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At Florida Test Success, we specialize in high-impact exam prep for Division 1 and Division 2 contractor licenses—designed for serious, hardworking professionals who don’t have time to waste. We offer multiple ways to learn based on your unique needs, education level, language skills, availability and licensing deadline goals. You may choose from live online small group classes or personalized one-on-one tutoring or gain access to our unique proprietary study materials and 100’s of practice questions. No fluff, no guesswork—just a proven system that gets results. Whether you’re just starting out or trying again after a failed attempt, Florida Test Success gives you the tools, strategies, and support to walk into the exam confident, prepared, and ready to succeed.
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What Sets Florida Test Success Apart
Your success takes precedence over ours
Florida Test Success is NOT a bookstore. Construction bookstores make most of their money by selling textbooks and generally their educational services are based solely on selling more books, NOT actually teaching students how to pass their critical exams. Because books don’t pass tests, people do – our focus is on YOU, the successful student, not you the book buyer. We offer purposeful education and learning strategies!
Real instruction from real pros
At Florida Test Success, students work directly with experienced instructors—real people who’ve passed the exams and worked in the trades. There’s no prerecorded fluff or generic study plan. Offering live classes with a small, limited number of students or one-on-one tutoring cuts through the noise and focuses on what matters.
Results, not promises
Results speak for themselves: students who follow our system consistently outperform those who don’t, showing up with sharper accuracy, stronger confidence, and real exam readiness. Our strategy has helped countless students pass the exams when other programs couldn’t.
Industry-trusted expert instructors
Every instructor on the team has been hand selected by Miss Fay, company founder and lead Instructor. They’re former students, co-workers, licensed professionals, and industry insiders who know this material, know the pressure, and know how to teach it the right way. We don’t just hire anyone—but instead people we trust to deliver results required. Founder Miss Fay created a unique copywritten organizational tool designed specifically to support both Division 1 and Division 2 contractor candidates with targeted, comprehensive prep for both the Business & Finance Exam and other trade specific licensing exams.
Beyond the exam
We don’t stop at helping you pass. Florida Test Success also offers professional consultation or mentoring on a hourly basis, application preparation and/or review, Qualifying Agent guidance and on-demand Continuing Education (CEU) courses to help licensed contractors stay current, renew their licenses, and stay sharp in an evolving industry.
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If you’re serious about passing the Florida Business & Finance and Trade specific Exams and are ready to learn from someone who knows what it takes, Florida Test Success is where it starts.
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What is Required to Qualify as a Licensed Florida Contractor
Applicants hoping to receive their State of Florida Contractors license must pass tests specific to the type of license they are seeking as well as demonstrate documentable work experience in their chosen area of construction. Generally, an applicant must have at least 4 years construction experience including at least 1 year as a supervisor; however, experience time requirements may be shortened by applying credit for relevant military service or college course work. Additionally, an applicant must be at least 18 years of age and submit a credit report and background check that demonstrate financial responsibility and good moral character.
Florida Test Success strongly suggest you confirm that you possess the required experience before making a substantial investment in textbooks, courses or application fees. Contact us to discuss your experience concerns.
Who Must be Licensed?
Contractor Licenses We Can Help You With
Divison 1 Licenses
General Contractor
A “general contractor” means a contractor whose services are unlimited as to the type of work which he or she may do.
Building Contractor
A “building contractor” means a contractor whose services are limited to the construction of commercial buildings and single-dwelling or multiple-dwelling residential buildings. These buildings cannot exceed three stories in height. A building contractor may also construct the “accessory use structures” in connection with these buildings. An accessory use structure would be a garage, guest house, garden shed, or other outbuildings. A building contractor is also a contractor whose services are limited to remodeling, repair, or improvement of any size building – if the services do not affect the structural elements of the building.
Residential Contractor
A “residential contractor” means a contractor whose services are limited to construction, remodeling, repair, or improvement of one-family, two-family, or three-family residences which are not more than two stories and the “accessory use structures” in connection with these buildings. An accessory use structure would be a garage, guest house, garden shed, or other outbuilding.
Division 2 Licenses
Sheet Metal Contractor
A “sheet metal contractor” means a contractor whose services are unlimited in the sheet metal trade and who has the experience and skill necessary for the manufacture, fabrication, assembling, handling, erection, installation, dismantling, conditioning, adjustment, insulation, alteration, repair, servicing, or design of ferrous or nonferrous metal work of U.S. No. 10 gauge or its equivalent or lighter gauge. A sheet metal contractor may also work with other materials, including, but not limited to, fiberglass.
Roofing Contractor
A “roofing contractor” means a contractor whose services are unlimited in the roofing trade. Roofing contractors have the experience, knowledge, and skill to install, maintain, repair, alter, extend, or design and use materials and items used in the installation, maintenance, extension, and alteration of all kinds of roofing, waterproofing, and coating, except when coating is not represented to protect, repair, waterproof, stop leaks, or extend the life of the roof. The scope of work of a roofing contractor also includes all of the following and any related work: skylights; required roof-deck attachments; any repair or replacement of wood roof sheathing or fascia as needed during roof repair or replacement; and the evaluation and enhancement of roof-to-wall connections for structures with wood roof decking as described in Section 706 of the Florida Building Code-Existing Building, provided that any enhancement is done in conjunction with a roof covering replacement or repair.
Class A Air-Conditioning Contractor
A “class A air-conditioning contractor” means a contractor whose services are unlimited in the execution of contracts requiring the experience, knowledge, and skill to install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design central air-conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and ventilating systems. Class A Contractors may also execute contracts requiring experience in the installation, maintenance, repair, fabrication, alteration, extension or design of duct work in connection with a complete system but only to the extent that such duct work is performed by the contractor as is necessary to complete an air-distribution system, boiler and unfired pressure vessel systems, and all appurtenances, apparatus, or equipment used in connection with them. A “class A air-conditioning contractor” shall not perform any work such as liquefied petroleum or natural gas fuel lines within buildings, potable water lines or connections, sanitary sewer lines, swimming pool piping and filters, or electrical power wiring.
Class B Air-Conditioning Contractor
A “class B air-conditioning contractor” means a contractor whose services are limited to 25 tons of cooling and 500,000 BTU of heating in any one system in the execution of contracts requiring the experience, knowledge, and skill to install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design central air-conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and ventilating systems, including duct work in connection with a complete system. A “class B air-conditioning contractor” shall not perform any work such as liquefied petroleum or natural gas fuel lines within buildings, potable water lines or connections, sanitary sewer lines, swimming pool piping and filters, or electrical power wiring.
Class C Air-Conditioning Contractor
A “class C air-conditioning contractor” means a contractor whose business is limited to the servicing of air-conditioning, heating, or refrigeration systems, including any duct cleaning and equipment sanitizing which requires at least a partial disassembling of the system, and whose certification or registration, issued pursuant to this part, was valid on October 1, 1988. NOTE: No person not previously registered or certified as a “class C air-conditioning contractor” as of October 1, 1988, shall be so registered or certified after October 1, 1988.
Mechanical Contractor
A “mechanical contractor” means a contractor whose services are unlimited in the execution of contracts requiring the experience, knowledge, and skill to install, maintain, repair, fabricate, alter, extend, or design central air-conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and ventilating systems, including duct work in connection with a complete system. A “mechanical contractor” shall not perform work that involves potable water lines or connections, sanitary sewer lines, swimming pool piping and filters or electrical power wiring.
Commercial Pool/Spa Contractor
A “commercial pool/spa contractor” means a contractor whose scope of work involves, but is not limited to:
- the construction, repair, and servicing of any swimming pool, or hot tub or spa, including the repair or replacement of existing equipment or the installation of new equipment, as necessary.
- the layout, excavation, operation of construction pumps for dewatering purposes, steelwork, installation of light niches, construction of floors, guniting, fiberglassing, installation of tile and coping, installation of all perimeter and filter piping, installation of all filter equipment and chemical feeders of any type, plastering of the interior, construction of decks, construction of equipment rooms or housing for pool equipment, and installation of package pool heaters; and
- includes the scope of work of a swimming pool/spa servicing contractor.
- A “commercial pool/spa contractor” cannot perform direct connections to a sanitary sewer system or to potable water lines.
- The installation, construction, modification, 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, or replacement of such equipment.
Residential Pool/Spa Contractor
A “residential pool/spa contractor” means a contractor whose scope of work involves, but is not limited to:
- the construction, repair, and servicing of any residential swimming pool or hot tub or spa including the repair or replacement of existing equipment or the installation of new equipment, as necessary;
- the layout, excavation, operation of construction pumps for dewatering purposes, steelwork, installation of light niches, construction of floors, guniting, fiberglassing, installation of tile and coping, installation of all perimeter and filter piping, installation of all filter equipment and chemical feeders of any type, plastering of the interior, construction of decks, installation of housing for pool equipment, and installation of package pool heaters; and
- includes the scope of work of a swimming pool/spa servicing contractor.
- A “residential pool/spa contractor” cannot perform direct connections to a sanitary sewer system or to potable water lines.
The installation, construction, modification, 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, or replacement of such equipment.
Swimming Pool/Spa Servicing Contractor
A “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. 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; and
- 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.
Plumbing Contractor
A “plumbing contractor” means a contractor whose contracting business consists of the execution of contracts requiring the experience, financial means, knowledge, and skill to install, maintain, repair, alter, extend, or, when not prohibited by law, design plumbing. A plumbing contractor may install, maintain, repair, alter, extend, or design the following without obtaining any additional local regulatory license, certificate, or registration:
- sanitary drainage or storm drainage facilities;
- venting systems; public or private water supply systems;
- septic tanks; drainage and supply wells;
- swimming pool piping;
- irrigation systems; or
- solar heating water systems and all appurtenances, apparatus, or equipment used in connection with these, including boilers and pressure process piping and including the installation of water, natural gas, and storm and sanitary sewer lines; and water and sewer plants and substations;
- the design and installation, maintenance, repair, alteration, or extension of air-piping, vacuum line piping, oxygen line piping, nitrous oxide piping, and all related medical gas systems;
- fire line standpipes and fire sprinklers to the extent authorized by law; ink and chemical lines;
- fuel oil and gasoline piping and tank and pump installation, except bulk storage plants; and
- pneumatic control piping systems.
Underground Utility And Excavation Contractor
An “underground utility and excavation contractor” means a contractor whose services are limited to the construction, installation, and repair of:
- main sanitary sewer collection systems;
- main water distribution systems;
- storm sewer collection systems;
- the continuation of utility lines from the main systems to a point of termination up to and including the meter location for the individual occupancy, sewer collection systems at property line on residential or single-occupancy commercial properties, or on multioccupancy properties at manhole or wye lateral extended to an invert elevation as engineered to accommodate future building sewers, water distribution systems, or storm sewer collection systems at storm sewer structures; and
- install empty underground conduits in rights-of-way, easements, platted rights-of-way in new site development, and sleeves for parking lot crossings no smaller than 2 inches in diameter, provided that each conduit system installed is designed by a licensed professional engineer or an authorized employee of a municipality, county, or public utility and that the installation of any such conduit does not include installation of any conductor wiring or connection to an energized electrical system.
An underground utility and excavation contractor shall not install any piping that is an integral part of a fire protection system as defined in s. 633.021 beginning at the point where the piping is used exclusively for such system.
Solar Contractor
A “solar contractor” means a contractor whose services consist of the installation, alteration, repair, maintenance, relocation, or replacement of solar panels for potable solar water heating systems, swimming pool solar heating systems, and photovoltaic systems and any appurtenances, apparatus, or equipment used in connection with these systems.
Pollutant Storage Systems Contractor
A “pollutant storage systems contractor” means a contractor whose services are limited to the installation, maintenance, repair, alteration, extension, or design and use of materials and items used in the installation, maintenance, extension, and alteration of, pollutant storage tanks.
Specialty Contractor
A “specialty contractor” means a contractor whose scope of work and responsibility is limited to a particular phase of construction and whose scope is limited to a subset of the activities described in the categories established in s. 489.105, F.S.
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Required Exams by License Type
Division 1: General, Building, and Residential Contractors
- Required Exams: All are Open Book Tests
- Business & Finance (6.5 hours/125 Questions)
- Contract Administration (4.5 hours/65 Questions)
- Project Management (4.5 hours/65 Questions)
- Exam Sessions: Taken in three separate sessions
Division 2: Specialty Contractors
- Required Exams: All are Open Book Tests
- Business & Finance (6.5 hours/125 Questions)
- Trade Knowledge (5 hours for most; 7.5 hours for Air A and Mechanical)
- Who Needs It: Roofing, HVAC, Plumbing, Pool/Spa, Sheet Metal, Solar, Underground Utility, and other specialty contractors
- Certified Specialty Contractors (e.g., Garage Door, Marine Work, Structural Carpentry) also take:
- Business & Finance (6.5 hours)
- Trade Knowledge (2–2.75 hours depending on specialty)
Electrical Contractors
- Required Exams: All are Open Book Tests
- Business & Finance (6.5 hours/130 Questions)
- Trade Knowledge (5 hours for most; 7.5 hours for Air A and Mechanical)
Pool Servicing
- Required Exams: All are Open Book Tests
- Business & Finance (60 Questions)
- Trade Knowledge (60 Questions)
Exemptions to Required Tests
Exemptions to required tests may apply under one of the following circumstances:
If you have a bachelor’s degree in building construction, architecture or engineering from an accredited 4-year college with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, you may be exempt from the Trade Knowledge exams, but you still must take and pass the Business & Finance exam.
Applicants may also be exempted from the Florida examinations if you 1) have previously held a valid local license or competency card in any Florida jurisdiction as of June 30, 2021; 2) have had no pending discipline on said license or competency card and has not had said license or competency card disciplined within the last five (5) years; AND 3) have passed a written examination that complies with Rule 61G4-16.009(5)(c), F.A.C., to obtain said license or competency card.
Limited reciprocity exists between Florida and other states. Applicants that have passed the NASCLA Exams for General, Building and/or Residential Contractors, may exempt trade exams however, no exemption applies for the State of Florida Business and Finance exam.
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