{"id":3023,"date":"2012-03-19T11:38:13","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T15:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/new-online-solar-energy-course-nabcep-pv-entry-level-certification-preparation\/"},"modified":"2012-03-19T11:38:13","modified_gmt":"2012-03-19T15:38:13","slug":"new-online-solar-energy-course-nabcep-pv-entry-level-certification-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/new-online-solar-energy-course-nabcep-pv-entry-level-certification-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW! Online Solar Energy course: NABCEP PV-Entry Level Certification Preparation!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The College\u2019s Workforce Development Institute (WDI) offers an <strong>ONLINE <\/strong>version of its 40-hour non-credit <strong>PV-Entry Level Photovoltaics (Solar Power)<\/strong> course, which covers the fundamentals of photovoltaic (PV) systems design and installation.<\/p>\n<p>The objective of the course is to prepare students for taking the PV entry-level exam developed by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP).<\/p>\n<p>Course content includes lab videos, narrated slide shows, randomized chapter quizzes, and discussion forums. An instructor is available throughout the course to provide guidance, answer questions, and to assist students, as needed.<\/p>\n<p>The course curriculum complies with NABCEP\u2019s \u201cLearning Objectives\u201d for the entry-level exam, scheduled for June 27, 2012, at the College\u2019s Workforce Development offices, located in the Rensselaer Technology Park on Jordan Road.<\/p>\n<p>Prerequisites for the course include a high school diploma or GED and completion of PV-Basics, Electricity for Photovoltaic Systems (see below) or proof of previous electrical experience\/training. Tuition is $725.<\/p>\n<p>PV-Entry Level Photovoltaics ONLINE is just one of several solar power courses offered by the WDI, including:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PV-Basics, Electricity for Photovoltaic Systems<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PV-Entry Level Photovoltaics System-CLASSROOM Training<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PV-Advanced Photovoltaic Systems<\/p>\n<p>Course descriptions are available at <a title=\"www.hvcc.edu\/wdi\" href=\"www.hvcc.edu\/wdi\" target=\"_blank\">www.hvcc.edu\/wdi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to register, please call the Workforce Development Institute at (518) 629-4235.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published:<\/strong>\u00a0Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:38:13 +0000 by\u00a0g.urso<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The College\u2019s Workforce Development Institute (WDI) offers an ONLINE version of its 40-hour non-credit PV-Entry Level Photovoltaics (Solar Power)&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2086,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campus-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3023","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=3023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3023\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}