(Red Deer Polytechnic)

By rdnewsNOW Staff

first cohort starts this month

RDP launches solar photovoltaic installation micro-credential

Jan 6, 2025 | 11:07 AM

Red Deer Polytechnic is offering a new micro-credential masterclass in Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Installation.

The micro-credential is in collaboration with Stardust Solar, an award-winning, registered provider of the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP).

It includes a 20-hour portion done online, parted into three modules.

Through these modules, students will advance their competencies in a range of areas, including solar electric code, system assessments, shading analysis and wiring.

“The Solar Photovoltaic Installation Masterclass offers flexible, online training to prepare individuals for solar installation as a career or for personal interest,” says Martin Thomsen, Interim Dean, Continuing Education and Corporate Training.

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“At RDP, we align our programming to help fulfill labour market demand and contribute to the priorities of the province.”

There are also six hours of hands-on training done at RDP.

On campus, students will design, wire and test a small micro-inverter based rooftop project in the Polytechnic’s Alternative Energy Lab (AEL), a 5,274 square-foot research, teaching and learning facility.

Registration is open for the winter cohort of RDP’s Solar PV Installation Masterclass, which begins January 20, 2025. RDP also offers a spring cohort, starting April 14, 2025.

For more information about RDP’s Solar PV Installation Masterclass, including how to register, visit rdpolytech.ca/SPS.