Illinois Local Master and Supervising Electrician Licenses Exam Prep

What you'll learn

• Explain how electrical licensing works in Illinois without a statewide license, and the roles of the City of Chicago, other municipalities, Cook County and the exam vendor.
• Determine eligibility for the Chicago supervising electrician license and compare it with the published requirements of other Illinois authorities.
• Prepare a complete Chicago application through Continental Testing Services, meet the deadlines and fees, and plan around the reapplication rules.
• Describe the Chicago exam's book rules, prepare a legal tabbed code book, and find each exam's format details in its official candidate information.
• Identify which electrical code applies to a job in Illinois, including the Chicago Electrical Code's basis and how to study a locally amended code.
• Explain who issues permits and inspects in Chicago, suburbs and unincorporated Cook County, and prepare for and respond to inspections.
• Describe the duties of a Chicago supervising electrician, the one-primary-contractor rule, employment rules and Class 1 work requirements.
• State the requirements for Chicago's electrical contractor license and for suburban and county registration, including insurance certificates and surety bonds.
• Apply the basics of Illinois construction contracts and the Mechanics Lien Act, including notices, recording, suit deadlines and lien waivers.
• Apply federal OSHA, NFPA 70E and Illinois workers compensation requirements relevant to an electrical contractor, including reporting deadlines.
• Keep licenses and registrations renewed, explain municipal reciprocity, and plan for work in other jurisdictions.
• Answer law and code questions accurately under exam time limits using a consistent method and a test-day strategy.