Welcome to the Department of Industrial Relations
Division of Apprenticeship Standards - Electrician certification program

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Certified electrician candidate
Who needs to be certified and who is eligible?
How do I get certified?
What is an electrician trainee?
Guides on how to become an Electrician Trainee
Approved Schools
Approved on-the-job training programs for nonresidential lighting technicians
Deadline for VDVT and NRLT certification
Test taking information
Exam and Code Book Glossary of Terms in English/Spanish

Application forms and directions

NOTE: For applicants who are filing for Renewal Applications for Electrician Certification only. Please send your RENEWAL Application for Certification before it expires preferably at least 1 month prior to expiration date. Any applications submitted more than 3 months in advance will be returned.
Employers/interested parties
Electrician certification status search tool
List of certified electricians
List of electrician trainees
General information
Labor code 3099 - 3099.5
Title 8 Electrician Certification
sections 290 - 296.4
Legislative actions and regulations
FAQs
Additional information

Contact Information
(For all other questions not addressed on the website, please contact us.)

Division of Apprenticeship Standards
Electrician Certification
455 Golden Gate Ave., 10th Fl.
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 703-4919 Main line
Fax: (415) 703-5243

 

What's New

November 2008