NABCEP & Training [RE-wrenches]

[matthew tritt]

Bob-O,

I guess you've finally said it in a way that makes it (virtually) impossible
to argue with. So, O.K., I see the Union's position in the great debate as
being a lot like M.D.s practicing acupuncture in California; they are
licensed to practice needling after a very brief "training" course, whereas
a practitioner trained exclusively in acupuncture has to take thousands of
hours of training in the subject. The M.D.s, with a few noteworthy
exceptions, don't even come close to grasping the essence of  this
discipline, yet, because of their strangle-hold, they are allowed to
practice - no questions asked. Their quality of work is generally very poor
because they don't really understand what it is they're doing.

I think that being a licensed electrician should get you to the same place
in our trade as anyone else; to the starting point. After that, it should be
a completely separate, autonomous discipline. (As W. Miller would say -
flame shields up!)

Matt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob-O Schultze, Electron Connection" <econnect at snowcrest.net>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 8:17 AM
Subject: RE: NABCEP & Training [RE-wrenches]


> Jeff, ETAL,
> BINGO! You nailed it. Enter NABCEP and the Certified Solar PV
> Installer. He/she will require both training and experience to sit
> for and to pass the test. Granted that each state should have such a
> license class. Hasn't happened, likely won't happen, and if it DID
> happen, the IBEW and JATC would control it in more states than you
> want to think about. At that point, the independent RE Wrenches in
> that state could bend over and kiss their PV goodbye. I've got
> nothing against the unions, they have their role to play, but when
> ANY organization gets that much control, it will wield it to the
> benefit of their brotherhood. By definition, that means exclusivity.
> Then there is the whole power corrupts thing.
>   Far better, IMO, to get behind a national cert NOW before it gets
> out of our hands. That way, when/if states not having a PV license
> class get around to it, they are FAR more likely to accept a national
> cert even if only on a grandfather basis. YA think?
> Best, Bob-O
>
> >The bottom line is that being a licensed electrician and understanding
> >the NEC does not make you a solar installer, and being a solar
> >installer does not mean you understand the NEC.  This field requires
> >both training and experience.
>
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