Mechanical Contractor License Exam
Scope of Work:
If your work goes beyond air conditioning into gas, fuel and process piping, then this is your license. It is unlimited and covers everything an Air Conditioning license does, plus the piping that one leaves out: LP and natural gas lines inside buildings, fuel transmission lines, gasoline tanks, and oxygen, nitrous oxide and vacuum lines. Potable water, sewer, pool piping and electrical power wiring stay outside it. Our school covers the Business and Finance portion of the required exams but not the trade knowledge portion. Most applicants have extensive knowledge in their trade and don’t have a problem passing that exam but need help with the Business and Finance portion.
Exam Information:
In the State of Florida certified Mechanical contractors must pass a Business & Finance exam plus two Trade Knowledge examinations with a minimum score of 70%. These tests may be taken in any order, but since the Business & Finance books and study material are required for both exams (for many, but not all license classifications), it is much easier to prepare, pass, and get this exam completed first.
(1) Business & Finance Exam — "Computer Based Test"
This is an "Open Book Test" utilizing 3 exam reference books with (120) scored multiple choice questions to be completed in a (6 ½) hour test session. It is administered on computer at over a thousand Pearson VUE testing centers across the country, and students may schedule the exam at any location and on any date convenient for them.
(2) Mechanical Trade Knowledge Exam — "Paper & Pencil Tests"
(Two sessions: AM and PM.) These are also both "Open Book Tests" utilizing 19 exam reference books, with 65 scored multiple choice questions for each session, each to be completed in 4 ¾ hours. These tests are offered every even month in Tallahassee, Orlando and Miami. Students must register at least 30 days in advance of their target test date.
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License Information & Exam Preparation Course Material
Exam Preparation Course Material:
We supply the Business & Finance portion of this license — the books, tabs and complete online learning program below. The Mechanical trade exam uses its own separate reference books, which we do not carry.
