California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 2 - California Apprenticeship Council › Subchapter 4 - Electrician Certification › Section 291.1 - Eligibility for Certification

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In order to be certified, an applicant
				  must have the required experience as set forth herein, and pass a certification
				  examination under Section
				  291.3. An applicant must provide
				  proof of experience which may be done by showing:
(1) successful completion of an
				  apprenticeship program approved by the California Apprenticeship Council, the
				  federal Bureau of Apprenticeship Training, or a state apprenticeship council
				  authorized by the federal Bureau of Apprenticeship Training to approve
				  apprenticeship programs, in the classification for which certification is
				  sought; or
(2) on-the-job
				  experience, as follows:
General Electrician: 8000 hours of work for a C-10
					 electrical contractor installing, constructing or maintaining electrical
					 systems covered by the National Electrical Code. The 8000 hours must consist of
					 work in two or more of the following areas, and the maximum number of hours in
					 a particular area that may be counted toward the 8000 hour total are as
					 follows:
Stock room and Material handling - 300 hours
Residential Wiring - 3000 hours
Commercial Wiring - 6000 hours
Industrial Wiring - 6000 hours
Voice Data and Video installation - 1500 hours
Underground Conduit installation - 750 hours
Troubleshooting and Maintenance - 1500 hours
Finish Work and fixtures - 600 hours
Fire/Life Safety, Nurse call - 600 hours
Residential Electrician: 4800 hours of work for a C-10
					 electrical contractor installing, constructing, or maintaining electrical
					 systems covered by the National Electric Code. The 4800 hours must consist of
					 work in one or more of the following areas, and the maximum number of hours in
					 a particular area that may be counted toward the 4800 hour total are as
					 follows:
Stock room and material handling - 300 hours
Residential Wiring - 4800 hours
Voice Data and Video installation - 150 hours
Underground Conduit installation - 300 hours
Troubleshooting and Maintenance - 600 hours
Finish work and fixture - 600 hours
Fire/Life Safety - 300 hours
Voice Data Video Technician: 4000 hours of work for a C-10
					 electrical contractor installing, constructing or maintaining any system that
					 falls within the scope of National Electrical Code, Articles 725, 770
					 (non-composite cables only), 800 (non-hybrid cables only), 810 and 820. The
					 4000 hours must consist of work in one or more of the following areas, and the
					 maximum number of hours in a particular area that may be counted toward the
					 4000 hour total are as follows:
Stock room and material handling - 300 hours
Installations, including wire pulling, terminations,
					 control panels devices and finish work - 4000 hours
Troubleshooting and Maintenance - 750 hours
Trade Specific training related to Voice, Data, Video - 300
					 hours
Fire/Life Safety Technician: 4000 hours of work for a C-10
					 electrical contractor, involving the installation, construction or maintenance
					 of systems as covered in Article 760 of the National Electrical Code. The 4000
					 hours must consist of work in one or more of the following areas, and the
					 maximum number of hours in a particular area that may be counted toward the
					 4000 hour total are as follows:
Stock room and material handling - 300 hours
Installations, including wire pulling, terminations,
					 control panels devices and finish work - 4000 hours
Troubleshooting and Maintenance - 750 hours
Nurse Call systems - 300 hours
Proprietary systems training related to Fire/Life Safety -
					 300 hours
The experience requirement for Fire/Life Safety Technician
					 may also be satisfied by proof of NICET certification in Fire Alarm Systems at
					 Level II or above. Nonresidential Lighting Technician: 2,000 hours of work
					 installing, repairing and maintaining nonresidential lighting while employed by
					 a C-10 electrical contractor engaged in the business of nonresidential lighting
					 maintenance and retrofit installations. The 2,000 hours must consist of work in
					 one or more of the following areas, and the maximum number of hours in a
					 particular area that may be counted towards the 2,000 hour total are as
					 follows:
Stockroom and material handling - 150 hours
Maintenance of lighting fixtures - 1750 hours
Installation of retrofit fixtures - 1500 hours
Trouble shooting and repairing - 500
					 hours