[RE-wrenches] NABCEP "rave"

[ASAP POWER! 2]

Jeff,
I agree with your points certainly.  As Rebecca Eaton had also pointed out
however, it's really just a matter of time. Or timing.  And patience on the
part of all of us, early adopters that have gone the extra mile, and eager
newcomers alike.   

Peter D.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Yago [mailto:jryago at netscape.com] 
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 9:29 AM
To: info at asappower.com; RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] NABCEP "rave"

Right now, we need instructors all over the country also. Phoenix, Orlando,
and Houston are first up after SoCal and NorCal regions.  
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Peter:

The problem is, many of you are in California, most solar conferences are
held in California, and most manufacturer solar training is in California.
However, there still aer many of us in the fly-over states and on the east
coast, but there is never any major solar programs on this side of the
world.  When I took the NABCEP test, I had to drive 2 states away, when we
want to go to a solar conference, we have the cost and time of a 5 hour
flight each way, and the expense of several days of hotel rooms, meals and
rental car.  

I thought NABCEP was to be a "national" association, and as you pointed out,
solar is going to explode and the industry will need hundreds of trained
installers in every state, not just in California and Florida.  

NABCEP training and testing needs to be available in every state, and if
this is not possible, then it needs to start offering this training and
testing from these already established testing centers located in every
city, like all the other national associations.

Jeff Yago

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