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​ Now Live for Trades Credentials and Renewals!

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All initial, reinstatement, and renewal applications for a Trades credential must now be made through LicensE, your online, self-guided licensing platform.

• To apply for a license or renew your license, go to license.wi.gov.
  
• For those renewing in LicensE for the first time or looking for more information about LicensE, including exams, refer to the “Trades LicensE Information" document.
  
• Please review the LicensE Applicant User Guide for help. 
  
• If you are having trouble with anything, please submit a support ticket at this link.  Please provide complete contact information and a detailed description of the issue you are experiencing.
  

Registration Information

Per Wis. Stat. § 101.862, no person may install, repair or maintain electrical wiring unless the person is licensed as an electrician by the Department or unless the person is enrolled as a registered Electrician by the Department.

A person who is a registered Electrician and enters into an approved apprenticeship program may continue to work as a registered Electrician until the registered Electrician license expires.  At that time, a person shall apply to become a registered Electrical Apprentice. 

Per Wis. Admin. Code § SPS 305.40, a person who holds a license as a licensed Journeyman Electrician or a registration as a registered Electrical Apprentice shall perform electrical wiring activities under the general supervision of a person who holds a license as a licensed Master Electrician or a registration as a Registered Master Electrician. A person who holds a license as a licensed Journeyman Electrician or a registration as a registered Electrical Apprentice may perform electrical wiring activities under the general supervision of a person who holds a license as a licensed Residential Master Electrician provided the wiring associated with dwellings, dwelling units and detached accessory buildings and structures serving the dwellings or the dwelling units, such as garages, carports, gazebos, and swimming pools.

Application Information

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