CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Welcome to this audio course on preparing to pass the Journeyman Electrical Licensing examination! I will guide you through the course material. If you’ve decided to take this exam, you’re likely already an electrician in training with some degree of experience. At this stage, you want to gain your license. Perhaps you’re earlier on in your apprenticeship and you want to get ahead. Either way, I would like to congratulate you for pursuing such a potentially rewarding career path. Journeyman status indicates that you have completed a four to five year apprenticeship and you’re recognized as being competent in the electrician trade. After a number of years’ experience with Journeyman status, you can take the Master electrician’s exam. Passing this exam shows that you have a high level of competence and experience in your field. Master Electricians can earn a salary of more than one hundred thousand US dollars per year. Part of a Master Electrician’s role can even include supervising and mentoring other electricians and overseeing projects. The Journeyman electrical exam is based on the content of the NEC: the National Electrical Code. The requirements to obtain this license vary by state. Each state has its own licensing board and sometimes, requirements are specific even to certain regions or cities. However, most of the knowledge you need is based on the NEC. I’ll talk more about these requirements later in the course. Other information you need to know is based on the NESC: The National Electrical Safety Code. The IEEE, or Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, develops the NESC. Let’s explore a bit more about the opportunities that a Journeyman license can afford you. First of all, electricians are never going to have any trouble finding work. The demand for electricians is ever increasing and the job options are diverse. To begin with,
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