IBEW Aptitude Test Study Guides
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Free, plain-English guides to electrical apprenticeship aptitude tests. The electrical training ALLIANCE battery runs 97 minutes across two sections — algebra and functions, then reading comprehension. There is no national minimum. Of the 43 JATCs we have checked, eighteen publish a number — two require a 3, eleven require a 4 and five require a 5. Ten tell you only whether you passed, without a score. Nine publish no minimum at all, all of them GAN locals. Six publish no rule. Your local's own page is the only answer that counts. Check the local pages below for each published rule.
Start with the test overview, drill the section you're weakest on, then work through the application and interview prep. Every guide is free and updated for 2026. When you're ready to run the real thing, take the free timed practice test.
The test
Format, scoring, and what actually shows up on test day.
IBEW Aptitude Test: Complete Guide
What the IBEW aptitude test is, the exact two-section format, how the 1-9 bands are scored, and a four-week study plan.
NJATC Aptitude Test (2026 update)
Why the NJATC aptitude test and the IBEW aptitude test are the same exam under two names, and the few places the wording still differs.
GAN Aptitude Test Guide
The other electrical apprenticeship battery: GAN's subtests, duration, no-calculator rule, 0-100 scoring with the Personal Experience Form, and which locals use it.
Electrical Apprenticeship Test Prep
The batteries used for electrical apprenticeship selection — the electrical training ALLIANCE test, the GAN battery, Ramsay and Wonderlic — and how to tell which one your program uses.
IBEW Test Scoring Bands Explained
What the 1–9 band means, and why the number your local needs is not the same as anyone else's.
Practice by section
Drills for each part of the exam, plus the mechanical add-on.
Algebra & Functions Practice
The algebra and functions section of the IBEW aptitude test: the exact question types, worked examples, and no-calculator pacing drills.
Reading Comprehension Practice
IBEW reading comprehension practice for dense, unfamiliar factual prose, official-sample question types, and the time limit.
Ramsay Electrical Test
The Ramsay Electrical Aptitude Test: mechanical reasoning plus basic electrical, who uses it, and how it differs from the IBEW exam.
Passing & applying
Study plan, application paperwork, and the committee interview.
How to Pass the IBEW Test
A four-week study plan to pass the IBEW aptitude test: what to drill each day, how to practice under real timing, and what to skip.
Apprenticeship Application Checklist
Every document, transcript and deadline an IBEW apprenticeship application needs, and the paperwork mistakes that disqualify people.
IBEW Interview Questions
The questions IBEW apprenticeship committees actually ask after you pass, and how to answer them without sounding rehearsed.
By IBEW local
Application windows, testing frequency, and score thresholds for individual locals.
Locals using the electrical training ALLIANCE battery
CA
- Local 340 — Sacramento aptitude test
- Local 569 — San Diego aptitude test
- Local 6 — San Francisco aptitude test
CT
- Local 35 — Hartford aptitude test
FL
- Local 349 — Miami aptitude test
- Central Florida JATC — Orlando aptitude test
GA
- Local 613 — Peachtree Corners aptitude test
IL
- Peoria JATC — Bartonville aptitude test
LA
- Local 130 — Metairie aptitude test
MD
- Local 24 — Baltimore aptitude test
MO
- Local 124 — Kansas City aptitude test
NC
- Local 379 — Charlotte aptitude test
NE
- Local 22 — Omaha aptitude test
NM
- New Mexico JATC — Albuquerque aptitude test
NV
- Local 357 — Las Vegas aptitude test
NY
- Ithaca JATC — Ithaca aptitude test
- Local 3 — Long Island City aptitude test
- Local 41 — Orchard Park aptitude test
OH
- Local 246 — Steubenville aptitude test
- Local 38 — Valley View aptitude test
OK
- Local 1141 — Oklahoma City aptitude test
OR
- Local 48 — Portland aptitude test
PA
- Local 98 — Philadelphia aptitude test
- Local 81 — Scranton aptitude test
- Local 163 — Wilkes-Barre aptitude test
TX
- Local 20 — Grand Prairie aptitude test
- Local 716 — Houston aptitude test
- West Texas JATC — Lubbock aptitude test
UT
- Local 354 — Salt Lake City aptitude test
WA
- Local 46 — Renton aptitude test
Locals using the GAN battery
The GAN Aptitude Test Battery is a different test with different sections — reading, numerical computation, numerical reasoning, paper folding, problem solving and mechanical comprehension — scored 0–100 alongside a Personal Experience Form. See the GAN aptitude test guide.
AZ
- Phoenix JATC — Phoenix aptitude test
CA
- Local 11 — Commerce aptitude test
- CCETI Fresno — Fresno aptitude test
CO
- Local 68 — Denver aptitude test
IL
- Local 134 — Alsip aptitude test
IN
- Local 481 — Indianapolis aptitude test
MA
- Local 103 — Boston aptitude test
MD
- Local 26 — Lanham aptitude test
MI
- Local 58 — Warren aptitude test
MN
- Local 292 — Minneapolis aptitude test
OH
- Local 683 — Columbus aptitude test
TN
- Local 429 — Nashville aptitude test
WI
- Local 494 — Greenfield aptitude test
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