PRESS RELEASE CONTENT:
May 5, 2010
Clifton Park, New York
NABCEP Charges Ahead with New Credentialing Opportunities
The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) announces
new credentialing programs in response to growing renewable energy markets.
NABCEP Chairperson Don Warfield says “Keeping pace with the rapid changes in
the renewable sector is a priority for NABCEP. Our new credentialing programs
are part of our commitment to continue to provide quality assurances for the
renewable energy workforce.”
NABCEP’s newest credential will be for qualified electricians (i.e.
journeyman/journeyperson) who work in non- supervisory roles on PV installation
crews. This certification will focus on installing PV systems safely and will
also cover the principals of the application, design and operation of grid-tie
PV system. It is being developed in close collaboration with NABCEP Board
members who represent; Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC), International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), National Electrical Contractors
Association (NECA), National Joint Apprenticeship Training Center (NJATC), and
NABCEP Certified PV Installers.
Ezra Auerbach, NABCEP’s Executive Director, says; “This new credential is being
developed in recognition that as the industry has grown the work of an
installer has become multifaceted and more Certifications have become
necessary. On many jobs, especially those with larger scope, the installer is a
qualified electrician who is called upon to perform work that has already
undergone engineering review and is on a job site that is prepared for the
electrical trades.”
NABCEP’s flagship PV Installer Certification is offered to individuals who can
show responsible installation experience and advanced training. Passing the PV
Installer Certification exam demonstrates the candidate’s knowledge of the
design, installation, commissioning and troubleshooting of grid-tie and
stand-alone PV systems. This certification is widely held by supervisory
personnel who lead PV installation crews.
In conjunction with making this announcement, NABCEP welcomes UL University’s
(ULU) recent announcement that they are entering the business of offering PV
Training to qualified electricians. NABCEP’s Executive Director, Ezra Auerbach,
says; “I encourage ULU to use the nationally recognized Task Analyses and
practitioner credentialing programs developed by NABCEP for their training
programs. We have no doubt that they will do an excellent job at ULU in their
PV training and we would hope that their students will have the opportunity to
demonstrate their educational successes by sitting for NABCEP’s professional
credentialing exams.”
NABCEP offers the most widely recognized personnel credentialing program in the
Renewable Energy industry. New credentialing programs are being rolled out
including the Small Wind Installer Certification and the PV Technical Sales
Certification. The PV Entry Level exam will soon be available through
computer-based testing. Please check in at www.nabcep.org for more details.
Ezra Auerbach
Executive Director
eauerb...@nabcep.org
North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP)
634 Plank Road
Clifton Park, N.Y. 12065
1 800 654 0021
1 518 670 4553 Direct
www.nabcep.org
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