Plumbing
In NH as well as many other states one must serve an apprenticeship
prior to taking the plumbing journeyman exam. The NH State Board for
the Licensing and Regulation of Plumbers is the agency responsible for
licensing plumbers.
A plumbing apprentice must be employed by a master plumber and
perform plumbing under the direct supervision of a journeyman or master
plumber. Apprentices are required to carry an apprentice identification
card issued by the Plumbers' Licensing Board. This card must be renewed
each year.
The work process for plumbing apprentices requires 8,000 hours or
about 4 years of work experience and on-the-job training. Additionally,
an apprentice is required to complete 150 hours of related classroom
instruction for every year of the apprenticeship period. A record of the
work and classroom hours must be submitted to the State Apprenticeship
Council secretary at the end of the apprenticeship to receive a
Certificate of Completion. Additionally apprentices must complete the 10
hour Construction OSHA course.
The plumbers' journeyman examination is administered on computer at
approved sites throughout the year. Apprentices must obtain a
Certificate of Completion and submit that to the NH Plumbers' Licensing
Board to obtain an exam application.
For local program information please contact:
Louise Boutin
530 South Porter Street
Manchester, NH 03103
(603) 628-6144
Fax (603) 628-6146 lboutin@mansd.org | 
