Education and Experience Requirements

Application For Licensure Sponsorship to Lake County

Through the sponsorship application you are requesting the county to give you permission to take your exam.

1. One (1) year of proven field experience in the category in which the person seeks to qualify. For the purpose of this article, a minimum of two thousand (2,000) manhours shall be used in determining full-time equivalency; or
2. Has at least four (4) years of active experience ol a workman who has learned his/her trade by serving an apprenticeship as a skilled workman who is able to command the rate of mechanic in his particular trade, and has at least one (1) year of active experience at the level of foreman who is in charge of a group of workmen and is responsible to a superintendent or a contractor or equivalent; or
3. Has a combination of not less than one (1) year of experience as a foreman and not less than three (3) years of credits for accredited college-level courses; or has a combination of not less than two (2) years' experience as a skilled workman, one (1) year of experience as a foreman, and not less than one (1) year of credits for accredited college-level courses. All junior college or community college-level courses shall be considered accredited college-level courses. For credits for any accredited college-level courses to satisfy this requirement, the applicant shall show that the courses were in a construction related field.

Each person desiring to be a locally licensed contractor within Lake County shall apply to the Building Official or designee for a local license on an official application form. In order for a person to receive a local license, he or she shall be at least eighteen (18) years old, of good moral character, and meet all other eligibility requirements.