PRIMER
photovoltaic course descriptions
GREEN BUILDING
Course Description: This six-week online course uses a series of online presentations, webinars, topic resources, assignments, and quizzes to teach the structural considerations involved in solar installations. Participants will learn about local building codes, construction permitting, structural integrity of buildings and roofs, structural integrity of solar systems under various weather conditions, and NEC code considerations.
PV-STO 411 PV and Solar Thermal Structural Considerations Online
PHOTOVOLTAICS
Prerequisites: PV 205 Intermediate PV or PV 701 Photovoltaic Technology Instructor Institute or equivalent Price: Member: $230 Non-Member: $250
PV 501 Lead Installer Training – Residential PV
SOLAR THERMAL
SMALL WIND
Course Description: This 6-12 day course allows each participant to be the lead installer on one system (of multiple to be installed) – which can be used to meet Focus on Energy and/or North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) systems installation experience requirements. The lead installer will review the site assessment and system performance analysis. As crew leader, each participant will direct system siting, design, installation, and commissioning activities with emphasis on safety and documentation. Each participant will work as a crewmember on the remaining systems.
AGRICULTURE
Prerequisites: PV 301 PV Design and Installation Lab or PV 701 Photovoltaic Technology Instructor Institute or equivalent Continuing Education Units: 40.0 CECs for NABCEP PV Installer Certification 40.0 CHs for WI Commercial Electrical Inspectors 40.0 CHs for WI Journeyman and Master Electricians 40.0 CHs for WI UDC – Electrical Inspectors Price: Member: TBD Non-Member: TBD
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PV 502 NABCEP Test Prep
Course Description: This two-day intensive class will present participants with knowledge and tools to prepare them to take the NABCEP PV Installer Certification exam. Participants will work through content related to the NABCEP task analysis to give a clear understanding of the knowledge and competencies required in the exam. Preference will be given first to applicants who are registered for the next NABCEP PV Installer Certification exam and then to those who have fulfilled the complete list of requirements to sit for the exam. Prerequisites: PV 301 PV Design and Installation Lab or PV 701 Photovoltaic Technology Instructor Institute or equivalent Continuing Education Units: TBD Price: Member: $300 Non-Member: $320
PVO 701 Photovoltaic Technology Instructor Institute This online/hands-on hybrid course is designed for instructors who will be offering photovoltaic technical training at their organization. Participants will advance through lecture, hands-on installation, and design work that covers the MREA course content for PV 101 (Basic Photovoltaics), PV 205 (Intermediate Photovoltaics), and PV 301 (PV Design and Installation Lab). This is a 40-hour course consisting of eight hours of online lecture materials in advance of four days of hands-on activities working on PV systems in Central Wisconsin. Prerequisites: Participants must be affiliated with an active solar training program. Price: Member: $1,180 Non-Member: $1,200