§ 5-6-24.3. Credit for electrical license exams.
(a) For licensing purposes, decisions by an apprenticeship sponsor to grant credit for
prior learning or experience pursuant to § 28-45-9(2)(xii) or § 28-45-9.2 shall also require the written approval of the state board of examiners of electricians
of the Rhode Island department of labor and training. Registered apprentices may receive
credit for one hundred forty-four (144) hours of classroom training gained in a vocational
school authorized by the board of education, or a maximum of two hundred eighty-eight
(288)hours of classroom training gained over two (2) academic years (one hundred
for
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§ 5-6-24.3. Credit for electrical license exams.
(a) For licensing purposes, decisions by an apprenticeship sponsor to grant credit for
prior learning or experience pursuant to § 28-45-9(2)(xii) or § 28-45-9.2 shall also require the written approval of the state board of examiners of electricians
of the Rhode Island department of labor and training. Registered apprentices may receive
credit for one hundred forty-four (144) hours of classroom training gained in a vocational
school authorized by the board of education, or a maximum of two hundred eighty-eight
(288) hours of classroom training gained over two (2) academic years (one hundred
forty-four (144) hours per academic year), upon the successful completion of a course
of study in a fully accredited trade school that has been approved by the Rhode Island
office of postsecondary commissioner and by the Rhode Island department of labor and
training apprenticeship council.
(b) For licensing purposes, on-the-job learning hours required as part of a registered
apprenticeship program by license type are as follows:
(1) At minimum, an electrician apprenticeship program for a Class B license shall include
eight thousand (8,000) hours of on-the-job learning.
(2) At minimum, a maintenance electrician apprenticeship program for a Class M license
shall include six thousand (6,000) hours of on-the-job learning.
(3) At minimum, a lightning protection installer apprenticeship program shall include
four thousand (4,000) hours of on-the-job learning.
(4) All registered apprenticeship programs shall include one hundred forty-four (144)
hours of related instruction, including, but not limited to, classroom training, provided
concurrently with each two thousand (2,000) hours period of on-the-job learning.