Workforce Training Programs

This 4 hour workshop meets in person on 1 Saturday. students will learn and experience the basic process of designing, installing and commissioning a commercial grid-tied PV system. Course approved for 4 hours DOPL re-licensing credit and NABCEP re-certification credit.

This 45-hour hybrid course meets 5 times via live-webinar or in-person, with the rest of the content online over a 10-week period. Students who complete this course will be able to model safe practices while working with Photovoltaic (PV) systems; integrate or adapt mechanical and electrical designs for residential and commercial systems; complete the installation of a model system and perform a system checkout, inspection, and troubleshoot any problems that may arise; analyze existing systems and determine appropriate battery- bank size, identify potential problems, and determine appropriate solutions; and create a presentation to include site survey data, components, pricing, system design one-line diagrams. Upon successful completion of this one-course program a student can earn the Solar Installation Certificate. Students must complete the Solar Sales Certificate first. ?Upon successful completion of the Solar Installation Certificate Program, students may qualify for entry-level positions, including Solar Technician, Solar Systems Installer, Solar Sales Representative, or Solar Maintenance Technician.

The Solar PV Sales Certificate is designed to prepare students to analyze customer needs based on current utility usage, conduct site assessments, plan systems layout, explain types of incentives and savings and prepare a proposal based on the unique needs of each prospective customer and their project. Successful completion of these two courses meets the education eligibility requirement to take either the NABCEP PV Associate or PV Technical Sales Certification Exams.