• High School Graduate
• 3-10 years work experience, preferably in a hand-skills environment.
• Willing and anxious to learn for a new career.

• 26 weeks @ 20 hours/week (520 hours) in Total
• Basic Fundamentals = 23% (120 hrs.) Part I
• Classroom Theory = 40% (208 hrs.) Part II
• Laboratory projects = 17% (88 hrs.) Part III
• Field Work = 20% (104 hrs.) Part IV

• An overview of Solar Energy.
• Electronic Principles applied to Photo Voltaics.
• Solar Thermal & Electrical Generation.
• Electric Load Analysis.
• Photo Voltaics Modules.
• Batteries.
• Photo Voltaics Controls.
• Sizing Photo Voltaics Systems.
• Utility-Interactive Systems.
• Integrating Photo Voltaics into Buildings.
• Photo Voltaics System Application.
• Photo Voltaics Installation.
• Maintenance and Troubleshooting.
• Safety and Photo Voltaics Installation.
• Solar Thermal Design.
• Solar Thermal Manufacturing and Installation.
• Solar Thermal Service and Maintenance.
• Course Curriculum to include content to allow students to challenge the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners “Certified Solar PV Installer” Examination.

Course Location(s)

• Field Station equipped for students to work on typical solar energy systems. (Ref:  Description)
• Building and property serve as an onsite Laboratory.

• Bi-weekly oral and written tests.
• Laboratory projects marked on quality, cost and neatness.
• Homework and Classroom written assignments.
• Field tests on system installations and servicing procedures and completeness.
• Mid-term and Final exams – laboratory, oral and written (multiple choices and subjective).