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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.

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Required Codebook (Sold Separately) $199.95

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.

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2023 NEC FAST-TABS
Codebook Navigation Aid (Sold Separately) $17.95

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

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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 25-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. 
What is the allowable ampacity of three (3) current-carrying conductors, size 500 kcmil 75° C rated copper, encased in intermediate metal conduit (IMC) located less than 7/8 inches above a rooftop and exposed to direct sunlight with an expected ambient temperature of 86° F?

2. 
GFCI protection must be provided in dwelling units, where 125-volt, single-phase receptacle outlets are installed within what distance from the outer edge of a sink?

3. 
When applying the standard method of calculation for dwelling units, if a branch circuit supplies a 7 kW counter-mounted cooktop and a 5 kW wall-mounted oven in a residence, what will the demand factor be on an ungrounded service-entrance and feeder conductor?

4. 
Overhead conductors for festoon lighting shall not be smaller than _____ AWG unless the conductors are supported by messenger wires.

5. 
For a 50-ampere branch circuit with conductors installed in PVC conduit, what is the minimum size copper equipment grounding conductor?

6. 
Where a cable or raceway type wiring method is installed through bored holes in joist, rafters, or wood members, in both concealed and exposed locations, holes must be bored so that the edge of the hole is ______ in. or more from the nearest edge of the wood member. Where the distance is not possible, the cable or raceway must be protected from penetration by nails or screws by use of a steel bushing or plate, ______ in thick or more, and of the correct length and width installed to cover the area where the wiring is located

7. 
Where a cable-or raceway-type wiring method is installed parallel to framing members, such as joists, rafters, or studs, or is installed parallel to furring strips, it shall be installed and supported so that the nearest outside surface is not less than 32 mm (1-1/4 in.) from the nearest edge of the framing member or furring strips where nails or screws are likely to penetrate. (Exceptions ignored).

8. 
When wiring is located inside the cavity of a fire-rated floor-ceiling or roof-ceiling assembly, it may not be supported by or secured to:

9. 
How many conductors is a single device counted as when it is wider than two (2) inches and installed in a 2-gang divide box?

10. 
Type MV cable is allowed for use on power systems rated at ____________ volts nominal and below.

11. 
Auxiliary gutters made of sheet metal must be secured and supported at intervals of ______ ft. or less along their entire length.

12. 
What is the smallest size copper conductor, along with flexible stranding, allowed in multiconductor portable cables that are used to connect mobile equipment and machinery?

13. 
For fixed outdoor electric deicing equipment, the ampacity of branch-circuit conductors and the rating or setting of overcurrent protective devices supplying the equipment shall be a minimum of ______ of the full-load current.

14. 
On an industrial control panel supplied from a 3-phase, 4-wire, delta-connected electrical system, the higher voltage to ground is:

15. 
For a pump motor control-circuit protected by a motor branch circuit protection device, with size 14 AWG conductors extending beyond the enclosure, what is the maximum size required overcurrent protection device?

16. 
Identification of equipment should be for the combustible, explosive, or ignitable properties of a specific ____________ present, as well as the class of hazardous (classified) location.

17. 
What is the first fitting that should be installed in the raceway that emerges from below ground or concrete into the base of a gasoline dispenser, when wiring motor fuel dispensing pumps?

18. 
What is the maximum distance from a box, cabinet, or fitting for cables installed in agricultural buildings to be secured?

19. 
What is the maximum distance that an accessible disconnecting means may be from a boat receptacle in a marina?

20. 
At the entrance to each tenant space on a commercial building or occupancy that is accessible to pedestrians, at least one outlet must be installed in an accessible location, rated at:

21. 
If a transformer is installed in an attic, an access door must be provided that is a minimum of:

22. 
The output of a PV ac module is considered to be what kind of output circuit?

23. 
Emergency source distribution overcurrent protection to emergency loads, or emergency source wiring must be kept separate of all other equipment and wiring except when in:

24. 
Fire alarm circuits must be identified at all junction and terminal locations so that prevention of unintentional signals on the fire alarm system circuits during:

25. 
What is the minimum separation that shall be maintained, where practicable, between lightning conductors and communications wires and cables on buildings?

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