California Division of Apprenticeship Standards Announces Deadline for Electrician Certification.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- The California Apprenticeship Council (CAC See Consumer Advisory Council. ), at the Dec. 8, 2005 special meeting, affirmed the Jan. 1, 2005 deadline for certification for general electrician, residential electrician and fire life safety technician. The deadline applies to both tests in English and Spanish equally. Anyone who is eligible and required to be certified See certification. needs to submit a certification application postmarked on or before Dec. 30, 2005. The electricians, who need to take the test to be certified, can find information on the Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) Web site at www.dir.ca.gov/DAS/das.html. They will then have a grace period until Jun. 1, 2006 to take and pass the exam. Without this certification, many working as electricians will not be able to continue doing so legally. "The law to establish minimum standards was passed in 1999 and regulations became effective in 2002," said John Rea John Rea may refer to:
pl.n. Relations between the management of an industrial enterprise and its employees. industrial relations Noun, pl the relations between management and workers (DIR). "This decision still gives the thousands of electricians needing the certification a grace period to register as long as they file the application by Dec. 30, 2005." Assembly Bill 931, requires that DAS "establish and validate minimum standards for the competency COMPETENCY, evidence. The legal fitness or ability of a witness to be heard on the trial of a cause. This term is also applied to written or other evidence which may be legally given on such trial, as, depositions, letters, account-books, and the like. 2. and training of electricians..." Regulations were put into place and a certification exam was developed. The CAC decision to allow the deadline to stand was made with the following exemptions: The electricians who need the necessary on-the-job experience required for certification are exempt if: 1. They are enrolled as an apprentice in a state recognized apprenticeship program. Information on apprenticeship can be found at: www.dir.ca.gov/DAS/das.html. 2. They are registered as an electrician trainee, enrolled in an approved school ap·proved school n. Chiefly British A school for young offenders; a reform school. approved school n (BRIT) → correccional m and their employer attests that this is the only trainee that will be supervised under a certified electrician. For detailed information on electrician trainees visit the DAS Web site at: www.dir.ca.gov/DAS/ElectricalTrainee.htm. The decision to not allow an additional extension was made due to the fact that several extensions had already been granted and electricians have had the opportunity to take the exam since December 2002. Of the estimated 55,000 to 70,000 working electricians in the state, approximately 23,000 have taken the exam with 18,000 passing. "Those electricians required to be certified should apply to do so quickly. Their contribution to California's economy is vital. We don't want to see any electricians out of work and we will do what we can to put into effect the CAC's decision, including extending the test contract," added Rea. The CAC did not revoke To annul or make void by recalling or taking back; to cancel, rescind, repeal, or reverse. revoke v. to annul or cancel an act, particularly a statement, document, or promise, as if it no longer existed. the deadline for voice-data-video technician and non-residential lighting technician, it remains at January 1, 2007. For more information view the Web site for DAS at www.dir.ca.gov/apprenticship.html. |
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