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Renewable Energy - Distance Learning - Professional Courses

Solar Photovoltaic Qualification

Two-day course (Basic + Advanced)

Training 5000 individuals on 300 courses each year at 21 universities worldwide

Galileo Master Certificate & Qualifications since 1975

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Past Participants:
British Gas, Oxfam GB, NHS Tayside

The ECT works with global authorities including the EMTEU
SQA Qualification, EEC Awarding Body
Internationally Recognised Galileo Master Certificate

SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC COURSE OVERVIEW


LEARN HOW TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND REPAIR SOLAR PANELS

Two-day course (Basic + Advanced)

This course is also available as distance learning with live tutorial: click here to find out more

WHO IS IT FOR
  • Technicians and individuals intending to learn how to install, maintain and repair Solar Photovoltaic equipment.
  • Design engineers.
  • Architects.
WHEN

Courses run on a regular basis
Live Virtual Classroom

OR Start the course today: Distance Learning with live tutorial and online remote exam – Click here to visit the Distance Learning course page.

Please email [email protected] for more details

LOCATION

Live Virtual Classroom

Looking for this course in the USA? Click here

CERTIFICATE & EXAM

Certificate of Participation provided.

On successful completion of this course, participants are eligible to sit the Qualification provided with the EEC:
Photovoltaic (PV) Arrays 

OR the Exam for the:

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Galileo Master Certificate (GMC)

The internationally recognised Galileo Master Certificate (GMC) has been achieved by participants worldwide for over 40 years, from organisations such as Coca Cola, Mitsubishi, United Nations UNDP, Siemens, Cambridge University, Oxfam GB, Tesco, the Royal Air Force, Ferrero, Honeywell and many more.

FUNDED PRICE

£795 as a standalone course
or
£432 as part of the Solar Energy Expert Certificate Pathway

The Solar Photovoltaic course price includes exam for the SQA Qualification; live training; course materials; Certificate of Participation and is inclusive of VAT.

How much is that in my currency?

The course was filled with very useful information for my career. I am currently working on developing PV and energy storage projects and this course will help me a lot in my current role and future career aspirations.”

National Grid (UK) – Soolmaz Moshiri

The ECT runs courses in Engineering, Management and Finance across the UK, in London, Edinburgh

After being on numerous PV courses with a number of companies, I found this course to be the most professional, in every way”

Geoffrey Otto – Solar PV course participant

COURSE CONTENT
  • Composition of light
  • Photovoltaic effect
  • Photovoltaic cells
  • Materials
  • Daily/annual energy
  • Positioning of the modules
  • Photovoltaic energy
  • Photovoltaic illumination
  • Planning and designing a photovoltaic installation
  • The electric load
  • Costs and evaluation of the economical solutions
  • Maintenance and reliability
  • Practical solutions
  • Typologies and modality of installation
  • Integration of the photovoltaic modules in the building structure
  • Payback time
  • Economical perspectives

“I gained a thorough knowledge of PV systems on this course. The course was well taught and there was good interaction between the lecturer and the delegates”

Deutsche Bank – Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Investments, Andrew Pidden

The ECT runs courses in Energy, Marketing and Finance across the UK, in London, Birmingham
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