Local 130 — Metairie, LA needs a 3
eTA battery · 33 items/46 min + 36 items/51 min
The test is offered every 5–6 weeks, and a passing score of 3 or higher moves you one step closer to joining the IBEW Local 130 Apprenticeship Program.
Not published by this JATC — confirm the current rule with the training center.
Verified on ibewlu130.com, checked 21 September 2026.
An electrician is paid a base rate of $24 per hour plus 1.5 times the base rate for any hours worked over 40. How much is earned for a 50-hour work week?
no calculator — same as the real test
Pass the IBEW aptitude test.
Get the apprenticeship.
The electrical training ALLIANCE test is two sections — algebra and reading. Some locals use the GAN battery instead, which is a different test entirely. We built the simulator, the question bank, and the study plan that mirrors it — so test day feels like another rep.
Apprentices who passed
Real candidates, real locals, real scores. Same simulator you'll use.
Ran the simulator four times. Test day felt like another rep — finished both sections with time left and scored a Band 8.
Algebra was killing me. Two weeks of the drills and the no-calculator stuff finally clicked. Got the interview callback.
Reading section was way faster than I expected on the real test. The trade-style passages here are the same flavor.
Only eighteen of the 43 locals we have checked publish a minimum score at all. We don't publish pass-rate claims — individual results vary.
What's on the IBEW aptitude test
Two sections, 97 minutes, scored on a 1–9 band. Only eighteen of the 43 locals we have checked publish a minimum score at all. See the local pages.
Algebra & Functions
33 questions in 46 minutes. Word problems, equations, ratios, percentages, basic functions. No calculator.
Reading Comprehension
36 questions in 51 minutes. Dense, unfamiliar factual prose, longer than the official sample, where every answer is findable in the passage.
Three steps to the apprenticeship
Take the free test
18 timed questions. See your weak spots in 14 minutes.
Drill the bank
308 questions across algebra and reading. Explanations on every miss.
Run the simulator
Full 97-minute test. Built to the published format and timing; practice bands are estimates because the real raw-to-band conversion is unpublished.
Free IBEW aptitude test study guides
Plain-English breakdowns of the test, section-by-section. No signup, no fluff.
IBEW Aptitude Test: Complete Guide
Format, scoring, and what to expect on test day.
Algebra & Functions Practice
33 questions in 46 minutes. No calculator.
Reading Comprehension Practice
Dense, unfamiliar factual prose, 51-minute pacing.
Scoring Bands Explained
What the 1–9 band means, and why the number your local needs is not the same as anyone else's.
- 308 algebra & reading questions
- Full 97-minute simulator
- Estimated score breakdown by band
Everything from test day to interview day.
- Everything in Practice Pass
- Ramsay Mechanical practice set
- Application checklist — every document and deadline
- Interview prep workbook — pass the test, then win the interview
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