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Kenosha County

Kenosha Electrician License: Classes and Exam Center

Kenosha is a Pearson VUE test city with an apprenticeship committee covering the whole county, and a quirk worth knowing before you drive anywhere: the committee is in Kenosha, and its published training center address is in Racine.

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What the city asks for

Kenosha publishes a licensing requirements form aimed at contractors, and for electrical work it asks for two state credentials: a "Wisconsin Master Electrician's License" with its number, and a "Wisconsin Electrical Contractor License" effective April 1, 2014, with its number and a designee signature.

The document describes no separate City of Kenosha electrical license or registration. So what the city wants to see is the DSPS paperwork.

The city also publishes a homeowner brochure and a permit applications index, plus separate permit information for one and two family dwellings.

The Kenosha Area Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Committee

The committee's address is IBEW Local 127, 3030 - 39th Avenue, Kenosha, WI 53144, and its coverage is "All of Kenosha County."

The Electrical (Construction) Apprenticeship runs five years, with a minimum of 8,000 hours on the job and a minimum of 700 paid classroom hours. The delivery pattern is unusually specific: "one full day (eight hours) every week for the first two semesters" and every two weeks after that. On top of it sits a minimum of 150 hours of unpaid class instruction on the apprentice's own time.

Entry, quoted: "Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age"; "High School Graduate" or a "G.E.D." diploma; "One (1) full year of high school Algebra with a passing grade of 'C'" or an equivalent post-secondary course; official high school transcripts that "must indicate Algebra or list classes" equivalent; and the "NJATC Apprentice Selection Test Battery." Applications are taken year round, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each workday, and no application fee is published.

Here is the quirk. The Wisconsin Building Trades Council publishes the Local 127 training center address as "Gateway Tech College 1001 S Main St. Racine WI, 53403," which is the same address it gives for Local 430. The committee is in Kenosha and the classroom is listed in Racine, so confirm where you are expected before your first class.

Gateway Technical College

Gateway delivers the Construction Electrical Apprentice program, code 50-413-2, described as nearly 9,000 hours of combined on the job and classroom training.

Its named campus locations for the program are Kenosha, at 3520 - 30th Avenue, Kenosha, WI 53144, and the Racine Joint Apprenticeship Committee at 1840 Sycamore Avenue, Racine, WI 53406.

Entry is at least 18 years of age, a high school diploma or equivalent, one year of high school algebra with a passing grade of C, an aptitude test, a personal interview, and being physically able to work at heights or in confined spaces.

The indenture process is worth reading before you apply: you apply through the local joint apprenticeship committee, submit transcripts, pass testing, interview twice yearly, get ranked by the committee, and then be hired by a contractor who notifies Gateway's Apprenticeship Department. Ranking comes before hiring, and hiring is what starts the clock.

Where a Kenosha candidate sits the exam

Kenosha is one of the six Pearson VUE cities DSPS names, alongside Eau Claire, Madison, Brookfield, Ashwaubenon and Milwaukee.

DSPS runs no 2026 sitting of its own in Kenosha. Its five venues are Pewaukee, Appleton, Deforest, Eau Claire and Weston, and the Pewaukee dates for 2026 are January 27 to 28, March 10 to 11, May 12 to 13, July 14 to 15, September 1 to 2 and November 10 to 11.

Choosing Pearson is final. DSPS says that once you select the Pearson exam location you cannot revert to a DSPS exam location.

Your next move in Kenosha

Starting out, take the registered electrician enrollment so your first day is legal, then apply to the committee at 3030 - 39th Avenue. Applications run year round, and Gateway interviews twice a year.

Already working, count your hours against the grade you want, and remember that the residential journeyman grade needs three years at 1,000 hours a year in residential work rather than the journeyman grade's 8,000 hours over 48 months.

Whatever your grade, the city is going to ask for a state master number and a state contractor number on a permit, so check both on the state license search before you rely on an employer's paperwork.

Questions people ask

Does Kenosha issue an electrician license?

No. Its licensing requirements form asks for a Wisconsin Master Electrician's License number and a Wisconsin Electrical Contractor License number, and describes no city credential.

How long is the Kenosha electrical apprenticeship?

Five years, with a minimum of 8,000 hours on the job, a minimum of 700 paid classroom hours and a minimum of 150 hours of unpaid instruction.

How often is apprenticeship class in Kenosha?

One full day of eight hours every week for the first two semesters, then every two weeks after that, on the committee's published schedule.

Where is the Local 127 training center?

The Wisconsin Building Trades Council publishes it as Gateway Tech College, 1001 S Main St, Racine, while the committee itself is at IBEW Local 127, 3030 - 39th Avenue, Kenosha. Confirm the location before your first class.

What does the Gateway apprenticeship involve?

Program 50-413-2, described as nearly 9,000 hours of combined on the job and classroom training, at the Kenosha campus on 30th Avenue or with the Racine committee on Sycamore Avenue.

Is there a test center in Kenosha?

Kenosha is one of the six Pearson VUE cities DSPS names. DSPS runs no sitting of its own here, and its five 2026 venues are Pewaukee, Appleton, Deforest, Eau Claire and Weston.

What this page cites

• Kenosha Area Electrical JAC The Local 127 address, the county coverage, the five year program, its hours and the class pattern. source
• Kenosha licensing requirements form Asks for the Wisconsin master electrician and Wisconsin electrical contractor license numbers. source
• Gateway Technical College Construction Electrical Apprentice Program 50-413-2, the campus addresses, the entry rules and the indenture process. source
• Wisconsin Building Trades Council training center map Publishes the Local 127 training center at Gateway Tech College in Racine. source
• DSPS Trades Credentialing Examination Information Kenosha as a Pearson VUE city and the five DSPS venues with their 2026 dates. source