Georgia Electrical Contractor License (Class I and II) Exam Prep

What you'll learn

• Explain how Georgia licenses electrical contractors through the State Construction Industry Licensing Board and its Division of Electrical Contractors, and why the Board licenses contractors rather than individual electricians.
• Distinguish the Class I (restricted) and Class II (unrestricted) licenses and determine eligibility, including age, primary and secondary experience, education credit, references and the contracting-experience route.
• Describe the steps from application to license, including Board approval, the one-year approval window, scheduling with PSI and the retake rule after two failures.
• Describe the exam format, the content outline, the limited references allowed and a pacing plan for an eight-hour, two-part exam.
• Explain how Georgia adopts the NEC through the Department of Community Affairs, which edition and amendments apply, and how to confirm the current status before quoting a code rule.
• Explain how local governments issue electrical permits and perform inspections, and how a contractor schedules, prepares for and responds to inspections.
• Describe the duties of the licensee who qualifies a business, including the full-time engagement rule, notice when the qualifier leaves, advertising and the main grounds for discipline.
• Identify the business organization, general liability, workers' compensation and bonding considerations for a Georgia electrical contractor, including the three-employee rule and injury reporting.
• Apply Georgia's mechanics' lien law, including the notice of commencement, preliminary notice, the 90-day claim of lien, notice to the owner, the lien action and the 2021 changes to waivers and affidavits.
• Apply federal OSHA construction and recordkeeping requirements, calculate incident rates and manage heat and electrical hazards on Georgia jobs.
• Plan license renewal in even-numbered years and continuing education by approved category, and explain lapsed and reinstatement status.
• Prepare for and take both exam parts using a study plan, timed practice, a miss log, efficient lookups and test-day routines.