Florida Residential Electrical Contractor Exam Preparation

Florida
Residential Electrical Contractor

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State of Florida
Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation
Bureau of Education and Testing
1940 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 488-5952
www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/

Exam Administrator

(Same as Licensing Agency above)

Exam Type

OPEN BOOK

Exam Content

Please consult the exam bulletin from the link at the right for a detailed breakdown of requirements.

Business CBT Exam	# of Questions	Technical/Safety Part	# of Questions
Maintaining Cash Flow	3 - 5	General Theory and Electrical Principles	13 - 15
Estimating and Bidding a Job	5 - 7	Plan Specification Reading and Interpretation	12 - 14
Interpretation of Contracts and Agreements	4 - 6	Wiring and Protection	6 - 8
Purchasing Control	0 - 2	OSHA, Safety, Procedures for Testing and Use of Tools and Equipment	8 - 10
Contract Scheduling	3 - 5	Residential Life Safety and ADA	4 - 6
Obtaining Insurance and Bonding	4 - 6	Motors	4 - 6
Complying with Contracting Laws and Rules	5 - 7	Box Fill	4 - 6
Personnel Management	3 - 5	Demand Loads	5 - 7
Complying with Payroll and Sales Tax Laws	6 - 8	Conduit Fill	2 - 4
Interpretation of Financial Statements and Reports	4 - 6	Grounding Connectors	7 - 9
Management Accounting	2 - 4	Neutral Loads	3 - 5
		Appliance Loads	6 - 8
		Service	8 - 10
		Voltage Drop	4 - 6

Total number of Questions	50	Total number of Questions	100
Time allowed (hours)	2.5	Time allowed (hours)	5.0

Recommended (permitted) Reference Books

1.	Florida Contractor's Manual, 2004 Edition, Florida Association of Builders and Contractors Institute (Includes 12 other references).
2.	Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29, Part 1926, 2007, Government Printing Office.
3.	National Electrical Code (NFPA-70), 2005, National Fire Protection Association.
4.	NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm Code, 2007, National Fire Protection Association.
5.	NFPA 780: Installation of Lightning Protection Systems, 2004, National Fire Protection Association.
6.	NFPA 101: Life Safety Code, 2006, National Fire Protection Association.

Recommended Study Materials
Florida - Residential Electrical Contractor

Product Name	Price	Description
EEQ Learner Software for Windows		About Software	Quantity:
Tutorial		About Tutorials	Quantity:
Practice Tests ( 3 )		About Practice Tests	Quantity:
DVD Study Courses
Business and Law ( 3 disc set )
2005 National Electrical Code (2 disc set)
Ohms Law
Voltage Drop
Electrical Math
OSHA

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07-Mar-2008