Electrical Licensing

Information about electrical permitting and licensing.

How Do I Apply for an Electrical License?

How Do I Apply for an Electrical Permit?

Licensing Forms (PDF)

Continuing Education

Electrical Training Programs

Iowa Code chapter 103 states that “an applicant for a Class A Journeyman license shall have successfully completed an apprenticeship training program registered by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the United States Department of Labor…” Such programs are traditionally offered by the area trade organizations. For more information about the traditional apprenticeship programs, please contact the Iowa Apprentice Liaison at 515.284.4690. The Electrical Examining Board has also recognized the training programs of some technical schools as equivalent to the Department of Labor (DOL) requirements and have provided avenues for their graduates to obtain Journeyman electrical licenses. Contact information for the accepted programs is listed below. If you wish to have your electrical program approved, please submit appropriate approval form listed in the Post Secondary Electrical Programs section.

ABC of Iowa (US Dept. of Labor approved)

BETA Corp, LLC (US Dept. of Labor approved)

CEU Authority, LLC (US Dept. of Labor approved, Live-Stream-Instructor Led)

Des Moines, IA
Contact: Chaz Cooney 515-333-1293 option 2 or Audrey Pins - 515-333-1293 option 1
Email: chaz@ceuauthority.com or info@ceuauthority.com

Des Moines Area Community College (US Dept. of Labor approved-Newton Campus Only)

Electrical Association (US Dept. of Labor approved)

Hawkeye Community College (US Dept. of Labor approved-Online or Classroom Training)

Indian Hills Community College (PSEP approved)

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers - IBEW (US Dept. of Labor approved)

Iowa Central Community College (US Dept. of Labor and PSEP approved)

Iowa Department of Corrections (U.S. Dept. of Labor Approved)

Iowa Lakes Community College (US Dept. of Labor and PSEP approved)

Mitchell Technical Institute (PSEP approved)

Northeast Iowa Community College (PSEP approved)

Northwest Iowa Community College (PSEP approved)

Penn Foster, Inc. (US Dept. of Labor approved)

Riverland Community College (PSEP approved)

Southwestern Community College (PSEP approved)

State Apprenticeship Agency (US Dept. of Labor approved)

Contact: Andrew Rigdeway (515)725-3675

Post Secondary Electrical Programs (PSEP)

For information on acceptance as a Post Secondary Electrical Program (PSEP), please contact Brian Young, Bureau Chief of the Electrical Examining Board at 515.971.5893.