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North Carolina Contractors Guide to Business and Project Management for Plumbing, Heating, and Sprinklers Online Exam Prep Course Only

The North Carolina Contractors Guide to Business and Project Management for Plumbing, Heating, and Sprinklers Online Exam Prep includes narrated highlighting guides, practice tests, instructor support and test taking tips and strategies. Topics in our online course include bidding and estimating, contract management, liens, tax basics, scheduling and project management, employee relations, financial management and more. The highlighting guides and quizzes are designed to familiarize students with testing materials. We do not provide students with exact test questions, as the state does not release this information.

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Learning modules covering bidding and estimating, contract management, liens, tax basics, scheduling and project management and more.
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Our courses are designed to help you become familiar with the references and allow you to find the information quickly as the exams are timed. We offer highlighting guides to draw attention to key points throughout the book and tabs (sold separately) to allow you to find key sections quickly. We encourage you to take the practice exams multiple times as the questions on the test change each time.

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    The North Carolina Contractors Guide to Business and Project Management for Plumbing, Heating, and Sprinklers Online Exam Prep includes narrated highlighting guides, practice tests, instructor support and test taking tips and strategies. Topics in our online course include bidding and estimating, contract management, liens, tax basics, scheduling and project management, employee relations, financial management and more. The highlighting guides and quizzes are designed to familiarize students with testing materials. We do not provide students with exact test questions, as the state does not release this information.

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    The North Carolina Contractors Guide to Business and Project Management for Plumbing, Heating, and Sprinklers Online Exam Prep takes you through each one of the reference books that the exam is based on showing you exactly what to highlight. After your highlighting is completed with each book, you have the option take an online practice test to reinforce concepts presented. The highlighting guides and quizzes are designed to familiarize students with testing materials. We do not provide students with exact test questions, as the state does not release this information. @HomePrep is a National Leader in online education. With over 100,000 satisfied students and a course catalog of over 1,000 classes, we are here to help you – Invest in Yourself.

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Requirements To Obtain a North Carolina Contractor License

License Definitions: The Board currently offers 31 different license qualifications. Click the links below for desctiptions of each (by group and class).
Contractor License Definitions
Technician License Definitions (employed by contractors or firms)
Technician License Definitions (employed by State & Local Governments or Private Educational Institutions)

To apply for your license, contact the North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating, and Fire Sprinkler Contractors by visiting nclicensing.org.

There are no license reciprocity agreements with any other state. All persons desiring to obtain licensure with the Board must meet the requirements listed and satisfactorily complete the applicable examination(s). North Carolina does have an Technical Examination Waiver Agreement with South Carolina for plumbing and HVAC contractors; however, applicants must pass the North Carolina business law exam.

Exam Duration

Plumbing Contractor 4.0 hours + Business and Law* 1.5 hours
Restricted Limited Plumbing Contractor 2.0 hours +Business and Law* 1.5 hours
Plumbing Technician 4.0 hours
State & Local Government Plumbing Technician 4.0 hours
Heating, Group No. 1 Contractor 4.0 hours + Business and Law* 1.5 hours
Heating, Group No. 2 Contractor 4.0 hours + Business and Law* 1.5 hours
Heating, Group No. 3 Contractor 4.0 hours + Business and Law* 1.5 hours
Heating Technician (Group No. 1, 2 or 3) 4.0 hours
State & Local Government Heating Technician (Group No. 1, 2 or 3) 4.0 hours
Fuel Piping Contractor 2.0 hours + Business and Law* 1.5 hours
Fuel Piping Technician 2.0 hours
Fire Sprinkler Installation Contractor (NICET III required) No Exam + Business and Law* 1.5 hours
Fire Sprinkler Inspection Contractor (NICET III required) No Exam + Business and Law* 1.5 hours
Residential Fire Sprinkler Installation Contractor 2.0 hours + Business and Law*
Fire Sprinkler Inspection Technician 3.0 hours
(without NICET II certification)
Fire Sprinkler Inspection Technician No Exam
(with NICET II certification)
Fire Sprinkler Maintenance Technician 1.0 hour

*Business and Law Exam not required if the applicant holds a currently active contractor license
with this Board and the applicant passed the Board’s Business and Law Exam after August, 2003.
Please speak with the Board’s Exam Coordinator if you have questions regarding this exemption.

Exam Overview

To use your time efficiently in the exam, it is extremely helpful to prepare in-depth and have your book tabbed and highlighted prior to the exam. Highlighting, tabs and written notes in reference materials are permitted prior to arriving at the test site. However, during the exam you may not write in the reference materials.

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