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Evansville licensing board: applicant told he lacks formal qualifications; multiple apprentice applications approved or tabled
Summary
An applicant seeking recognition of industrial electrical experience was told he does not meet the board's stated qualifications; the board chose not to deny his potential application. The board approved several apprentice applications and tabled one pending verification of training enrollment.
The Evansville City Electrical Licensing Board discussed an applicant's industrial electrical experience and moved to notify him that he does not meet the board's written qualifications but would not formally deny an application, then took a series of routine votes on apprentice applications.
The board told the applicant, identified in the meeting as Tony, that past practice has favored applicants who can document work under a master electrician's license or hold an electrical engineering degree. Tony said he has been doing industrial electrical work for about 10 years (six years at Toyota and roughly four years at his current employer) and that he spoke with local training contacts about apprenticeship and degree routes. “I was gonna have to go to school for, like, another 2 or 2 and a half years,” Tony said, describing options he considered before coming to the board.
Board members said the board has historically required either…
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