Vermont Journeyman Electrician Exam Day: What to Expect
Test-day logistics for Prov's Vermont Journeyman Electrician exam: the Lyndonville test center or remote testing, ID, which books you can bring and how they can be marked, pacing 90 questions in four hours, instant results and the three-attempt limit.
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Vermont Journeyman Electrician Exam Day: What to Expect
The Vermont journeyman exam is a Prov computer exam: 90 questions in 240 minutes, open book, with 70% to pass.
Where you test
Prov's Vermont test center is at Vermont State University in Lyndonville (Samuel Read Hall Library). You can also test at any other Prov center in the country, or from home with a remote proctor through Examroom.ai. Remote testing needs a computer with a webcam and microphone, Chrome or Firefox, a steady connection, a clear desk and a private room with the windows covered; run Prov's system check before you book.
Before the day
You can book only after the Electricians' Licensing Board approves you. Reschedule or cancel free at least three days ahead; after that, or for a no-show, the $80 fee is lost. At a test center, doors open at least 15 minutes early, and late arrivals are turned away once the session starts.
What to bring
- A current government photo ID with a signature, matching your registration name exactly.
- Your references: the 2023 NEC, Ugly's Electrical References 2020 and the 2025 Vermont Electrical Safety Rules. The statute, 26 V.S.A. chapter 15, is study only for the journeyman exam.
How your books can be marked
- Allowed: permanent tabs and highlighting or underlining in pen done before the exam.
- Not allowed: sticky notes or repositionable tabs, and anything taped, glued or pasted in, such as a printed index. You cannot write in your books during the exam.
- Handwritten notes: the Vermont listing names "NEC Notes, 2023, Hand Written Notes" as open book, but Prov's general rules bar handwritten notes in a book. Ask Prov before exam day what form of notes it will accept.
Pacing
Four hours for 90 questions is about 2⅔ minutes a question, more time than most journeyman exams give. Use it on the Chapter 2 load and conductor questions, which are a third of the exam. The five Vermont questions are quick if your copy of the rules is tabbed.
Results and retakes
Prov scores the exam as soon as you finish and reports it to the Board. Your approval allows three attempts in three years, with no waiting period between them. After a third failure, you reapply, pay again and complete at least 8 hours of education on the NEC, the fire alarm code or an exam prep course before the Board lets you retest.
Practice first
Our Vermont Journeyman practice test covers the 2023 NEC and Vermont's rules. For the content, see what is on the Journeyman exam.
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