Per Article 14 Section 4, of the Local 26 Bylaws:
(a) A Residential Wireman shall be required to satisfactorily complete an additional three year training course as provided by the NJATC before being eligible to request a change of classification to JOURNEYMAN WIREMAN.
(b) A Residential Wireman who has three (3) or more years of good standing in the brotherhood may request to take the three year training course in order to be eligible to become a Journeyman Wireman. The Examining Board may recognize prior experience and administer a test for placement in the Upgrade Program. Upon satisfactory completion of this course and the payment of the difference in admission fee prevailing at the time he or she became a Residential Wireman, the member shall have his or her classification changed to Journeyman Wireman.