At Austin Electrical Training Alliance, the interview score determines rank, new classes are filled in ranked order until capacity is met, and a ranking can move up or down with each application process. South Texas JATC standards say completed new interviews are added to the existing ranked list, then selection starts with the top score and continues downward until the desired number is reached. Under those published rules, your place can move down when a new score enters above yours and can move up as people ahead of you are selected.
Checked against the Austin Electrical Training Alliance apprentice page and South Texas JATC standards on October 17, 2026.
What changes the number
- Austin: Interview score sets the rank, and each application process can move the ranking in either direction.
- South Texas: Newly interviewed applicants join the existing list, and selections begin with the top score on the current list.
Free tool: compare two rank numbers
Enter the number you had before and the number you have now. The result shows the arithmetic difference.
Official pages
Austin Electrical Training Alliance apprentice program
Placement and ranking rules for Austin applicants.
South Texas JATC standards
Ranking and selection rules for South Texas applicants.
Practice for the test and the interview
Made by Tsai Electro. Ask your program whether it allows a new interview. The kit includes 20 interview answers and a mock interview to help you prepare for it. Independent study material, not affiliated with or endorsed by IBEW, NECA, the electrical training ALLIANCE or any JATC.
Electrical Apprenticeship Aptitude Test and Interview Kit (U.S. Edition)
1,516 practice questions and 6 timed simulations (33 algebra questions in 46 minutes, 36 reading questions in 51 minutes, no calculator), 20 interview answers with a mock interview, and a guide to which test 49 JATCs use. Five PDFs, US$39 once, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
A printed practice book for a retest
Only useful if your program lets you retest to improve your place. These books are independent and are not official ALLIANCE material. The official sample questions are free on the ALLIANCE site, linked in the sources.
Electrician Apprentice Secrets Study Guide (Mometrix), IBEW aptitude test prep
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Sources
- Austin Electrical Training Alliance, Apprentice Program
- South Texas JATC, Standards of Apprenticeship
- electrical training ALLIANCE, Applying for Apprenticeship
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