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Master the Code – Study To Pass The Alabama Journeyman Electrician Exam.

Our exam preparation course teaches you to locate specific codes within the NEC. You will learn to navigate the code and quickly break down exam questions by keyword to find the answers in the 2023 NEC.

Study anywhere you have internet access! Don’t waste time commuting to a classroom. Our program is a proven, reliable, and affordable way to prepare for and pass the Alabama Electrician exam.

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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
  • Electrical Theory Chapter Questions
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Equipment Chapter Questions

Blueprint Reading – eCourses

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

 

 


Navigating the 2023 NEC – eManual

Our “Navigating the 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 use, layout, and content of the 2023 NEC.

eManual includes:

  • How to navigate the 2023 NEC
    • Understanding of the terms, concepts, and layout of the NEC.
  • Speed drills
    • Code navigation 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.
  • Code skimming exercises
    • Online NEC chapter study questions

Flashcards & Simulated Final Exams

  • 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 Alabama Journeyman Electrician 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! (Practicing final exams helps you rapidly gain confidence and knowledge to pass your Alabama Electrician Exam effortlessly.)


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

Add the 2023 NEC SOFTCOVER
Required Codebook (Sold Separately) $216.95

Adopted in all 50 states, NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code (NEC), is the benchmark for safe electrical design, installation, and inspection to protect people and property from electrical hazards.

2023 NEC INDEX-TABS
Codebook Navigation Aid (Sold Separately) $25.00

Tab your Codebook. Index-Tabs help you navigate the 2023 NEC quickly and efficiently. Index tabs are a must-have item for NEC users and can dramatically lower the time spent searching the codebook.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions are answered here!

Please get in touch with the Alabama Electrical Contractors Board for current information. Licensing requirements change and our site may not have been updated to reflect those changes.


QUESTION: Who is required to have an Alabama Electrician license?

ANSWER: All individuals engaged as Electrical Contractors, and all Journeyman Electricians performing work, must be licensed by the Alabama Electrical Contractors Board.


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

ANSWER: Journeyman must document (work affidavits) a minimum of 8,000 hours of experience that shows you have the necessary qualifications, training, and technical knowledge to install electrical wiring, apparatus or equipment, light, heat, or power.

  • An applicant for a statewide Journeyman Electrician examination may substitute one year of education in an approved electrical curriculum or apprenticeship program for one thousand hours of electrical experience for a maximum of two thousand hours of the required eight thousand hours.
  • The applicant must provide appropriate documentation of said education or apprenticeship program, subject to the approval of the Board.

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

ANSWER: Alabama has reciprocity with Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. For contact information click here.


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

ANSWER: You must fill out and submit the Journeyman License by Examination Application paper form and all documentation to ABEC.

Upon approval from the Board, you will receive a notification and have 10 days to submit an exam fee. You will then contact PROV to schedule an appointment at 801-733-4455 or online.


QUESTION: Are there any accommodations for the Alabama Electrician Exam?

ANSWER: Prov complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in providing special accommodations for candidates who require additional assistance during the testing process. If candidates feel that they qualify for special accommodation during testing, they should contact Prov at (801) 733-4455. Prov will require written documentation from a licensed physician or psychologist documenting the disability and further require a request describing the requested remedy. Prov will then work directly with the candidates to make the accommodations they will need in order to complete their examination.


QUESTION: How many questions and how long is the Alabama Electrician exam?

ANSWER: The 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 center.

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

QUESTION: What can I bring to the PROV testing center?

ANSWER:

  • Pencils.
  • Calculator.
    • Only simple 4-function calculators are permitted. PDAs, tablets, cell phones, or other special calculators are NOT permitted.
  • Approved references
  • Prescription eyeglasses

QUESTION: Where do I go to take my Alabama Electrician exam?

ANSWER: PROV. PROV maintains 13 testing locations across Alabama.

For a complete listing, reference pages 10-11 of the Alabama Electrical Contractor Board Examinations Bulletin.


QUESTION: Why should someone study this course if the Alabama electrical license exam is an open-book exam?

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

The 2023 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 2023 NEC. You will know precisely how to find the correct answers in the code when you take your exam.

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


QUESTION: Why is a copy of the 2023 NEC required by this course?

ANSWER: The Alabama Electrician License Exams are based on the 2023 NEC. This course is an excellent study companion to the 2023 NEC. 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 2023 National Electrical Code.

Alabama Electrician Exam Applications

Don’t delay start today. Fill out and submit your applications ASAP. The Alabama Electrical Contractors Board can take weeks to approve your application and authorize you to take your exam. While you wait use our course to study for your exam.

 

 

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Free Alabama Electrical Practice Test

Take the 20-question free Alabama Electrician exam quiz, & see where you stand! These free electrician exam practice questions, based on the 2023 NEC, are similar to those on the Alabama electrician exams.

The Alabama Journeyman Electrician exam is 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 2023 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!


1. 
Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI) protection is required for all 120-volt, single-phase, 10-, 15-, and 20-ampere branch circuits supplying outlets or devices in dwelling unit:

2. 
In a dwelling unit kitchen, a receptacle outlet must be installed at each wall counter space that is at least how wide?

3. 
Which of the following is NOT a standard ampere rating for fuses and inverse time circuit breakers?

4. 
For one- and two-family dwellings, what is the maximum permitted DC voltage for a solar photovoltaic (PV) system?

5. 
In commercial repair garages, all 125-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacles installed in areas where electrical diagnostic equipment or electrical hand tools are to be used must be:

6. 
What is the minimum size permitted for overhead copper service-drop conductors?

7. 
When calculating the neutral feeder load, what is the maximum demand factor allowed for the portion of the unbalanced load in excess of 200 amperes?

8. 
Conductors supplying a single motor used in a continuous duty application shall have an ampacity of not less than what percentage of the motor's full-load current rating?

9. 
When three or more conductors are installed in a conduit or tubing, the maximum allowable fill capacity is:

10. 
To provide reasonable efficiency of operation, that the maximum total voltage drop on both feeders and branch circuits to the farthest outlet should not exceed:

11. 
What is the minimum cover depth required for a direct-buried residential branch circuit rated 120V or less, protected by a maximum 20A GFCI circuit breaker?

12. 
According to the NEC, a continuous load is a load where the maximum current is expected to continue for a minimum of how many hours?

13. 
What is the maximum number of quarter bends (90-degree bends) allowed in a single run of Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT) between pull points?

14. 
What is the required free space volume allowance for each 12 AWG conductor in a junction box?

15. 
What is the minimum required working space depth in front of a 480-volt panelboard if there are exposed live parts on one side and grounded parts on the other side (Condition 2)?

16. 
Which of the following is an unacceptable use for flexible cords and cables?

17. 
In a dwelling unit living room, receptacles must be installed so that no point measured horizontally along the floor line in any wall space is more than how far from a receptacle outlet?

18. 
Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT) must be securely fastened in place within what distance of each outlet box, junction box, or cabinet?

19. 
When sizing a feeder for a continuous load, the feeder conductors and overcurrent protection must be sized at no less than what percentage of the continuous load?

20. 
If a circuit is protected by a 60-ampere overcurrent device, what is the minimum size copper equipment grounding conductor (EGC) required?

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