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237 CMR 22.00: Required Electrical Education

Section

22.01: 600 Hours of Education Required as a Prerequisite to Sit for Journeyman Examination (as Applicable Modular and Non-modular)

22.02: 150 Hours of Education Required as a Prerequisite for Master Electrician Examination

22.03: 300 Hours of Education Required as a Prerequisite for Systems Technician Examination

22.04: 75 Hours of Education Required as a Prerequisite for Systems Contractor Examination

22.01: 600 Hours of Education Required as a Prerequisite to Sit for Journeyman Examination (as Applicable Modular and Non-modular)

Candidates may elect to take a 600-hour modular format as listed in 237 CMR 2.01(2) or a non-modular format as listed in 237 CMR 22.01(1) as a Prerequisite to Sit for Journeyman Examination.

(1) The 600 hours of education required for eligibility for examination as a Journeyman Electrician shall include, but not be limited to, the following learning objectives:

(a) DC Theory

(b) AC Theory

(c) National Electrical Code application of AC and DC Theory

(d) Branch Circuit Calculations and Requirements

(e) Feeder and Service Calculations and Requirements

(f) Electrical Bonding and Grounding and Ground Path Theory

(g) Conductor Selection and Overcurrent Protection

(h) Wiring Methods

(i) Motors and Controls

(j) Transformers

(k) Low Voltage Systems and Controls

(l) Fire Warning and Security Systems

(m) Fiber, Data and Communications Wiring and Systems

(n) Use of Code book tables and examples

(o) Massachusetts Electrical Code and Amendments (527 CMR 12.00)

(p) Massachusetts Laws and Regulations Pertaining to Electrical Wiring

(q) Conduct of Electricians and Apprentices Including Inspection Requirements

(r) Job-site and Electrical Safety