IBEW Scoring Bands Explained

The 1–9 band belongs to the electrical training ALLIANCE battery. If your local uses the GAN battery there is no band at all — scores are combined into a 0–100 application score. See the GAN aptitude test guide.

The 1–9 scale

The official result uses a 1–9 scale. There is no penalty for wrong answers, so answer every question.

How raw score maps to band

The raw-to-band conversion is unpublished at every tier. Our practice bands are estimates for tracking progress; we do not claim that they match official scoring.

The minimum varies by local

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 for what your JATC publishes.

We don't publish pass-rate claims — individual results vary.