Solar PV For Established Electricians
- The Feed in Tarrif has generated a massive growth in Solar PV
- Solar PV panel and installation
- Training and advice on the microgeneration Certification Scheme
Solar Photovoltaic Installer Course
Solar Photovoltaic
Your next opportunity !
Do you want to add to your existing skill set and start to earnmoney as a Qualified Solar Electrician?
Tap into a fast growth consumer market where specialist qualified electricians are in demand!
As fuel prices rocket, CO2 levels rise and the energy supply becomes critical, Solar Photovoltaics are making a positive impact. There is also substantial funding available for homeowners to install Solar PV, plus the payback time on any PV installation is becoming shorter thanks to falling equipment costs and Government subsidies, including the newly introduced Feed In Tariff.
As a qualified electrician you can expand your knowledge and skills fast!
This is an introduction and qualification for domestic electricians to extend their work scope to include Solar Photovoltaic installations up to 5kWp.
What you’ll cover
- The background to market and grant funding routes (include MCS)
- Regulations and standards
- Health & safety
- AC & DC theory
- Cell types and benefits
- External and internal site survey requirements
- Circuit design
- System design and integration
- Setting to work and commissioning
- Servicing and fault finding
“Installing PV is
relatively easy. Installing a typical 3000kWp system to power a family home takes about one day.”
Source: Solarcentury
“Electricity bills could be reduced by as much as £250 per year. A typical home PV system can produce around 50 percent of the electricity per an average household in a year."
Source: Government Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Why is the Solar Photovoltaic (Solar PV) market growing so fast? Payback is becoming quicker and installation faster and simpler. Why not add this to your skill set?
Learn new skills as a centre you know delivers.
The course will run over three days with a separate theory component (20 hours) which can be completed from home.
Practical sessions will be on a fully functional Solar PV system.
Fees include:
- all materials
- course guidance notes
- all consumables
- practical training
- examinations and assessments
- Logic certification.
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