Pass Your Kentucky ICC Electrician License Exam!

One-year online access unless you pass sooner: Accessible from any device with internet access!

Our guided self-study schedule contains the following: 

Electrical Theory – eCourses

Includes

• Basic Electrical Theory
• Basic DC Theory
• Basic AC Theory
• Ohms Law
• Test Equipment
• Electrical Theory Chapter Questions

Blueprint Reading – eCourses

Includes

• Label Systems & Schematic Reading
• Construction Drawing Tutorial
• Blueprint Reading Chapter Questions

Navigating the 2017, 2020, or 2023 NEC – eManual

Our “Navigating the 2017, 2020, or 2023 NEC” eManual helps students learn to navigate the National Electrical Code (NEC).

When you master the code, you master your Exam!

This eManual is the heart of the training program. It will familiarize you with the NEC’s use, layout, and content.

eManual includes:

• How to navigate the NEC
  • Understanding of the terms, concepts, and layout of the NEC.
• Speed drills
  • Code navigation exercises.
• Code skimming exercises
• Breaking down questions by subject:
  • Keyword Identification: how to identify the subject of a question for easy reference.
  • How to search for a code article by referencing the INDEX.
  • Code reference example questions with in-depth solutions.

Study Questions & Simulated Final Exams

• GUIDED CHAPTER QUESTIONS This covers all Kentucky Master Electrician or Journeyman Electrician License exam questions and answers within our course. (Organized as Question – Answer – Code Location.) These questions exist to provide a framework for you to practice locating the answers to questions through the use of your NEC Codebook. The process of constantly utilizing the code to answer practice questions will build up your speed and code knowledge to pass your electrical exam successfully.

Questions also include the following topics:

• • Electrical Theory Questions
  • Blueprint Reading Questions
    
  • Calculation Questions (Load Calculations, Conduit Fill, etc.)

• ONLINE FLASHCARDS: Virtual Flashcards provide individual randomized questions. This provides access to our entire question set and is an ideal setting to practice answering randomized exam questions. (Organized as Question – Answer – Code Location).

• SIMULATED FINAL EXAM: Final exams simulate the experience of taking your actual Master Electrician or Journeyman Electrician License exam.

Simulated Finals Are:

• • Full length (Same number of questions as the exam)
  • Timed (Same amount of time allowed as the exam)
  • Randomized (Questions are assigned randomly; all exams are unique.)
  • Properly Balanced (All questions are balanced according to the Candidate Information Bulletin to guarantee a realistic exam simulation)
    

Take as Many Timed Final Exams as You Want! (Practice final exams help you rapidly gain confidence and knowledge to pass your Master Electrician or Journeyman Electrician License exam effortlessly.)

THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE A COPY OF THE 2017, 2020, or 2023 (NEC) NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE. IF YOU DO NOT OWN A COPY OF THE CODEBOOK, YOU MAY PURCHASE ONE BELOW.

Please get in touch with the Team Kentucky- Electrical Division for current information. Licensing requirements change, and our site may not have been updated to reflect those changes.

QUESTION: Who is required to have a Kentucky Electrical License?

ANSWER: The Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction Licensing Branch must license any individual engaged in the electrical contracting business or performing work as a Master Electrician or Journeyman Electrician.

QUESTION: What are the qualifications required for taking the Kentucky Electrician exam?

Master Electrician:

• Minimum of 8 years (16,640 hours or 96 months) of full-time work as an electrician.
• You may send proof of 6 years of experience with completion of an approved apprenticeship training program consisting of a minimum of 576 classroom hours.
  • OR; You may send proof of 5 years of experience and an associate’s degree or diploma in electrical technology at a college within the Kentucky Community and Technical College System after 1998.

Journeyman Electrician:

• Minimum of 4 years (6400 hours or 48 months) of full-time work as an electrician.
• You may send proof of 2 years of a minimum 4-year training course in electrical work acceptable to the department and shall complete the remaining years of that training course within 4 years of obtaining the electrician license or the license shall be revoked
  • OR; You may send proof of 2 years of experience and an associate’s degree or diploma in electrical technology at a college within the Kentucky Community and Technical College System after 1998.

QUESTION: Is there reciprocity in Kentucky for the electrician exams?

ANSWER: Kentucky has electrical license reciprocity with Ohio, Louisiana, West Virginia, and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

QUESTION: How do I sign up for the Kentucky Electrician exam?​

PearsonVUE: For computer-based testing through Pearson VUE you may schedule an examination online at PearsonVUE. Follow the directions under “Contractor/Trade Licensing.”

• You may also schedule an examination over the phone by contacting Pearson VUE at 1-877-234-6082, following the scheduling procedures listed in this bulletin.

QUESTION: Are there any accommodations for the Kentucky Electrician exams?

PearsonVUE: Call 1-800-466-0450 or send an email to accommodationspearsonvue@pearsonvue.com requesting special testing services.

QUESTION: How many questions and how long are the Kentucky Electrician licensing exams?

701 Kentucky Standard Master Electrician exam consists of 80 multiple-choice questions. Test takers have 5 Hours to complete the exam. The exam is open-book with authorized materials and computer-based.

703 Kentucky Standard Journeyman Electrician exam consists of 80 multiple-choice questions. Test takers have 4 Hours to complete the exam. The exam is open-book with authorized materials and computer-based.

The following codebooks are allowed by the testing centers.

• The NFPA 70 – National Electrical Code, 2017, 2020, or 2023 Edition.

QUESTION: What can I bring to the testing center?

PearsonVUE:

• Reference material(s) – please make sure the reference(s):
  • Are bound (either original bound book, three-ring binder, or stapled). Photocopies
    of copyrighted materials are not allowed.
  • All notes are written in ink or highlighted
  • Any tabs are permanently attached (tabs that can’t be removed without destroying
    the page)
• Magnifying glass
• Eyeglasses, if necessary
• Architects’ scale or ruler
• Foreign language/English translation dictionaries
• Battery-operated calculator that is:
  • Nonprogrammable
  • Not capable of storing examination information
  • No ribbon or paper printing capabilities

QUESTION: Where do I go to take my Kentucky Electrician license exams?

PearsonVUE:  Traditional, computer-based testing occurs at test sites administered by Pearson VUE frequently at over 350 sites across the nation. To locate test sites in your area, visit the Pearson VUE website for an updated listing of sites. Be aware that test sites are subject to change.

QUESTION: Why should someone study this course if the Kentucky electrician license exam is an open-book test?

ANSWER: The electrical licensing exam is a very challenging test and usually requires a month or more of preparation to pass.

The NEC is a large and complex publication containing over 800 pages of code. It is challenging to locate each correct article and answer in the time allowed during the exam without thorough preparation.

Our course is designed to familiarize you with the NEC. You will know precisely how to find the correct answers in the code when you take your exam.

We prepare you to successfully pass your exam by providing extensive knowledge of the structure of the code and by thoroughly covering each subject appearing on your Kentucky Electrical License Exam.

QUESTION: Why is a copy of the 2017, 2020, or 2023 NEC required by this course?

ANSWER: The Kentucky Master and Journeyman Electrical License Exam is based on the 2017, 2020, or 2023 NEC. This course is an excellent study companion to the Code. This course makes frequent references to code sections and guides you through the exam topics.

The Electrical Licensing Exam is an open-book code exam. To pass, you must continuously reference the 2017, 2020, or 2023 National Electrical Code depending on your ICC exam.

General Information Links:

• Team Kentucky 

• Kentucky Electrical Exams – ICC Candidate Information Bulletin:
  Exam Scheduling – Exam Content – Testing Center Locations
• Electrician Licensee Search Tool:
  Check the Electrical License Status

Electrician Applications:

• Electrical License Application
• New Application Checklist

The Kentucky Electrician exams are selected randomly from a database of thousands of potential questions. Memorizing answers is not the path to passing your exam!

If you understand how to locate exam answers in your NEC codebook, you should be able to answer 100% of these practice questions correctly within 60 minutes.

We teach you how to navigate your codebook & pass your exam. “Master The Code, Master The Exam!“

Use the 2017, 2020, or 2023 (NEC) National Electrical Code to solve the Kentucky Electrician Exam quiz you plan to take.

701 Kentucky Master Electrician Practice Test

OR

703 Kentucky Journeyman Electrician Practice Test