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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 04, 2010 9:56 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [RE-wrenches] NABCEP Statement
about ULU</DIV>
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<DIV>PRESS RELEASE CONTENT:</DIV>
<DIV>May 5, 2010<BR></DIV>
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class=webkit-indent-blockquote>Clifton Park, New York<BR><BR>NABCEP Charges
Ahead with New Credentialing Opportunities<BR><BR>The North American Board
of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) announces new credentialing
programs in response to growing renewable energy markets. NABCEP
Chairperson Don Warfield says “Keeping pace with the rapid changes
in the renewable sector is a priority for NABCEP. Our new credentialing
programs are part of our commitment to continue to
provide quality assurances for the renewable energy
workforce.”<BR> <BR>NABCEP’s newest credential will be for
qualified electricians (i.e. journeyman/journeyperson) who work in non-
supervisory roles on PV installation crews. This certification will
focus on installing PV systems safely and will also cover the
principals of the application, design and operation of grid-tie PV
system. It is being developed in close collaboration with NABCEP Board
members who represent; Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC),
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), National
Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), National
Joint Apprenticeship Training Center (NJATC), and NABCEP Certified
PV Installers.<BR><BR>Ezra Auerbach, NABCEP’s Executive Director, says;
“This new credential is being developed in recognition that as the
industry has grown the work of an installer has become multifaceted and
more Certifications have become necessary. On many jobs,
especially those with larger scope, the installer is a qualified
electrician who is called upon to perform work that has already
undergone engineering review and is on a job site that is
prepared for the electrical trades.”<BR><BR>NABCEP’s flagship PV
Installer Certification is offered to individuals who can show
responsible installation experience and advanced training. Passing the
PV Installer Certification exam demonstrates the candidate’s
knowledge of the design, installation, commissioning
and troubleshooting of grid-tie and stand-alone PV systems. This
certification is widely held by supervisory personnel who lead PV
installation crews. <BR><BR>In
conjunction with making this announcement, NABCEP welcomes UL
University’s (ULU) recent announcement that they are entering
the business of offering PV Training to qualified
electricians. NABCEP’s Executive Director, Ezra Auerbach, says; “I
encourage ULU to use the nationally recognized Task Analyses and
practitioner credentialing programs developed by NABCEP for
their training programs. We have no doubt that they will do
an excellent job at ULU in their PV training and we would hope that
their students will have the opportunity to demonstrate their
educational successes by sitting for NABCEP’s professional
credentialing exams.”<BR><BR>NABCEP offers the most widely recognized
personnel credentialing program in the Renewable Energy
industry. New credentialing programs are being rolled out
including the Small Wind Installer Certification and the
PV Technical Sales Certification. The PV Entry Level
exam will soon be available through computer-based
testing. Please check in at <A
href="http://www.nabcep.org/">www.nabcep.org</A> for more
details.</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>Ezra Auerbach<BR>Executive Director<BR><BR><A
href="mailto:eauerbach@nabcep.org">eauerbach@nabcep.org</A><BR><BR>North
American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP)<BR>634 Plank
Road<BR>Clifton Park, N.Y. 12065<BR><BR>1 800 654 0021<BR>1 518 670 4553
Direct<BR><BR><A href="http://www.nabcep.org/">www.nabcep.org</A></DIV></DIV>
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