Sources

Every fact on this site traces back to one of the links below. Official government and NEIEP documents carry the most weight. Vendor pages are marked as vendor consensus, which means several prep sites agree, not that NEIEP has confirmed it.

Passing score

• U.S. Department of Labor, ETA Bulletin 2005-15Official, U.S. Department of Labor. The certified national apprenticeship standards for the trade. Confirms the 70 percent passing line, verbatim: "A score of 70% is the minimum passing grade."
• Washington State L&I, WSATC-1618Official, state labor department. Independent state filing of the same standards, revised July 2026, confirming the rule is still current.

Time limit

• NEIEP EIAT Study Guide (2024)Official, NEIEP's own study guide. Gives the test's structure; publishes no time limit anywhere in the document.
• NEIEP apprenticeship FAQOfficial, NEIEP's own FAQ. Silent on duration.
• NEIEP recruitment pageOfficial, NEIEP. States the interview runs 15 to 20 minutes; doesn't address the EIAT's own length.
• JobTestPrepVendor consensus, not confirmed by NEIEP. Quotes 90 minutes total, 25/25/40 by section.
• ElevatorAptitudeTest.comVendor consensus, not confirmed by NEIEP. Matches JobTestPrep's 90-minute, 25/25/40 figure.
• Practice4MeVendor, not confirmed by NEIEP. States "the time limit of 1.5 hours," the same 90 minutes phrased differently.
• WikiJobVendor, independent of the other camps, not confirmed by NEIEP. Gives 25 minutes per section for a 75-minute total.
• iPREPVendor, not confirmed by NEIEP. Quotes 45 to 60 minutes, then adds its own caveat: "Local recruitment/testing notices set the exact time limit and instructions."

Calculator policy

• NEIEP EIAT Study Guide (2024)Official, NEIEP's own study guide. No mention of calculators, permitted or banned.
• NEIEP apprenticeship FAQOfficial, NEIEP. Silent on calculators.
• JobTestPrepVendor consensus, not confirmed by NEIEP. States no calculator is allowed.
• 12minprepVendor consensus, not confirmed by NEIEP. States no calculator is allowed.
• iPREPVendor consensus, not confirmed by NEIEP. States no calculator is allowed.
• ElevatorAptitudeTest.comVendor consensus, not confirmed by NEIEP. States no calculator is allowed.
• AssessmentCentreHQVendor consensus, not confirmed by NEIEP. States no calculator is allowed. Also a paid JobTestPrep affiliate, so weigh it as an echo rather than an independent check.
• MechanicalAptitudeTest.orgVendor consensus, not confirmed by NEIEP. States no calculator is allowed.
• PrepClubsVendor consensus, not confirmed by NEIEP. States no calculator is allowed.

Fee & test structure

• Minnesota Department of Labor and IndustryOfficial, state labor department. Confirms the $25 non-refundable application fee.
• AIDT, Alabama workforce agencyOfficial, state agency. Independently confirms the same $25 non-refundable fee for a different local's 2026 recruitment.
• NEIEP EIAT Study Guide (2024)Official, NEIEP's own study guide. Confirms the 100-question, three section structure: 35 reading, 35 mechanical, 30 math.