Washington State Licensing

Department of Labor & Industries Electrical Licensing & Certification

Mailing Address: P.O Box 44000, Olympia, WA 98504-4000 Physical Address: 7273 Linderson Way SW, Tumwater, WA 98501-5414 Ph: (360) 902-5269 Fax: (360) 902-5296 Website: www.lni.wa.gov Email: www.ElectricalProgram@lni.wa.gov ELECTRICAL TRAINEE REQUIREMENTS Electrical trainees must work under the supervision of a Journeyman, Master or Specialty Electrician while they are gaining the required hours of experience to become certified as a Journeyman or Specialty Electrician. Trainees must renew their trainee cards every two years until they pass the state exam to become a Journeyman, Master or Specialty Electrician. Trainee Card Classroom instruction hours required for renewal Electrical trainees must have completed at least 16 hours of approved basic classroom instruction to renew — that’s eight (8) hours for each year of the prior two-year certification period. Continuing education requirements for Electrician License renewalIf you are an Electrical Administrator, Electrician or Master Electrician, you are required to take 24 hours of continuing education course work in the three (3) years between your certification renewals:

8 hours of your CEUs must be on currently adopted National Electrical Code changes.

4 hours must be on currently adopted Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 19.28 and related Washington Administrative Codes (WAC).

The remaining 12 hours of continuing education credit can be your choice from the list of approved courses below.

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