be required to complete this Examination Registration Form and submit it straight to Prometric, the exam service, together with the assessment payment of 85 dollars. The HI electrician certificate examination is open book and is based on the 2008 National Electrical Code, and you will be required to score no less than 75% to pass.

As soon as you've aced the test, you're going to be qualified to receive your HI electrical certification from the board. You're going to have to renew your license every 3 years, and the renewal fee is $225. For you to be able to get a certification renewal, you need to achieve the continuing eudcation conditions.




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