The new year has started and its time to get back to the grind. During the holidays one of the things I noticed is that many electricians waited till the last minute to take the required electrical code update course for renewal of their Journeyman or Master electrical license. Everyone is trying to save money yet if you wait till the last minute and your license expires you may have to pay additional fees. The best thing to do is be proactive. Virginia requires that the course must be taken sometime during the two year period. So you can actually renew you license in the month it expires than take an online electrical code class the very next month an be done with it. Now lets look at which is best the classroom electrical class or the online course. well lets look at the two.
Surging Forward offers both so lets look at the pros and cons of each. The online course allows you do complete the course on your own time and you do not have to complete in one 3 hour setting. The course is self paced and you can review during the course. Here is a demo click Here. The online course is much less expensive and affordable than the class room and gives you the flexibility to complete over a longer time. Surging Forwards online class starts at $30. The down side is, yes there is a test required at the end. usually just a few questions just to make sure you went through the whole course and had a basic understanding. Surging Forward allows you to retake if needed and offers special one on one help if you need it. The class room electrical code course requires you to go to a building or class room at a specific time for the instructor lead training. Many like this because they can ask questions, yet many fail to realize that questions can be asked on our contacts page at www.surgingforward.com at any time with or without a class. Some people also like the group setting and like to hear others questions. The biggest reason I think people like the class room setting is because there is no test. The instructor assures that you complete the full 3 to 4 hours. The downfall of the class room type is number one cost. Most cost from $80 to as high as $150 dollars. Surging Forwards classes run about $85 dollars. Not to mention the time spent away from home or after a long day at work.
The reason for the higher cost is room rental that is the big one and also you have to pay the instructors time and setup of equipment.
So I believe that the online class is a better option. Surging Forward also offers contractors a discount when they want to send 5 or more to the class. For individuals we show them a way that they can even get their class for free. Contact us to find out more on our website at www.surgingforward.com
Well that's all for now hopefully we have given you something to think about.
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