Master Electrician License Exam Prep Course

Master Electrician License Exam Preparation Course  will begin January 3rd , 2009 in Port St. Lucie, Florida

Classes to prepare working electricians who have 4 years or more of work experience as an electrician for a licensed electrical contractor to take and pass the Prometric Master Electrician License Exam  begin January 3rd, 2009 at 9AM. Registration by December 1st, 2008 is suggested to allow participants adequate time to complete the precourse checklist of assignments. Class size is limited. If space remains, registration is permitted right up to the first class day. But to have the best chance to succeed, early registration is recommended. Anyone who does not have work experience as an electrician adequate to take the exam can not take the exam upon which this course is based and should not enroll. Although a Journeyman License by examination is not required to take this course, knowledge of theory, math and code at the Journeyman Level is essential for successful participation.

The course cost is $400 for students who recently completed the Larson JELEP course. The course cost is $600 for anyone who did not complete the Larson JELEP course. This pays for 10 classes, study guide for the course, five Master Electrician 100 question practice examinations, and a 10,000 problem Master Electrician Calculations Workbook. Click HERE to purchase any of these study materials by mail.

Each participant should have a copy of a good electrical theory book like Electricity One-Seven, a 2005 loose-leaf edition of the National Electrical Code, ATP Printreading 2005, and a Texas Instruments TI-30Xa calculator.

If you have not participated in the Journeyman Electrician License Exam Prep course, the additional $200 is to pay for for these workbooks which will be used in the course: Electrician Vocabulary Improvement,1000 Practical Questions, 10,000 Journeyman Electrician Calculations, Online audio support for calculations, Reference Formulas Appendix, Search Term Index, Technical Literacy List, and five three hour 80 question  simulated Journeyman license exams with online audio support for every question, and five Master Electrician simulated exams of 100 questions each with online audio support. 

Register by December 1st, 2008

A registration deposit of $100 should be made by December 1st if you are a JELEP student. The deposit is $300 if you do not have the JELEP course material. Use the Seat Reservation Form to enroll. A starter kit will then be sent. The kit contains assignments to complete before classes begin. The remaining $300 of course fee is due on the first day of class. Refunds are not given after classes begin. If you have started the course before and not successfully completed it, then you may repeat the entire course again at no charge except for the copy fee for materials of $200 if you need new materials. The course will use the 2005 NEC since that is the code the exam is based upon. Even if you completed the course but did not pass the exam, you are encouraged to take the course again at no charge except the materials fee. Please call to make sure you receive a seat reservation. 

If you only want the course materials, and can not attend, JELEP students send $100, others send $300 to the course instructor. Use the set reservation form and indicate you will not be attending but want the course materials. Find other helpful material at http://www.electricianeducation.com and http://www.electricianmath.com 

Classes meet 9AM to 3PM for nine Saturdays and one Friday.  This course is arranged so that on the next Saturday after the course is over, the actual exam is given. Everyone who enrolls for this course is expected to take the exam. Find specific details about class assignments HERE.

 There will be two 10 minute breaks and an hour for lunch at noon. The classes will be held in Port St. Lucie, Florida at a location to be  announced based on enrollment.

Any license exam preparation course must be intense. A tremendous effort will be needed if success is to follow. Do not consider this course unless you plan to make a great effort. Unfortunately much of the actual exam is based on what seems to working electricians as useless information. Please make an attitude adjustment before classes begin to do what is necessary to pass the test. Prepare to spend at least 16 hours per week on homework in addition to class time. Yes, that is 16 hours each week. Also consider taking the course with someone you know so you can study together. A study partner will make the time spent studying more profitable. Read my thoughts about investing in yourself HERE.

If this is a program of instruction that you are considering for yourself, then begin as soon as possible to refresh your electrical vocabulary, electrical math, theory, and code knowledge. You do not need to enroll to begin these activities. Why not get a head start.

First, print the Technical Literacy List   for Apprentice, Journeyman, and Master Electrician. Then work to develop the definitions for these words, terms, and abbreviations by memory.

Second, obtain a loose leaf edition of the 2005 NEC. Begin reading. Start with Article 90. Then on to all the definitions in 100. Make flash cards as needed to memorize, and understand, all definitions. After that, go on to read beginning with Article 110. Try to stick with reading an hour a day in the code book.

Third, refresh you knowledge of calculations. Use the material presented at http://www.electricianmath.com 

Fourth, obtain a copy of Electricity One-Seven (I have a few for sale at $25 each or go to Amazon.com). Begin reading from page one. Try to read thirty minutes each day to improve your reading speed and technical comprehension.

Fifth, obtain a copy of Printreading 2005 by Miller. (I have a few new copies for sale at $40 each and one used copy for sale at $12 or go to Amazon.com).

Sixth, borrow or buy a copy of the American Electricians' Handbook. Any edition from Tenth on will do fine. (I have a few for sale at $25 each of various editions.)

If all this seems too much for you, then don't enroll in the course. This is just the tip of that proverbial iceberg.

David Ullian Larson is the instructor. Ask around about the course he teaches. Believe what anyone says about it. Listen to what anyone says about how difficult the course is. There is nothing easy about it. The course is comprehensive. It is not just classes on how to pass the test. Please don't start unless you plan to finish.  

Instructor Contact Information dularson@bellsouth.net   772.336.0619

Topic Outline 2009        

Click on class number to see assignments for that class.

December 1st, 2008 Enrollment deadline for best chance of success.

CLASS    DATE                 TOPICS

   1       January         3          Right Triangle Trigonometry Calculator Practice Theory        
                                                  90        All 100's     

   2                               10         Alternating Current Calculations                                                    
                                                  All 200's

   3                               17         Service Aspects                                                            
                                                  All 300's                                                                                                  

   4                               24         Voltage Drop                                                        
                                                  All 400's

 January 31 Catch Up Day -No Class This Date
                                      
   5       February         7         National Electrical Code Calculations                                            
                                                  All 500's

   6                               14         Three Phase Circuits                                                        
                                                  All 600's                                                                                                     

   7                               21         Residential Multi Family Services                             
                                                  All 700's                                                                                                    

   8                               28         Three Phase transformers                                                                
                                                  All 800's

   9       March             7          Commercial Service Aspects                                                   
                                                  All Chapter 9 plus Appendix          

  10                              13         Note: This is a Friday Class   
                                                  Entire 2005 NEC
 

                 14         Tentative Exam Date -  Prometric Experior  
                              (They have not published the 2009 schedule as of this date)

 

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