Book Bundle
Complete Set of Approved Reference Books for the Swimming Pool/Spa Service Contractor’s Exam
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Self- Paced Online Course
Secure Your Success for the Florida State Certified Contractors Licensing Exam with our Mastery Online Course- Your Essential Pathway to Passing and Excelling.
Gain one-year access to self-paced learning with book-specific questions and practice exams. This course ensures continuity and familiarity by maintaining a consistent set of questions throughout the one-year access period, fostering a stable and effective learning experience. This course includes:
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Evaluate your skills for the Florida State Certified Contractors Licensing Exam confidently with our responsive practice exam.
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Pool Service Trade Knowledge Exam
License Requirements
Excerpts from the Florida Licensing Law ( F.S. Ch. 489 ):
Definitions
“Swimming pool/spa servicing contractor” means a contractor whose scope of work involves the servicing and repair of any swimming pool or hot tub or spa, whether public or private. The scope of such work may include any necessary piping and repairs, replacement and repair of existing equipment, or installation of new additional equipment as necessary. The scope of such work includes the reinstallation of tile and coping, repair and replacement of all piping, filter equipment, and chemical feeders of any type, replastering, reconstruction of decks, and reinstallation or addition of pool heaters. The installation, construction, modification, substantial or complete disassembly, or replacement of equipment permanently attached to and associated with the pool or spa for the purpose of water treatment or cleaning of the pool or spa requires licensure; however, the usage of such equipment for the purposes of water treatment or cleaning shall not require licensure unless the usage involves construction, modification, substantial or complete disassembly, or replacement of such equipment. Water treatment that does not require such equipment does not require a license. In addition, a license shall not be required for the cleaning of the pool or spa in any way that does not affect the structural integrity of the pool or spa or its associated equipment.
Qualifications
You must be- 18 years of age, of good moral character, and meet eligibility requirements according to one of the following criteria:
1. – Has received a baccalaureate degree from an accredited 4-year college in the appropriate field of engineering, architecture, or building construction and has 1 year of proven experience in the category in which the person seeks to qualify. For the purpose of this part, a minimum of 2,000 person-hours shall be used in determining full-time equivalency.
2. – Has a total of at least 4 years of active experience as a worker who has learned the trade by serving an apprenticeship as a skilled worker who is able to command the rate of a mechanic in the particular trade or as a foreman who is in charge of a group of workers and usually is responsible to a superintendent or a contractor or his or her equivalent, provided, however, that at least 1 year of active experience shall be as a foreman.
3. – Has a combination of not less than 1 year of experience as a foreman and not less than 3 years of credits for any accredited college-level courses; has a combination of not less than 1 year of experience as a skilled worker, 1 year of experience as a foreman, and not less than 2 years of credits for any accredited college-level courses; or has a combination of not less than 2 years of experience as a skilled worker, 1 year of experience as a foreman, and not less than 1 year of credits for any accredited college-level courses. All junior college or community college-level courses shall be considered accredited college-level courses.
6d. – An applicant is eligible to take the swimming pool/spa servicing contractors’ examination if he or she has satisfactorily completed 60 hours of instruction in courses related to the scope of work covered by that license and approved by the Construction Industry Licensing Board by rule and has at least 1 year of proven experience related to the scope of work of such a contractor.
The Exam
Obtaining your Residential Contractors License requires a 70% or higher on the following 2 exams.
Business and Finance Exam
This computer-based exam, spanning 6 ½ hours, offers the flexibility to be scheduled at your convenience. The assessment comprises 120 questions.
Trade Knowledge
This computer-based exam, spanning 5 hours, offers the flexibility to be scheduled at your convenience. The assessment comprises 60 questions.
Every exam is open-book and requires the use of the provided book bundle.
To register for your exam, visit Professional Testing Inc.
Application Cut-Off Date is 30 Days Prior to First Day of Exam
Palm Construction School cannot schedule or administer your state exam.