Eligibility & examinations: Washington General Journeyman Electrician (01) Practice Questions

To sit for the Washington journey level (01) exam through an apprenticeship, how many hours must the apprentice complete?

RCW 19.28.191(1)(c)(i) requires an 8,000-hour approved apprenticeship, with 4,000 hours in new industrial or commercial installations and not more than 4,000 hours in specialties.

An applicant has only out-of-state experience and no out-of-state journeyman card. How many hours qualify for the Washington journey level exam?

RCW 19.28.191(1)(c)(iv) accepts at least 16,000 hours of out-of-state experience, of which 4,000 hours must be new industrial or commercial installations.

How many hours of in-class education must an applicant for the 8,000-hour journey level certificate show?

RCW 19.28.205 requires 96 hours of in-class education when 8,000 or more hours of work are required (24, 48 and 72 hours apply to certificates needing fewer hours).

How long must a person hold a journey level certificate before taking the master journey level electrician exam?

RCW 19.28.191(1)(a) requires a valid journey level certificate of competency for four years to be eligible for the master journey level exam.

A trainee in an approved apprenticeship has worked more than 7,000 supervised hours. What may L&I issue?

WAC 296-46B-942(16) allows a six-month, nonrenewable unsupervised training certificate for a trainee with over 7,000 properly supervised hours who meets the other conditions, including never having failed the journey level exam.

What is the minimum passing score on each section of a Washington electrician certificate exam?

WAC 296-46B-960(1) sets 70% as the minimum passing score on any examination or examination section.

Which of these may a candidate bring into a Washington electrician exam?

WAC 296-46B-960(2) makes all exams open book: original copyrighted material and copies of RCW 19.28 and WAC 296-46B are allowed; copies of copyrighted material, personal notes and computing devices other than a basic calculator are not.

After failing a Washington electrician exam, how long must a candidate wait to retest?

WAC 296-46B-960(9) requires a two-week wait after a failing score; failing a part three times within one year means a three-month wait for that part (subsection 10).

A candidate passes the RCW/WAC section but fails the code section. How long does the candidate have before the passed section must be retaken?

WAC 296-46B-960(3) requires all sections of an electrician exam to be passed within a one-year period beginning with the exam approval date; otherwise a new period starts and all sections are retaken.

A candidate is caught using unauthorized materials during a Washington electrician exam. How long must the candidate wait to retest?

WAC 296-46B-960(12) requires a wait of at least 11 months after cheating or using inappropriate materials, with the retest given by the department in Tumwater.