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Electrical in Virginia
These pages summarize rules to help you plan. They are not legal advice. Before you place students at a work site or change a program, check with your state agency, your district's counsel and your insurance carrier.
In short
Virginia students take Electricity I and II, earn NCCER credentials and can start a registered apprenticeship at 16; the journeyman license waits until 18.
State program: Electricity I 8533 (140 hrs), Electricity II 8534 (280 hrs); CIP not published by VDOE
What a high school can deliver
NCCER Core and Electrical Level 1 and 2, OSHA-10, and a start on a registered apprenticeship at 16; the journeyman license waits until 18 plus experience.
Credentials students can earn
NCCER Core; NCCER Electrical Level 1 and 2 (high demand on 2025-26 Board list; May 2026 list: Changing); OSHA-10 earned in course but not on the Board list
Age and hour requirements
Registered apprentice at 16 with parent signature (Va. Code 2.2-2050). DPOR journeyman at 18: e.g., 240 hours formal training + 4 years, or 8 years experience (18VAC50-30-39, Aug 1, 2025); approved apprenticeship waives the exam.
Other agencies involved
None for the program. DPOR Board for Contractors licenses tradesmen after graduation; whether high school CTE counts as formal vocational training is open.
Who can teach it
Trade and Industrial endorsement (license or industry certification plus 2 years in last 5) via Technical Professional License (9 semester hours, 1 year teaching) after a Provisional License, or the three-year CTE license; every initial CTE licensee needs an industry credential.
Child labor rules for work placements
No permit or hour limits at 16-17. Va. Code 40.1-100(A) bars power saws, roofing, excavation under 18; work-training agreement (employer and school coordinator, copy to DOLI) or registered apprenticeship opens them. Federal HOs 2, 7, 15 still bar.
College credit after high school
No statewide agreement; local VCCS agreements and dual enrollment; CCRV is general education only.
Where to go next
- The full Electrical guide, showing Virginia
- The Virginia state profile
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