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Pursuing a career in the Electrical field? Study at home for your Alabama Electrical license exam with our fully online, user-friendly, and self-paced course.
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Alabama Electrical Contractor License and Exam
$219.99View ProductThis course covers information regarding the National Electrical Code and other material used for your state exam. In this course you will find:
- Highlighting guides
- Practice quizzes
- Math, Calculations and Theory (This includes additional NEC practice, electrical theory, calculations and transformer information)
- Instructor Support
- Test Taking Tips
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Alabama Application Processing
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Requirements To Complete
About This License
An Electrical Contractor has the experience, knowledge and skill to provide electrical services in all aspects of the electrical trade, in a manner that complies with applicable plans, specifications, codes or law.
Requirements to Obtaining Your License
- Pre-approval from the Alabama Electrical Contractors Board is required to sit for examination.
- $150 Electrical Licensing Fee.
- A minimum 8,000 hours of electrical supervisory
experience- Applicant may substitute one year of education in electrical
curriculum for one-half year electrical experience for a maximum of 2,000 hours of the required 8,000 hours of experience. The applicant must submit a copy of the diploma,
certificate, or transcript.
- Applicant may substitute one year of education in electrical
- In order to do projects over $50,000 an additional Subcontractor License is needed from the General Contractors Board.
Applying For Your License
The examination/application fee (paid directly to the board) is $165.00.
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Exam Details
- The Alabama Electrical Contractor exam consists of 110 questions and has a time limit of five hours.
- The examination is OPEN book.
- A score of 75% (83 questions correct) is needed to pass.
- Business Management and Law is incorporated within this examination.
- To schedule an examination, contact ProV at 1-866-720-7768.
Books and References for the Exam
The following references are used on the both the Electrical Contractor and Electrical Journeyman examinations. These references may be purchased from our online contractors bookstore. Your references are permitted to be tabbed and highlighted.
- National Electrical Code
- American Electricians Handbook
The following reference is used the Electrical Contractor examination only. It may be purchased from our online contractors bookstore.
- Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Management
- Alabama Electrical Contractors Supplement to the Contractors Guide
Exam Review Education
We offer review for the electrical exam in an online training format.The course includes highlighting guides, practice tests, theory, calculations, instructor support and test taking tips/strategies. Each time you take a practice test, the questions are randomly generated from our database. Therefore, you will never see the same test twice, guaranteeing you the best review possible for your examination.
Continuing Education
Applicants are required to complete 14 hours of continuing education every 2 years. We offer this online. Click here to learn more.
Reciprocity Agreement
This license has reciprocity with Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
