What To Do???

Mikethehandyman

Hi I'm new to the site and hope someone in the Philadelphia area can answer my questions.

I do general handyman work and have my own licensed business. I have a number of skilled fields, one of of which is electrical. In my many years, Iwork for electrical contractors, as an electricians' helper, and actually, serviced clients on my own, as an electrican. In those days, you didn't need to be licensed. Probably have about 30years of experience. Of course, not in every aspect of the field. Anything I did not know, I didn't touch. I keep up with the codes as best I can. I did then, and do now, mostly lighting. Recessed and track.......nothing too involved.

Recently, a building I worked in for a number of years, asked me for my electrical license and of course I couldn't provide it. I had to canx the job I had scheduled.

If anyone knows, what, if anything should, or can I do to get licensed in Phila. How does it work? Are there local and or state licensing???? help if you can.

Thanks in advance, Mike

Celtic

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You might just be SOL.
Formalize Electrical Training
Looks like 10,000 hours or six years of DOCUMENTED full time experience.



City of Philadelphia

(pdf)
You might have missed the grace period ?


I could be wrong...here is the application if you can use it.
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR or ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR APPLICATION

(pdf)

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JohnJ0906

Mike, you would have to find the electricians you worked for previously, and have them document your time with them.

In Maryland, it would have to be the Master license holder, not necessarily the business owner.

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John from Baltimore
"One Day at a Time"
All replies based on the 2008 NEC

Bubbles

Mike,

You have fired me up here. Just new around here you now have to have an EC license and Master Electrician assigned to your company. As long as you have master electrician sitting in a lounge chair and sign the forms you can have all the inexperienced labor needed to get work done to NEC code. My father has been working for a solid 45 yrs in electric only (25yrs of green tags) and can't get grandfathered in to a master electrician although he was deemed this in his union back when he was forman for Donanld Trumps first real estate deal. I was a little baby puking up crap and ****ting about then. Now, local governments tell me he can't be grandfathered in. He has to take 10hr test. No if's, and's, and butt's! He's 65 yrs old and he's not gonna pass that test. It was hard enough for me and I was young and fresh out of college. I could throw him in a rats nest..going away for a couple hours and when I return he will have it all figured out. He can still run circles around me on complex problems. Pisses me off that all you have to do is have a degree from deVry institute and that makes it all ok??

So I feel your pain.

Old and Grumpy

Mikethehandyman

You know I've worked all my life and will have to till ever. I'm near 70 now and just trying to make a living. BS....... thanks for you input and concerns.

Mikethehandyman

The old man lookin to get a license after 35yrs Ha.!!!thanks in advance