NABCEP test [RE-wrenches]

[Bob-O Schultze, Electron Connection]

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Greetings Gents and Ladies,
While this thread seems to have more or less resolved itself, the BoD  
of NABCEP will be discussing your concerns ASAP. We'll do that not  
because there was any movement or action to dumb down the test, but  
just because y'all are concerned. Good 'nuff reason to kick it around  
a little, IMO.
I don't sit on the technical committee who writes the Certification  
test, so I haven't seen the question pool, but I can only agree with  
Don Loweberg and others that the test is as challenging as it ever  
was. By way of proof, I can only offer up an observation by my  
apprentice, who just took the last test in Eugene, OR with Kirpal. He  
said that of the nearly 20 folks sitting for the test, only two left  
the testing room early after presumably finishing it. EVERYONE else  
stayed the full four hours. Doesn't sound too easy to me!
He also made a comment about the Study Guide not accurately  
reflecting the task analysis and therefore the test question pool. I  
think that is a far more legitimate concern, as the Study Guide  
doesn't get updated nearly as often as the question pool. That said,  
the Guide is just a guide and there are many other reference  
materials that need to be studied before a candidate can feel  
confident that he/she has the knowledge to pass the test. A list of  
those is provided on the NABCEP website under resources.
I was one of those Solar Bozos who took the initial test in 2001. It  
was a different test because it was a different era in the  
development of PV. Technology has changed and best practices have  
changed with it. Our common knowledge about all this stuff has  
improved greatly as well. This List can take a bunch of the credit  
for that. I would HOPE that the NABCEP test would seem easier to  
those newer Bozos who have been paying attention. Ya know?
Amor y Paz,
Bob-O


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