Saturday, June 25, 2016

An Introduction To Contractors License School In Los Angeles

By Bert C. Margolis


Prior to getting a license to work as a contractor there is some information that you need to be aware of. One of the important things that you should know is that there will be a few contractors license classes in Los Angeles to choose from. One of the biggest exam centers in the state of Los Angeles is in Norwalk.

If you are located in the Los Angeles area then it will possible for you to go to classes which are held at the contractors licence school. This school is one of the largest licence schools in America and it grants thousands of licences every year. There is also classes offered in California. The classes are very useful as they will prepare you for sitting the examination and this will increase your chance of passing. The classes will all focus on two main areas of contracting which are the law and the trade. The classes will give you all of the information that you will be expected to know in your examination.

When you first sign up to the course you will receive a audio compact disk and a manual. Both of these will prepare you for the examination. This course will involve attending a course which is ran over two days. This course will be ran prior to the examination. Each of the two days on the course will last for eight hours. The first day will focus on the law surrounding contracting. The second day will focus on the trade aspects of contracting. All of this will be important information for the examination that needs to be passed in order to get a licence.

It is not possible for everyone to take part in the examination. The criteria for the examination will require that you have four years practical experience in the relevant industry and this must all have been completed within the previous ten years. The experience can be carried out either in a supervising capacity or an engaging capacity.

The state will also accept experience gained through self employment even if it was without a licence in California. If however you do not have four full years then the trade school or college can count up to three years towards the required four years.

The examinations take place in a number of different locations including Oxnard, San Jose, Berkeley, San Bernardino, Norwalk, Sacramento, Fresno and San Diego. In most cases the examination will take place at the same location as the two day school. The examinations take place on weekdays. The waiting time for the examinations tends to be about six weeks however in some cases it is possible to get them within a couple of weeks. It would be advisable to take time to learn all of the information before sitting the examination.

The exam consists of to different papers. The first paper is based on the legal aspects and is multiple choice with about one hundred and fifteen questions. The second paper is based on the actual trade and it contains about one hundred and twenty questions. There is more than enough time allocated to complete each of the papers therefore do not stress about getting them completed.

The examination is done under timed conditions. Each examination paper has to be done within three and a half hours. The results will be given straight after the examination. Once you have finished one paper it is acceptable just to make a start on the second paper.




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