They are full of it. Here are the requirements to become licensed in Ohio.
This license requires pre-approval from the Ohio Construction Industry’s Examining Board. Candidates wishing to obtain a license must go through the qualification process.
To qualify you must:
1) Be at least 18 years of age;
2) Be a US citizen;
3) Have 5 years documentable experience in the classification desired or have been an engineer with 3 years of business experience in the construction industry;
4) Not have been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or of any felony;
5) Pass the applicable examinations;
6) Pay the applicable fees.
To qualify to sit for the exam applicants must:
1) Complete the exam application;
2) Verify employment dates with start and end month day and year to verify 5 years experience of working in that trade with no breaks in that 5-year history immediately prior to completing the application. Be specific in nature of duties & be sure to attach proof of being in the trade. (Examples would be local licenses held, permits obtained, signed contracts, invoices, or letter of recommendation.
The examination is administered by PROMETRIC.
NOTICE: 03/24/2008 all applications must have a BCI background check to sit for the state exam. Applicants are required to pass the Business and Law Exam in addition to the Plumbing Exam in order to obtain this license.
NOTE: If an individual wants to obtain more than one trade license, they must retake and pass the Business and Law Exam for each trade added to their license.
Once exams have been passed, in addition to the $25.00 license fee, individuals must also send proof of $500,000 minimum contractor liability insurance, listing the actual policy number, to the O.C.I.E.B.
The Plumbing Contractor exam is 100 questions, open book with four (4) hours to complete.
Covered topics: Plumbing fixtures, Materials & Fundamentals, Traps, Cleanouts and Interceptors, Drainage Requirements, Vents, Water Distribution and Plan analysis, etc.... The Business Law exam is required.
Licenses expire each year on the anniversary date.
References:
Only the 2006 International Fuel Gas Code and the 2007 Ohio Plumbing Code are allowed into the examination.
The Mathematics for Plumbers & Pipefitters and the Modern Plumbing books are used in the class tot prepare for the exam. Students should be familiar with the information contained in both of the references NOT allowed into the examination.
Seminar Price: $290.00
So in order to GET a license one must work 5 years WITHOUT that license to qualify to take the test FOR the license.
Somebody posted yesterday that the issue was that he had far exceeded the 5 year apprenticeship without taking the final test, and that is their issue. The gov’t no doubt wants their bucks for him becoming a journeyman, if that’s the issue.
Obama hasn’t proven he is a citizen and eligible to be president. Yet the thugs (media and union) go after the plumber and threaten his livelihood because he doesn’t have a piece of paper with the proper signatures. Even though it appears it is not a requirement for his job.
The proof of citizenship IS a requirement for the president. It’s in our fricken constitution.
Can you imagine the cost of plumbing for a new home if you had to hire 5 licensed plumblers, not one license plumber and 4 helpers?