Electrician Certification Forms
- Information on How to Complete the Electrician Certification Application
Application for Electrician Examination and Certification 
- http://socialsecurity.gov/online/ssa-7050.pdf.
Please be advised that the Electrician Certification Unit does not schedule your exam for you.
Schedule appointment: After you have registered with the Electrician Certification Unit, you may schedule your exam with PSI at www.psiexams.com or call 800-733-9267. The "Candidate Information Bulletin" is an additional information guide for testing. You may download the booklet from PSI's website.
Social Security Administration Employment History Report is required when filling out the Application for Examination and Certification form as proof of employment http://www.socialsecurity.gov/online/ssa-7050.pdf. Social Security Administration may charge a fee for this report. You may obtain Form SSA-7050-F4 with an included fee schedule.
Note: If you worked in a job that was not covered by Social Security, some federal, state, or local government employment, for example, those earnings will not be shown on your Detailed Statement of Earnings.
NOTE: For those who are renewing their certification:
If you are renewing prior to your certification card expiring, you will need to have 2,000 hours of work in the industry in the past three years, and have completed 32 hours of continuing education from an approved educational provider that are listed on our website under the following links:
Continuing education providers or the Electrician Trainee Approved Schools list. Submit your Renewal Application with proof of your 32 hours and payment of $100.
If you are renewing after your card expired, you do not need to fulfill the 32 hours requirement for continuing education. Submit your Renewal Application with a check mark on the expired box and attach your $200.00 payment to retake the exam. You must retake the exam and pass or you will be illegally working.
Employers employing uncertified electricians may be investigated and penalties issued for not abiding by the law.
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January 2012