24 Del. Admin. Code § 1400-3.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 5, November 1, 2024

Section 1400-3.0 - Qualifications

3.1 An applicant shall submit proof of qualifications verified by affidavit on a form approved by the Board. Proof of experience requires an affidavit from the supervising licensed electrician describing the nature of the experience. If an applicant cannot obtain the required affidavit from the supervising licensed electrician, W-2 tax forms showing full-time employment may be substituted at the discretion of the Board. The required experience and training must be completed prior to taking the licensure exam.

3.2 Applicants relying on military training and experience must submit official documentation from the supervising officials showing type and approximate hours of work experience. Other official military documentation that reliably verifies military training and experience may be accepted at the discretion of the Board when supervisory officials are not available or cannot be located.

3.3 The requirement of two years of technical training under 24 Del.C. § 1408 (a)(1)(c) can be met by successful completion of two years of technical training related to electrical technology in a vocational/technical high school or by completion of 48 credit hours in technical training related to electrical technology at an accredited post-secondary school.

3.4 The experience necessary under 24 Del.C. § 1408 to qualify for a particular license must relate to the activity authorized by such a license as defined in 24 Del.C. §§ 1402(1), (10), (12) - (15), and (17).

3.4.1 Because the full scope of a journeyperson electrician's training includes experience in commercial and industrial electrical applications, at least 4,000 of the 8,000 hours of full-time experience performing electrical work required by 24 Del.C. § 1408(a)(5)(b)(2) must be under the supervision of a licensed master electrician.

3.4.2 4,000 hours of full-time experience as an apprentice electrician under the supervision of a limited electrician may be applied to the experience for the journeyperson electrician license required by 24 Del.C. § 1408(a)(5)(b)(2).

3.4.3 6,000 hours of full-time experience as an apprentice electrician under the supervision of either a limited electrician or a master electrician may be applied to the requirement of 6,000 hours for a limited electrician license required by 24 Del.C. § 1408(a)(2).

3.4.4 The limited electrician license may be applied as 4,000 hours toward the requirements for a journeyperson license (24 Del.C. § 1408(a)(5)(b)(2)) or master electrician license (24 Del.C. § 1408(a)(1)(b)). A limited electrician may gain the additional required experience on commercial and industrial work under the supervision of a master electrician. The limited electrician will not be permitted to supervise apprentice electricians or journeyperson electricians on commercial or industrial work.

3.4.5 Any full-time experience as an apprentice electrician gained under the supervision of an electrician holding a specialty license under 24 Del. C. §§ 1408(a)(3) or (a)(4) may only be applied to the specific specialty license type.

24 Del. Admin. Code § 1400-3.0

4 DE Reg. 1788 (05/01/01)
6 DE Reg. 1495 (05/01/03)
12 DE Reg. 73 (07/01/08)
19 DE Reg. 141 (8/1/2015)
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