Vermont electrician license & renewal

The Division of Fire Safety administers licensing and certification of trade groups

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Trade Licensing and Certifications

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The forms below are fillable PDF's, once completed, mail in with payment.

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provide verification by the Vermont Apprenticeship Council of completion of an apprenticeship in electrical wiring that included both instruction and practice in work processes; or (2) have had equivalent training and experience, within or outside this State, acceptable to the Board;

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have been licensed as a journeyman electrician under this chapter for at least two years; or (2) have had comparable experience and training, within or without this State, acceptable to the Board;

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Examinations shall be conducted in writing and shall include a practical skills examination. The examination shall cover theoretical and practical aspects of electrical work, together with pertinent laws and rules. In addition, the master electrician’s examination shall contain questions on the installation of lightning rods, fire alarms, and fire detection systems.

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A person licensed under this chapter as a journeyman electrician is entitled to perform electrical installations under the direction of a master electrician, and may supervise an apprentice electrician or an electrician’s helper employed by a master electrician under the master electrician’s direction.

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Three-year electrical license fees shall be: (A) for a masters license (initial and renewal) $150.00 (B) for a journeyman’s license (initial and renewal) $115.00

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The education module shall be not more than two hours and shall be required as a condition of initial licensure and license renewal. The module shall include education on any State or utility incentives relevant to the profession.

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You can also visit our web portal for some online applications and/or renewals: https://firesafety.vermont.gov/licensing/licenses-web-portal

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A license shall be valid for three years.

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All licenses expire on the last day of a month designated by the Board. A license shall be valid for three years. The Board shall renew the license of a person holding a valid license issued under this chapter on receipt of an application for renewal and the required fee on or before the expiration date of his license, except as provided in section 892 of this title.

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All journeyman and master electricians shall, as a condition of license renewal, complete 15 hours of instruction, approved by the Board, on the national electrical code during the preceding 36-month period.

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All journeyman and master electricians shall, as a condition of license renewal, complete 15 hours of instruction, approved by the Board, on the national electrical code during the preceding 36-month period.

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A master’s or journeyman’s license, as the case may be, shall be issued to a person to whom a master electrician’s license or a journeyman electrician’s license has been previously issued by another state, whose standards are equivalent to those of this State, if under the laws or regulations of the state issuing the license a similar privilege is granted to electricians licensed under the laws of this State.

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