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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.
  

​License Information

Please note as of August 1, 2018 an updated Wis. Admin. Code § SPS 316 will go into effect. While the requirements in the 2011 NEC will be effective until Jan. 1 of 2020 for one and two family dwellings, all Electrical Exams will change to reflect the updated Wis. Admin. Code §​. SPS 316 and the 2017 NEC.

Per Wis. Admin. Code § SPS 305.63, no person may conduct the inspection of one- and two-family dwellings for the purpose of administering and enforcing Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 316 and Wis. Admin. Code ch.​ SPS 324 unless the person holds a certification issued by the Department as a certified UDC Electrical Inspector. A person who inspects one- and two-family dwellings as a certified UDC Electrical Inspector shall:

• Maintain a record of the inspections made including the dates and the findings of the inspections;
• Provide a copy of the inspection report to the property owner or his or her agent;
• Make available to the Department upon request his or her inspection records.

Application Information