Solar PV Boot Camp 5-Day
Solar PV Bootcamp with NABCEP Entry Level Exam (5 Days)
Our Solar PV Bootcamp has been designed to be ideal for any solar professional (or soon-to-be solar professional). Using real-world, hands-on installation training techniques, top instructors, and solar training equipment created for the sole purpose of showcasing the concepts you'll need on the job-site, our course will give you real-world experience in solar PV installation.
In five days and 40 hours, you can satisfy the training requirement for the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) certified PV Installer Exam from a top Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) accredited provider and Our company instructional partner, National Solar Trainers. At the end of this course, students will be eligible to take the exam to earn their NABCEP entry level certificate.
Solar has been the most quickly growing renewable energy source in recent years, and is continuing to grow in popularity due a combination of incentive programs, the technology becoming more cost-effective, and changing property-owner values. If you'd like to learn more about the incentives in your area, or to find out why you're seeing more and more panels everywhere you go, and most importantly, to get started on your own solar career, sign up below or call us today.
Day 1 – Solar PV Fundamentals
Day 2 – Solar PV Sales and Estimation
Day 3,4,5 – Hands-On Solar PV Installation and Design
Course Includes
Your tuition fee includes instruction, materials, text book, examination fee, and labs. All students receive a course completion certificate on the last day. Students who pass the certification exam on the last day are also awarded the Our company Certified Solar PV Professional certification.
Prerequisites
This event is optimized for architects, engineers, licensed or journeyman electricians, general contractors, and other home-improvement contractors.
Testimonials
The Solar Boot Camp was extremely well-planned and executed, equipping its students with the tools to implement technical skills in this industry. The teachers applied the topics in a practical manner related to their combined real-life experiences lending creditability to the course. Hands-on lab work with top of the line components provided an extremely realistic learning environment. Paul H.
Syllabus
Solar PV Fundamentals Course Outline – 8 Hours
- History of PV
- Definitions and abbreviations
- What is photovoltaics?
- The PV industry
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Solar PV System components
- Types of solar systems
- Residential
- Commercial
- Utility
- Certifications, accreditations, organizations, and testing
- Parallel and series
- Modules in parallel and series
Solar PV Sales Course Outline – 8 Hours
- Knowing your product
- Knowing your clients
- Pre-qualification parameters
- Finding the right solution
- Choosing the most appropriate system type and design strategy
- Meeting customer expectations
- The Sales process
- Effective sales techniques for solar pv
- Effective marketing/outreach efforts
- Building a sales team
- Effective siting
- Gathering pertinent information
- The do’s and don’ts of face to face meetings
- On-the-spot design strategies
- Costing Solar thermal
- Creating materials list
- Estimating labor
- General rules for setting margins
- Introduction to codes, permitting, certifications etc
- Commercial variations in proposal/design process
- Developing professional proposals
- Effective solar sales closing techniques
- Sales contracts
- Proper utilization of sizing software for sales process (PV-SOL, PV Watts, Google Sketchup)
- Meeting the bottom line
- Professional development
- Staying current
- Building your reputation
- Getting on the “list”
Solar PV Installation Course Outline – 16 Hours
- Definitions and abbreviations
- Installation techniques
- Solar installation facts
- Safety (Importance of)
- Installation Fundamentals
- Mechanical construction
- Load requirements
- Electrical wiring
- Types of wire
- Commissioning and troubleshooting
- Grounding
- Ground faults
- Operations and maintenance
- Proper labeling of equipment
- Verification of system performance
- Post installation follow up
- Efficiency of panels
- Inverter output
- Satisfaction of customer
- Hands on installation – Pitched and flat roof Electrical wiring
Solar PV Design Course Outline – 8 Hours
- Understanding the importance of a well thought out design
- What to take into account while developing your design
- Definitions and abbreviations
- Site Survey
- Ohm’s Law
- Using the proper equipment
- Components of PV system design
- Rack and Module Types
- Intro to: PV-sol, Google earth, Google sketchup, PV Watts
- Local jurisdiction requirements
- Building permits
- Fire codes
- Homeowners association
- NEC references
- PV design calculations
- Roof layout
- The importance of temperature
- Reading and understanding manufacturer specs (All equipment)
- Wiring your panels
- Connections
- Inverter Sizing
- Array Sizing
- Understanding the IV curve
- Using the suneye and solar pathfinder
- Homework (Nightly) – Readings and questions from handouts
CEU Credits
This course meets the education criteria for NABCEP certification.