texas solar pv certification
TEXAS, Austin
Austin Community College
5930 Middle Fiskville Road
Austin, TX 78752
Contact/Instructor(s): Michael Kuhn, John Hoffner
emails: Michael.kuhn@imaginesolar.com
John.Hoffner@imaginesolar.com
Tele. (512) 223-7662 (Robert McGoldrick at ACC)
HART 1071 Solar Electric Systems, Entry-Level. This is in alignment with the NABCEP Entry-Level Certificate of Knowledge task analysis and prepares people to go to work for solar installers. It is 42 contact hours and is offered through the ACC Continuing Education department. This is our original course and we have offered it every semester since Spring of 2006.
HART 1072 Advanced Solar Photovoltaic Installer. This is an advanced course (48 contact hours) in alignment with the NABCEP Professional-Level task analysis and prepares installers to take the NABCEP professional-level solar installer exam once they have the experience requirements as stated by NABCEP. This course is offered through the ACC Continuing Education department. We offered this course for the first time in Spring of 2008.
ELMT 2474 Solar Photovoltaic Systems. This is an intermediate level (96 contact hours) and is in alignment with the NABCEP Entry-Level Certificate of Knowledge task analysis and prepares people to go to work for solar installers. This is a for-credit course offered through the Electronics and Advanced Technologies department. It is a requirement for our new 2-year associates degree in renewable energy. We offered this course for the first time in Spring of 2008.
Each of the above three courses are approved by NABCEP as satisfying the training pre-requisite for sitting for the Entry-Level Certificate of Knowledge exam.
Each course also qualifies as a NABCEP-approved training program for reducing the experience requirement for the professional-level solar installer exam. All three courses are college-level full-semester courses.
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