

Renew Your North Carolina Electrical License
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Learn More About North Carolina Electrical License Continuing Education
All electricians in the state of North Carolina are required to complete continuing education in order to renew their electrical license. JADE Learning provides all the courses necessary to meet the requirements for a North Carolina electrical license renewal.
The NC electrical license continuing education courses offered by JADE Learning are taught by licensed electricians and NEC code experts with decades of experience.
All of our courses and materials have been approved by the North Carolina Board Examiners of Electrical Contractors.
Trusted electrical continuing education provider since 1996.
Choose from multiple courses and only pay for online courses when you complete the course. Classroom courses must be paid for prior to attending the class. We rush report your completed course hours to NCBEEC each business day.
How to Renew Your North Carolina Electrical License
The state of North Carolina requires L, U, and I electricians to complete 8 hours of NC electrical continuing education courses every year in order to renew their license. SP electricians must complete 4 hours of training each year.
- For all North Carolina electricians, half of the required hours must be spent in a live class with an instructor. This can be an in-person class or a virtual instructor-led training. The other hours may be spent in a classroom, online, or through a correspondence course.
- The NC electrical license renewal deadline is the 1-year anniversary of the license issue date.
Remember that half of your continuing education hours must come from a live class, in-person or virtual.
Take our North Carolina continuing education courses in a classroom setting or online, where you are free to work at your own pace on your own time, from anywhere you’d like. Work from your desktop, laptop, tablet, or even a smartphone. You may start and switch online courses as often as you wish. We offer multiple classroom courses monthly, throughout the state. Our North Carolina electrical continuing education courses work around your schedule.
JADE Learning’s continuing education has helped over 150,000 electricians renew their licenses for more than 20 years. And we can help you, too.
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How continuing education courses work
STEP 1
Create your account
Complete the form on this page to create a personal account.
STEP 2
Select a course
From within your account, choose from a list of state-approved courses. All online courses are free to begin. Start and switch as often as you’d like.
STEP 3
Complete your course online
Online course material is 100% online. Study at your own pace according to your schedule, using a desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
STEP 4
Report your hours
Upon course completion, you’ll receive a certificate that confirms you completed your continuing education hours. Your hours will be reported to NCBEEC the next business day.
Available Courses
You choose from a list of North Carolina state-approved courses after you create an account.
Click here to see a list of upcoming classroom courses.
These courses, when offered during fiscal year 2022-2023 meet the requirements for the NCBEEC for 4 contact hours of continuing education credit. These courses are not sponsored by the Board.
Classroom Courses
(8 Available)
This course will cover the definitions of 2020 NEC terms and requirements in the 2020 NEC for electrical installations, branch circuits, feeders, outside branch circuits, feeders, overcurrent protection, grounding, bonding, wiring methods, conductors for general wiring, outlet, device, pull, junction boxes, conduit, raceways, flexible cords, cables, switchboards, panelboards, generators, and temporary wiring. This course instruction complies with material and installation requirements from the 2020 NEC.
Residential Wiring (12:45 PM - 4:30 PM)
This classroom course is a comprehensive guide to wiring a complete dwelling unit. Course instructs users how to properly assemble a dwelling unit electrical service, as well as wire and finish the electrical portions of the interior of the dwelling. This course instruction complies with material and installation requirements from the 2017 NEC.
This course will cover the definitions of 2020 NEC terms and requirements in the 2020 NEC for electrical installations, branch circuits, feeders, outside branch circuits, feeders, overcurrent protection, grounding, bonding, wiring methods, conductors for general wiring, outlet, device, pull, junction boxes, conduit, raceways, flexible cords, cables, switchboards, panelboards, generators, and temporary wiring. This course instruction complies with material and installation requirements from the 2020 NEC.
Residential Wiring (12:45 PM - 4:30 PM)
This classroom course is a comprehensive guide to wiring a complete dwelling unit. Course instructs users how to properly assemble a dwelling unit electrical service, as well as wire and finish the electrical portions of the interior of the dwelling. This course instruction complies with material and installation requirements from the 2017 NEC.
This course will cover the definitions of 2020 NEC terms and requirements in the 2020 NEC for electrical installations, branch circuits, feeders, outside branch circuits, feeders, overcurrent protection, grounding, bonding, wiring methods, conductors for general wiring, outlet, device, pull, junction boxes, conduit, raceways, flexible cords, cables, switchboards, panelboards, generators, and temporary wiring. This course instruction complies with material and installation requirements from the 2020 NEC.
Residential Wiring (12:45 PM - 4:30 PM)
This classroom course is a comprehensive guide to wiring a complete dwelling unit. Course instructs users how to properly assemble a dwelling unit electrical service, as well as wire and finish the electrical portions of the interior of the dwelling. This course instruction complies with material and installation requirements from the 2017 NEC.
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Type: Classroom
Cost: $80
8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon - Commercial Wiring - Gary Mullis
12:45 PM - 4:30 PM - Residential Wiring - Gary Mullis
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Type: Classroom
Cost: $80
8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon - Commercial Wiring - Ben Wesley
12:45 PM - 4:30 PM - Residential Wiring - Ben Wesley
Credit Hours: 4
Credit Type: Classroom
Cost: $80
8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon - Commercial Wiring - Michael Caudle
12:45 PM - 4:30 PM - Residential Wiring - Michael Caudle
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