ISPQ Awardees

List of IREC’s ISPQ Accredited & Certified Awardees (as of February 2010)

ISPQ Accredited Training Programs

California

Boots on the Roof Wholly Owned Division of Unitek Education: Accredited Training Program for their Six-Day Photovoltaic Solar PV Boot Camp.

Solar Living Institute  Accredited Training Program for their PV 200, Photovoltaic Design and Installation Intensive Course, PV 300, Advanced Photovoltaic Systems Course, and their Solar PV Design and Installation eCourse.

SunPower Corporation Accredited Training Program for their following courses: (1) Fundamentals of Residential Design, (2) Fundamentals of Residential Installation, (3) Fundamentals of Commercial Rooftop Design, (4) Advanced Design, and (5) Advanced Installation. Courses only available to SunPower dealers and their employees.

Colorado

Solar Energy International  Accredited Training Program for their courses in PV Design and Installation; PV Women’s PV Design and Installation; Utility Interactive PV Systems; PV Online; and Advanced PV Online.

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Florida Solar Energy Center  Accredited Training Program for their Photovoltaic Training Courses.

Georgia

Solairgen  Accredited Training Program for PV Systems Design and Implementation, PV-203

Massachusetts

Alt E University  Accredited Training Program for their Photovoltaic Design and Installation which consists of three courses: 1. Basic PV and Site Assessment (PV 301), 2. Intermediate PV Design (PV 302), and 3. Advanced PV Design and Installation (PV 303). Solar Thermal Design and Installation which consists of two courses: 1. Introduction to Solar Domestic Hot Water (Thermal 301), and 2. Solar Thermal Design and Installation (Thermal 302).

Springfield Technical Community College  Accredited Training Program for their Photovoltaic Practitioner Certificate Program

Michigan

Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association  Accredited Training Program for their PV Apprentice Training Program and PV Advanced System Integrator Certification Program.

New York

Hudson Valley Community College  Accredited Training Program for their Photovoltaic Certificate Program.

State University of New York at Delhi Accredited Training Program for their Photovoltaics Design and Installation Course. 

State University of New York at Farmingdale  Accredited Training Program for their Installation and Maintenance of Residential Photovoltaic Grid-Connected Systems courses.

Oregon

Lane Community College  Accredited Training Program for their Renewable Energy Technician Program.

Wisconsin

Midwest Renewable Energy Association  Accredited Training Program for their Basic Photovoltaic Course and PV Site Assessor Training Class.

ISPQ Accredited Continuing Education Providers

California

California South Bay University’s School of Green Energy  Accredited Continuing Education Provider for their Photovoltaic Systems Design and Installation course.

Sun Pirate, Inc.  Accredited Continuing Education Provider for their Fundamentals of Solar Hot Water Heating On-Line Course and for their Photovoltaic System Design and Installation On-Line Course.

Colorado

Quinntas Renewable Energy  Accredited Continuing Education Provider for their course Photovoltaic Installation.

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ONTILITY, LLC (formerly ADVEN, LLC)   Accredited Continuing Education Provider for their course in “Solar Installation Training – Solar Electric Training”.

Massachusetts

HeatSpring Learning Institute  Accredited Continuing Education Provider for their “Solar PV Installer Boot Camp” course.

New York

The Center for Sustainable Energy at Bronx Community College  The City University of New York: Accredited Continuing Education Provider for their Introductory Photovoltaic Installation and Advanced Photovoltaic Installation Courses.

Hudson Valley Community College  Accredited Continuing Education Provider for their Photovoltaic Electric System Non Credit Course (40 hours) and Accredited Training Program for their Photovoltaic System Design and Installation Certificate Program (19 Credit Hours).

North Carolina

North Carolina Solar Center  Accredited Continuing Education Provider for their Renewable Energy Technologies Diploma Series.

Pennsylvania

Infinite Solar,Inc  Provisional Accredited Continuing Education Provider for their 5-Day Solar PV Entry Level Design and Installation Course and their 5-day Entry Level Solar Thermal Installation and Design Course.

Electric Education Center   Accredited Continuing Education Provider for their 5-day Solar PV Entry Level Design and Installation Course.

Texas

Austin Community College  Accredited Continuing Education Provider for their HART 1071 Solar Electric Systems, Entry Level; HART 1072 Advanced Solar PV Installer; HART 1073 Solar Thermal Systems; HART 1074 Problem Solving for PV System Design & Installation; and ELMT 2474 Solar Photovoltaic courses.

ISPQ Certified Master Trainers – Photovoltaics (PV)

Colorado

Ed Eaton, Solar Energy International

Justine Sanchez, Solar Energy International

Kristopher Sutton, Solar Energy International

Carol Weis, Solar Energy International

Johnny Weiss, Solar Energy International

New York

Gay Canough, ETM Solar Works

Oregon

Ryan Mayfield, Lane Community College

Texas

Michael R. Kuhn, Austin Community College

 

ISPQ Certified Master Trainers – Solar Thermal

Florida

Tom Lane, ECS Solar Energy Systems

Wisconsin

Bob Ramlow, Artha Sustainable Living Center

ISPQ Certified Instructors – Photovoltaics (PV)

California

Christopher Sommerfeld, SunPower Corporation

Colorado

Kyle Bolger, Solar Energy International

E. H. Roy, Solar Energy International

Khanti Munro, Solar Energy International

Jeff Tobe, Solar Energy International

Massachusetts

James Cormican, AltE University

Michigan

Robert G. Pratt, Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association

John Witte, Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association

New York

Jonathan Lane, Center for Sustainable Energy at Bronx Community College

Francine V. Notte, ETM Solar Works

Richard Porter, Hudson Valley Community College

Kevin Rose, Hudson Valley Community College

Michael Stangl, Hudson Valley Community College

Ohio

David Compaan,  Alt E University 

Wisconsin

Christopher LaForge, Midwest Renewable Energy Association

Christine Hulet, Midwest Renewable Energy Association

Clay Sterling, Midwest Renewable Energy Association

ISPQ Certified Instructors – Solar Thermal

California

Roger Coghlan, Sun Pirate, Inc.