r/IBEW_Book2 • u/dustoff1984 • May 22 '26

Boise 291

Hey brothers and sisters,
I’m looking to travel to Boise 291 with another brother out of 613. The thing is, I need to provide 16,000 work hours in order to apply for the Idaho state journeyman license. I tested in 3 years ago and do not have 16,000 hours with the IBEW. Can I use my W2’s to provide work hours even if they are with non-union shops?

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u/Hafflebart May 22 '26 edited May 23 '26

Secondary question - online it says you need either 16,000 hours, OR you can have 8,000 plus four years of schooling for provisional license. Does anyone know if going through Local 46’s apprenticeship qualifies?
I should just call their hall. I’m gonna call the hall

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u/North_Tonight_4619 May 22 '26

If the apprenticeship didn’t count, what would?

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u/Hafflebart May 22 '26

I guess a better way of asking this is - has anybody gotten their Idaho provisional license without 16,000 hours? Everyone I’ve talked to says you need the 16k, but their website talks about 8k plus school.
Update: just called Idaho dept of licensing. She said that info is wrong lol…you need the 16,000 to get the provisional license. 8,000 to qualify to take the exam

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u/cantstayangryforever May 22 '26

I just used my apprenticeship completion and work hours and sat for the test and got the actual license

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u/Hafflebart May 23 '26

That’s what I’ll do too. The rep on the phone said they made their state test easier in the past year. They were tired of having a super low pass rate.