Pass Your Nebraska Electrician License Exam (2020 NEC)
Need to pass your Nebraska Electrical Contractor, Journeyman Electrician, or Residential Journeyman Electrician Exam, order this course!
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Choose your option below to get started immediately on our self-paced online classroom.
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 2020 NEC – eManual
Our “Navigating the 2020 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 2020 NEC.
eManual includes:
- How to navigate the 2020 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 Nebraska Electrical Contractor, Journeyman Electrician, or Residential Journeyman Electrican 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:
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- 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, Journeyman Electrician, or Residential Wireman Exam.
Simulated Finals Are:
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- 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 Nebraska Electrician Exam effortlessly.)
THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE A COPY OF THE 2020 (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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska Electrician license?
ANSWER: The State of Nebraska Electrical Division must license any individual engaged in the electrical contracting business or performing work as an Electrical Contractor, Journeyman Electrician, or Residential Journeyman Electrician.
QUESTION: What are the qualifications required for taking the Nebraska Electrician exam?
Electrical Contractor: Be a graduate of a four-year electrical engineering course in an accredited college or university and have at least one year experience, acceptable to the board, as a journeyman electrician.
- OR; Have at least one year experience, acceptable to the Board, as a licensed journeyman electrician;
Journeyman Electrician: Have at least 4 years of verifiable experience acceptable to the Board.
- OR; 3 years verifiable experience acceptable to the Board; and successful completion of a post-high school course in electrical wiring with a Degree in Electrical Technology received. See State Electrical Act, Board Rule 8 for details.
Residential Journeyman Electrician: Have at least 3 years of verifiable experience acceptable to the Board.
- OR; 2 years verifiable experience acceptable to the Board; and successful completion of a post-high school course in electrical wiring with a Degree in Electrical Technology received. See State Electrical Act, Board Rule 8 for details.
QUESTION: Is there reciprocity in Nebraska for the electrician exams?
ANSWER: Click here for a list of states that Nebraska has reciprocal license agreements with.
QUESTION: How do I sign up for the Nebraska Electrician exam?
ANSWER: You must fill out and submit the Application for State Electrical license paper or online form and all documentation to the State of Nebraska.
Upon approval from the Board, you will receive a notification letter via mail. You will then contact PSI to pay and schedule the examination.
A third-party testing center, PSI Exams administer the exam. You can contact PSI with any questions at (855) 340-3713. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday between 5:30 am and 8:00 pm or Saturday through Sunday between 7:00 am and 3:30 pm, Mountain Time.
QUESTION: Are there any accommodations for the Nebraska Electrician Exams?
ANSWER: All PSI examination centers are equipped to provide access in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, and exam accommodations will be made in meeting a candidate’s needs. A candidate with a disability or a candidate who would otherwise have difficulty taking the examination should request alternative arrangements by contacting the State Electrical Division at 402-471-1058.
QUESTION: How many questions and how long are the Nebraska Electrician exams?
The Master Electrician exam consists of 100 multiple-choice questions. Test takers have 270 minutes to complete the exam. The exam is open-book with authorized materials and computer-based.
The Journeyman Electrician exam consists of 80 multiple-choice questions. Test takers have 240 minutes to complete the exam. The exam is open-book with authorized materials and computer-based.
The Residential Wireman exam consists of 50 multiple-choice questions. Test takers have 180 minutes to complete the exam. The exam is open-book with authorized materials and computer-based.
QUESTION: What can I bring to the PSI testing center?
ANSWER:
- Approved references
- Prescription eyeglasses
- Only non-programmable calculators that are silent, battery-operated, do not have paper tape printing capabilities, and do not have a keyboard containing the alphabet will be allowed in the examination site.
QUESTION: Where do I go to take my Nebraska Electrician exam?
ANSWER: PSI Services. PSI maintains 10 testing locations across Nebraska.
For a complete listing, reference pages 1-2 of the NSED Nebraska Electrical Division – Candidate Information Bulletin.
QUESTION: Why should someone study this course if the Nebraska electrical license exam is an open-book exam?
ANSWER: The electrical licensing exam is a very challenging test and usually requires a month or more of preparation to pass.
The 2020 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 2020 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 Nebraska Electrical License Exam.
QUESTION: Why is a copy of the 2020 NEC required by this course?
ANSWER: The Nebraska Electrical License Exam is based on the 2020 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 2020 National Electrical Code.
General Information Links:
- Electrical Licensing – Candidate Information Bulletin
Exam Scheduling – Exam Content – Testing Center Locations - Electrician Licensee Search Tool:
Check Electrician’s Certification Status
Electrician Applications:
- Nebraska Electrician License Application (Paper form)
- Nebraska Electrician License Application (Online form)
The Nebraska 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 2020 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 2020 (NEC) National Electrical Code to solve the Nebraska Electrician Exam quiz you plan to take.
Nebraska Electrical Contractor Practice Test
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Nebraska Journeyman Electrician Practice Test
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