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Minnesota offers rebate for credentialed energy training programs
If you live in Minnesota and you’re interested in applying for ISPQ accreditation or certification, you’re in luck.
Minnesota’s Credentialing Assistance Rebate for Energy Trainers (CARET) Program provides financial support for the credentialing of Minnesota-based energy efficiency and renewable energy training providers and instructors. This program is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of ... Read More
Good teaching matters, pt. 2: Learning Objectives
In the last two columns, Good Teaching Matters: Five Teaching Practices to Improve the Quality of a Training Course, and Good Teaching Matters: Know Your Students, we started looking at the processes of designing and delivering quality instruction. However, of all the processes we will discuss, learning objectives are probably the cornerstone ... Read More
SEPA/SEIA, Solar Foundation release national solar census: stand up and be counted
The Solar Foundation, SEPA and SEIA have released a national solar census designed to gather data on U.S. solar labor supply and demand. Organizers By answering this survey, you can help us better understand the size, breadth and characteristics of the solar industry; develop accurate reports on the geography of the solar economy ... Read More
ISPQ Update: No summer holiday for applications
Summer hasn’t slowed down the pace of ISPQ applications. In fact, there are 22 pending applications, in some stage of the audit process, along with eight letters of intent. PV still commands the majority of the applications, accounting for 79% of the overall count.
According to Pat Fox, ISPQ program manager, currently there are 81 active ... Read More
News from DSIRE: week of July 26, 2010
CALIFORNIA – Portions of California Solar Initiative Closed for Repairs
The California Solar Initiative provides rebates for PV systems under 30 kW and production incentives for larger PV systems. Greater incentives are available for systems owned by government entities and non-profits. With program funding draining more quickly than expected, the California Public Utilities Commission is temporarily suspending incentives ... Read More
NABCEP Publishes Revised Job Task Analysis for PV Installer Certification
The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) is pleased to announce the publication of a revised edition of the Job Task Analysis that is the foundational document for their industry-leading PV Installer Certification program. The Board accepted the recommendations of a wide-ranging group of subject matter experts who were empanelled to review the ... Read More
Good Teaching Matters, pt. 1: Know your students
Dr. Barbara Martin, a former professor in the College of Education at the University of Central Florida and at Kent State University in educational technology and educational psychology, specializes in instructional design (ISD), criterion-referenced testing, evaluation strategies, distance education, and instructional theory. She’s written numerous articles on ISD and educational technology, including a book on ... Read More
State & Stakeholder Newsletter, July 14, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Volume #9, Issue #14
Editor: Jane Pulaski
The IREC State & Stakeholder Newsletter is a foremost resource for current information on green workforce training, credentialing programs, state activities and best practices on ... Read More
IREC releases its 2010 State & Stakeholder Newsletter Reader Assessment; let us hear from you
The IREC State & Stakeholder Newsletter, which is distributed semi-monthly to email subscribers and published on IREC’s website, tracks a range of market-oriented news, from Solar America Communities to clean energy workforce development and training, from net metering and interconnection to current and best practices of solar stakeholders.
Each year, we ... Read More
IREC releases 2010 edition of its Field Inspection Guidelines for PV Systems
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) has just released the 2010 edition of its highly regarded and valuable Field Inspection Guidelines for PV Systems, authored by Bill Brooks. This report is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Bill Brooks, well known for his distinguished work in PV codes and standards, is the author of ... Read More
