{"id":12640,"date":"2019-05-14T11:55:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T15:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/office-of-workforce-development-offers-pv-installation-basics-solar-energy-beginning-june-4\/"},"modified":"2019-05-14T11:55:52","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T15:55:52","slug":"office-of-workforce-development-offers-pv-installation-basics-solar-energy-beginning-june-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/office-of-workforce-development-offers-pv-installation-basics-solar-energy-beginning-june-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of Workforce Development offers PV Installation Basics (Solar Energy) beginning June 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PV INSTALLATION BASICS (Solar Energy)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Prepare for employment in the<\/em><br \/>\n<em>growing sustainable energy industry!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Students enrolled in Hudson Valley Community College\u2019s Office of Workforce Development will now be able to take solar training courses at reduced fees\u00a0thanks to a $25,000 investment from Cypress Creek Renewables. This investment will help provide reduced course fees for students interested in solar job training, <strong>with a focus on bringing more\u00a0women, veterans and underrepresented people\u00a0into the industry.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hvcc.edu\/wdi\/courses-solar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PV Installation Basics<\/a> is eligible for this funding!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our 20-hour course answers the needs of local PV company owners who want trained, entry-level workers with basic PV skills.\u00a0As an introduction to Solar Energy, students will learn to safely and effectively perform installation tasks as a trained, entry-level worker does in the field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course topics will include:<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8212; Basic electrical safety<br \/>\n&#8212; Basic measuring<br \/>\n&#8212; Construction safety<br \/>\n&#8212; Electrical grounding and bonding<br \/>\n&#8212; Hand-held power tools<br \/>\n&#8212; PV racking systems<br \/>\n&#8212; PV module handling and installation<br \/>\n&#8212; Rooftop safety<br \/>\n&#8212; Weather proofing<\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule: June 4 \u2013 June 26, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tuesdays &amp; Thursdays<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>4 to 6:30 p.m<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Hudson Valley Community College Main Campus<br \/>\n<strong>Tuition:<\/strong>\u00a0$375<br \/>\n<strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong>\u00a0Minimum 10th grade-level reading and math skills. Students are required to provide proof of completion of OSHA 10-hour Construction Safety Training course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For additional information and to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hvcc.edu\/wdi\/register.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">register<\/a>:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2014 visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hvcc.edu\/workforce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.hvcc.edu\/workforce<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 call (518) 629-4111<br \/>\n\u2014 e-mail\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:workforce@hvcc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">workforce@hvcc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published:<\/strong>\u00a0Tue, 14 May 2019 11:55:52 +0000 by\u00a0c.teator<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; PV INSTALLATION BASICS (Solar Energy) Prepare for employment in the growing sustainable energy industry! Students enrolled in Hudson Valley&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2086,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[161],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-student-announcement-college-related"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2086"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12640\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}