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I don't understand; are there legal reasons to not call it an
apprenticeship? (sounds like indentured servitude....?)<br>
When I got started in the biz, I would have loved to been offered an
apprenticeship. Instead, I went out in the woods while my family
suffered through my well intentioned, but misinformed experiments.
After many years I got better, but I still had no one to sign off
for my license or NABCEP. <br>
The next generation of installer does not need to suffer ( at least
as much)<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">R.Ray Walters
CTO, Solarray, Inc
Nabcep Certified PV Installer,
Licensed Master Electrician
Solar Design Engineer
303 505-8760</pre>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/28/2015 6:52 PM, Chris Mason
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<div dir="ltr">I think you should describe the job as a trainee.
You can do anything you want after that. Just don't call it an
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Hi Bob;<br>
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That's an excellent point. I'm trying to figure out what
is a fair arrangement: 4 years of training is worth quite
a sum of money vs. 4 years of labor in the off grid
mines. <br>
Straight up $10/ hr and I'll train them for as long as
they can be trained with raises as they reach milestones
like: they can go on a troubleshooting visit on their own.<br>
I think some off grid living experience is a prerequisite
as mentioned before, also they've got to be able to deal
with basic math and electrical equations.<br>
Any other prerequisites before I create an unobtainable
person?<span class=""><br>
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