New Orleans Louisiana Journeyman Electrician (ICC - G17-N) Exam Prep - Live Virtual + Self Study Training

Prepare for the ICC G17-N National Standard Journeyman Electrician examination with a flexible training program that combines a complete online self-study course, recorded instruction, and live virtual classes covering electrical theory, National Electrical Code navigation, electrical calculations, services, feeders, branch circuits, wiring methods, conductors, grounding, bonding, motors, transformers, generators, equipment, and special electrical installations.

The ICC G17-N examination is based on NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition. It measures a candidate’s ability to locate, interpret, and apply electrical requirements in a timed testing environment. Successful preparation requires practical trade knowledge, calculation skills, and an organized method for researching code provisions.

Journeyman electricians work with electrical systems involving services, feeders, branch circuits, conductors, raceways, cables, boxes, grounding, bonding, overcurrent protection, lighting, motors, transformers, generators, controls, appliances, and utilization equipment. Exam preparation connects this field experience with the structure and technical language of the National Electrical Code.

This New Orleans Louisiana Journeyman Electrician exam prep program provides three connected ways to study. The complete online course offers an organized self-paced path through the major examination subjects. Recorded classes allow students to pause explanations, repeat calculations, and revisit NEC navigation demonstrations. Live virtual classes provide scheduled instructor-led training organized around the books and electrical topics included with the product.

The training covers the following references:

• NFPA 70 - National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition
• Ugly's Electrical References

The 2017 National Electrical Code is the primary reference for the ICC G17-N examination. It supports preparation involving definitions, general electrical requirements, wiring and protection, wiring methods and materials, equipment for general use, special occupancies, special equipment, special conditions, communications systems, and calculation tables.

Ugly's Electrical References complements NEC preparation by providing compact access to electrical formulas, conductor properties, electrical units, motor information, transformer data, voltage-drop guidance, grounding concepts, conversions, and commonly used trade calculations.

Because this is a seminar-style training program that covers electrical theory, National Electrical Code navigation, services, feeders, branch circuits, conductor sizing, grounding, bonding, raceways, cables, boxes, motors, transformers, generators, controls, and special installations, you only need to attend the sessions covering the books and electrical subjects included with your specific exam.

Live Class Schedule

The live training schedule is organized around the books and technical references used on the exam.

Because this is a seminar-style training program that covers National Electrical Code requirements, electrical calculations, services, feeders, branch circuits, wiring methods, grounding, bonding, overcurrent protection, motors, transformers, equipment, and special electrical installations, you only need to attend the sessions covering the books included on your specific exam.

The live virtual classes complement the complete online course and recorded instruction. Students can begin with self-paced lessons, attend applicable live sessions for guided review, and return to the recordings whenever they need additional help with an NEC article, electrical formula, load calculation, conductor-sizing problem, grounding rule, motor requirement, transformer question, or reference-navigation method.

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What You Get

• Complete Online Course: Organized self-study instruction covering the major journeyman electrician subjects associated with the ICC G17-N examination.
• Recorded Classes: Recorded lessons that allow you to pause explanations, repeat calculations, and revisit difficult code topics according to your schedule.
• Live Virtual Classes: Scheduled instructor-led training organized around the National Electrical Code and the electrical subjects covered by this product.
• NEC Navigation Guidance: Training focused on locating definitions, articles, tables, exceptions, calculations, and installation requirements in the 2017 National Electrical Code.
• Electrical Calculation Review: Preparation involving Ohm’s law, power, loads, conductor ampacity, voltage drop, box fill, raceway fill, services, feeders, motors, and transformers.
• Grounding and Bonding Review: Study support involving grounding electrode systems, equipment grounding conductors, bonding jumpers, service bonding, separately derived systems, and fault-current paths.
• Wiring Methods Preparation: Review involving raceways, cables, boxes, fittings, conductor support, wet locations, physical protection, and permitted installation methods.
• Equipment Review: Preparation covering motors, controllers, transformers, generators, appliances, heating equipment, lighting systems, disconnects, and utilization equipment.
• Practice-Oriented Study Structure: Guidance for identifying the subject of a question, locating the applicable NEC provision, completing calculations, and managing examination time.

Exam Details

The ICC G17-N National Standard Journeyman Electrician examination contains 80 multiple-choice questions. Candidates are allowed four hours to complete the exam.

The examination is based on the 2017 edition of NFPA 70, the National Electrical Code. Candidates should prepare with the assigned 2017 edition because definitions, article wording, tables, numbering, and installation requirements may differ in later NEC editions.

Important preparation areas include:

• General electrical knowledge and theory
• Electrical definitions and terminology
• Branch circuits and required outlets
• Feeder calculations and installation requirements
• Services and service equipment
• Load calculations and demand factors
• Conductor ampacity and temperature limitations
• Adjustment and correction factors
• Overcurrent protection
• Grounding and bonding
• Grounding electrode systems
• Raceways, cables, boxes, and fittings
• Box-fill and raceway-fill calculations
• Motors, motor circuits, and controllers
• Transformers and separately derived systems
• Generators and standby systems
• Lighting, appliances, and utilization equipment
• Special occupancies and hazardous locations
• Special equipment and special conditions
• Communications and limited-energy systems

Branch-circuit questions may involve connected loads, continuous loads, conductor sizing, required outlets, overcurrent protection, lighting circuits, receptacle circuits, and equipment requirements. Candidates should practice identifying the controlling article and determining whether additional provisions modify the general rule.

Service and feeder questions may require calculations, conductor selection, equipment ratings, disconnecting means, grounding, bonding, and overcurrent protection. Preparation should include dwelling and non-dwelling calculations and the proper use of demand factors.

Conductor questions may involve ampacity tables, terminal-temperature limitations, insulation ratings, ambient-temperature corrections, adjustment factors, parallel conductors, and installation conditions. Selecting an ampacity value from one table is not always the final step.

Motor questions may require candidates to determine full-load current, branch-circuit conductor size, short-circuit and ground-fault protection, overload protection, controller requirements, disconnecting means, and feeder sizing. Transformer questions may involve primary and secondary conductors, overcurrent protection, grounding, bonding, and separately derived systems.

With 80 questions and four hours available, candidates have an average of three minutes per question. Direct code questions may take less time, while calculations and multi-step research questions may take longer. Timed practice helps develop a steady testing pace.

Open Book Test

The ICC G17-N National Standard Journeyman Electrician examination is an open-book test. Candidates may use qualifying bound references in accordance with current ICC contractor and trades examination policies.

The 2017 National Electrical Code is the central examination reference. Open-book testing still requires familiarity with the NEC’s organization, definitions, article structure, tables, exceptions, cross-references, and index.

Chapters 1 through 4 contain general rules that apply broadly to electrical installations. Chapters 5 through 7 address special occupancies, special equipment, and special conditions. Chapter 8 covers communications systems, while Chapter 9 contains tables used for conductor and raceway calculations.

Practice recognizing the likely code location before beginning a search. Service questions commonly lead to Article 230. Grounding and bonding questions generally involve Article 250. Motors are addressed in Article 430, transformers in Article 450, and generators in Article 445.

Ugly's Electrical References supports preparation involving formulas, voltage drop, conductor properties, motors, transformers, grounding, conversions, and common electrical data. Any materials taken into the testing environment must comply with current ICC examination rules.

During timed practice, read the complete question before opening a reference. Identify whether the question asks for a minimum, maximum, permitted, prohibited, or required condition. Locate the applicable provision and review nearby exceptions before selecting an answer.

Licensing Steps

1. Review the New Orleans Class D requirements. Confirm the current examination and documentation requirements for the City of New Orleans Class D Journeyman Electrician license.
2. Meet the minimum age requirement. Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
3. Complete the required ICC examination. The City currently requires an official passing result for the ICC F17 National Standard Journeyman Electrician examination when applying for a Class D license.
4. Obtain the official score report. A stamped unofficial result is not accepted as a substitute for the ICC Official Results Report.
5. Complete the trade license application. Select the Class D Journeyman Electrician license and provide the requested applicant, employment, and examination information.
6. Prepare identification documents. Submit a copy of a driver’s license or state identification card and a qualifying recent color photograph.
7. Complete the Journeyman Acknowledgement. Acknowledge that Class D work must be performed while employed by and under the supervision of a Class A Electrical Contractor.
8. Submit the application package. Send the complete application and separately saved supporting documents to the City’s trade licensing office for review.
9. Attend the processing appointment. After the application is reviewed and approved, complete the in-person licensing process scheduled by the Department of Safety and Permits.
10. Renew the license annually. Complete the required renewal process before the license expires on the license holder’s birthday.

State Requirements

The City of New Orleans regulates individual electrical trade licenses for electricians performing work within city limits. The journeyman credential is identified as the Class D Journeyman Electrician license.

Electricians performing regulated work in New Orleans must obtain and renew the applicable city electrical license. The Class D Journeyman Electrician license is separate from the Class A Electrical Contractor license and the Class E Electrician Trainee license.

A Class D Journeyman Electrician must be employed by and work under the supervision of a Class A Electrical Contractor. The journeyman acknowledgement also states that electrical work performed in New Orleans requires a permit and that only Class A license holders may file for permits.

New Class D applicants must submit a complete application package to the Department of Safety and Permits. Required materials include the trade license application, official examination results, identification, a recent qualifying photograph, and the signed journeyman acknowledgement.

The City’s current Class D licensing page identifies the ICC F17 National Standard Journeyman Electrician examination as the required examination result. The G17-N product described on this page is a separate ICC National Standard Journeyman Electrician examination based on the 2017 National Electrical Code.

Candidates pursuing the New Orleans Class D license should complete the examination currently listed by the City. This G17-N course is designed specifically for candidates studying the 2017 NEC version identified in the product title.

The New Orleans Class D license is renewed annually and expires on the license holder’s birthday. The renewal period begins 90 days before the birthday. A license that remains lapsed for two years requires retesting.

Passing an ICC examination does not automatically issue the city license. Applicants must complete the New Orleans application process and receive approval from the Department of Safety and Permits.

Reference Books

• NFPA 70 - National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition
  The primary reference for the ICC G17-N examination. It covers electrical definitions, general installation requirements, branch circuits, feeders, services, overcurrent protection, grounding, bonding, wiring methods, conductors, equipment, motors, transformers, generators, special occupancies, special equipment, and communications systems.
• Ugly's Electrical References
  A compact electrical reference supporting study of formulas, voltage drop, conductor properties, electrical units, grounding, motors, transformers, conversions, and commonly used trade calculations.

Test Information and Study Materials

Begin preparation by learning the organization of the 2017 NEC. Create focused study areas for branch circuits, feeders, services, conductor ampacity, overcurrent protection, grounding, bonding, wiring methods, motors, transformers, generators, and special installations.

Review electrical theory until the basic relationships are familiar. Practice voltage, current, resistance, power, series circuits, parallel circuits, alternating current, power factor, and voltage drop. Use Ugly's Electrical References to reinforce formulas and common field information.

Complete service and feeder calculations using the 2017 NEC. Practice general lighting loads, receptacle loads, appliance loads, continuous loads, motors, heating equipment, air-conditioning equipment, demand factors, neutral calculations, and conductor selection.

Study conductor ampacity carefully. Practice applying insulation ratings, terminal-temperature limitations, ambient-temperature corrections, adjustment factors, and conductor-use restrictions. Check the complete installation rather than stopping after locating one table value.

Give grounding and bonding focused attention. Review grounding electrode systems, grounding electrode conductors, equipment grounding conductors, bonding jumpers, service bonding, separately derived systems, and effective fault-current paths.

Practice box-fill and raceway-fill calculations. Learn which conductors, clamps, fittings, and devices count toward box volume, how conductor sizes affect volume allowances, and how conductor quantities affect permitted raceway fill.

Complete timed practice using the actual 2017 NEC. Read the question, identify the topic, locate the likely article or table, apply the requirement, complete the calculation, and move forward. Mark difficult questions for later review instead of allowing one problem to consume too much testing time.

How 1 Exam Prep Helps You Reach Your Goal

1 Exam Prep helps New Orleans journeyman electrician candidates turn a large electrical code and a broad technical examination into an organized preparation plan. The training connects electrical theory, calculations, code requirements, wiring methods, grounding, equipment, motors, transformers, and special installations with the subjects associated with the ICC G17-N exam.

The complete online course provides flexibility for apprentices, electricians, maintenance professionals, electrical workers, supervisors, and experienced tradespeople. Recorded instruction allows students to repeat difficult lessons, revisit calculations, and review NEC navigation demonstrations whenever additional practice is needed.

Live virtual classes add instructor-led structure to the preparation process. Sessions are organized around the books and technical subjects, allowing students to attend the classes covering the references included with their examination product.

The training emphasizes organized study guidance, trade-focused review, practice-oriented preparation, reference navigation, calculation skills, and confidence-building study structure. Students develop a repeatable method for identifying the topic, choosing the correct NEC location, applying the rule, and checking the result.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is included with this New Orleans Journeyman Electrician exam prep program?

The program includes the complete online self-study course, recorded instruction, and scheduled live virtual classes covering the electrical code, calculations, wiring methods, equipment, and journeyman-level subjects included with the product.

What does G17-N mean?

G17-N is the ICC exam code for the National Standard Journeyman Electrician examination based on the 2017 National Electrical Code.

How many questions are on the G17-N examination?

The examination contains 80 multiple-choice questions.

How much time is allowed?

Candidates are allowed four hours to complete the examination.

Is the ICC G17-N examination open book?

Yes. The G17-N National Standard Journeyman Electrician examination is open book and uses references permitted under current ICC examination policies.

Which National Electrical Code edition does this course cover?

This exam prep program covers NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition.

What license does New Orleans issue to journeyman electricians?

New Orleans issues the Class D Journeyman Electrician license to qualifying applicants.

Which ICC result does New Orleans currently request?

The City’s current Class D licensing page requests an official passing result for the ICC F17 National Standard Journeyman Electrician examination.

Can a Class D Journeyman Electrician obtain permits?

No. The City’s journeyman acknowledgement states that only a Class A Electrical Contractor may file for permits.

Must a Class D electrician work under a Class A contractor?

Yes. A Class D Journeyman Electrician must be employed by and work under the supervision of a Class A Electrical Contractor.

Does passing the ICC examination automatically issue the New Orleans license?

No. Applicants must submit the required city application, official examination result, identification, photograph, journeyman acknowledgement, and supporting documents for approval.

Do I need to attend every live class?

No. Attend the sessions covering the books and electrical subjects included with your examination product while using the complete online course and recordings for continued review.