The PV Associate Training will cover the fundamental principles of the application, design, installation, and operation of grid-tied and battery-based PV systems.
Content includes • PV Markets and Applications; • Safety Basics; • Electricity Basics; • Solar Energy Fundamentals; • PV Module Fundamentals; • System Components; • PV System Sizing Principles; • PV System Electrical Design; • PV System Mechanical Design; • PV system Inspection, Performance Analysis, Troubleshooting
Duration: 40 hours
Cost: US$1230 (Scholarships available)
On successful completion of course and NABCEP exam, you will receive the NABCEP PV ASSOCIATE CREDENTIAL
The PV Systems Inspector training course covers PV systems and applicable codes and ordinances.
Content includes •Inspecting electrical components and systems; • Inspecting energy storage components and systems; • Inspecting mechanical/structural components and systems; • Documentation for the system inspection
Duration: 40 hours
Cost: US$1230 (Scholarships available)
On successful completion of course and NABCEP exam, you will receive the NABCEP PV SYSTEM INSPECTOR BOARD CERTIFICATION
Designers | Installers | System Inspectors | Financiers |
Policy Makers | Anyone interested in a career in Solar
Complete the training application form and send to physics@uwimona.edu.jm
Download the PDF ->[Training Application form]
Complete the scholarship application form (after completing the training application form) and send to physics@uwimona.edu.jm .
Have a referee complete the REFERENCE FORM and send to physics@uwimona.edu.jm . (Do not wait on reference form to submit your application forms.)
Download the PDF -> [Scholarship Application Form]
Download the PDF -> [Reference Form]
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS: JULY 16, 2021 (EARLY APPLICATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED.)
Pre-Training Assessment Survey
Post-Training Assessment Survey
For more information contact us at physics@uwimona.edu.jm or WhatsApp (876) 568-3946
The NABCEP Photovoltaic Associate Program will teach the fundamental principles of the application, design, installation, and operation of grid-tied and battery-based PV systems. The PV Systems Inspector training course covers PV systems and applicable codes and ordinances. The trainings will include additional modules on renewable energy technologies overview, Jamaica’s energy landscape and climate change.
NABCEP Administrator is Dr. Wayne Archibald - GSI
GSI is a locally-owned NABCEP-certified company and an approved training provider for NABCEP certifications
Programme Coordinator is Prof. Tannecia Stephenson - Department of Physics, The UWI Mona.
| "Strengthening Energy Resilience in Jamaica" is a three-year (2020-2023) activity of USAID/Jamaica and the Jamaica Energy Resilience Alliance (JERA). Its objective is to strengthen the resilience of Jamaica's energy sector by supporting the development of enabling environments for the adoption of distributed solar photovoltaics (PV) and PV with battery storage (PV+). Strengthening the PV workforce in Jamaica is a key objective. JERA members are Cadmus (lead), the Jamaica Hotel and Tourism Association (JHTA), LASCO Manufacturing and Distribution (LASCO), Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), Wigton Windfarms Limited (Wigton), WRB Energy (WRB), the University of the West Indies-Mona (UWI) and our partner Green Solutions International SKN Incorporated (GSI), and Xergy Energy (Xergy). For more information, please see www.cadmusgroup.com/jamaicaenergy. |
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