Electrical Exams

As of August 1, 2025, Examinations will be based off of the 2020/2023 NEC Code.

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The National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies (NASCLA) has partnered with several industry stakeholders to create one nationally recognized accredited trade examination for electricians. NASCLA offers three (3) different open book electrical trade examinations through the NASCLA Accredited Electrical Examination Program:

Electrical Contractors (Master/Unlimited Electricians)
Journeyman Electricians
Residential Electrical Contractors (Residential Electricians)

Please click here to view the Candidate Information Bulletin for the NASCLA Accredited Electrical Examination Program through PSI.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE LIST OF PARTICIPATING STATE AGENCIES
Please visit the list located in the participating state agencies link above for information on taking an examination through an administering agency.

Background

Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from around the country came together to work with NASCLA in developing the job analyses for each examination to represent the work performed in jurisdictions throughout the United States. NASCLA conducted national surveys of electricians in each category to aid the SMEs in the creation of each job analysis. The SMEs developed items based on the job analysis and vetted those questions during follow-up meetings. These job analyses, questions, and examinations were developed under the highest national psychometric and electrical standards.

The NASCLA Accredited Electrical Examination Program has been developed to: improve the overall quality and validity of trade licensing examinations in general for electricians; participating states will provide contractor mobility by allowing electricians the opportunity to cross state borders without having to take multiple electrical examinations.

As of August 15, 2018, the NASCLA Accredited Electrical Examination Program was ready for state adoption.

Administration Process

The NASCLA Accredited Electrical Examination Program's is now live nationally through PSI. Candidates must apply with NASCLA or an administering regulatory agency to take the examination(s). To become licensed, the candidate must follow all state agency requirements.

Once a candidate has taken and passed a NASCLA Accredited Examination, their information is stored in the NASCLA National Examination Database (NED) on https://ned.nascla.org. Candidates can then electronically send a state agency their transcript through the database to alert the agency that they have passed one or more of the examinations. State agencies can then pair the transcript with the candidate’s license application.

If you are a state agency and would like to receive the full Test Development Report for the NASCLA Accredited Electrical Examination Program, please contact Jacquie Wilberscheid, NASCLA Operations Manager, via email at jacquie@nascla.org.