NABCEP now available worldwide!

Attention international alumni! SEI is excited to announce that NABCEP certification just got more accessible. On October 17, The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners announced that for the first time NABCEP’s Photovoltaic (PV) Associate exam will be administered outside of North America. According to a press release on NABCEP’s website, the international exam will be the same one that is offered in North America, in a computerized format, and in English only.

NABCEP’s executive director, Shawn O’Brien, also released the following statement in the press release: “Candidates for NABCEP’s PV Associate exam live all over the globe, but until now they had to travel to either the U.S. or Canada to take the exam,” he said. “International administrations of NABCEP’s PV Associate exam will be offered at any of the international test sites of our testing vendor, Castle Worldwide, Inc.”

According to NABCEP, the PV Associate exam will be available in over 370 cities in 97 countries across the globe, including China, India, Australia, Germany, and Kenya. There will be an additional $75 fee for international students, which is a standard of Castle Worldwide, Inc. exams.

As an international solar energy training organization with student alumni in 145 countries, Solar Energy International (SEI) is excited to share this news with our worldwide network. The following is a statement from SEI’s Kristopher Sutton, Director of Business Development – Middle East and Africa.

“The ability to offer NABCEP’s PVA exam internationally is a huge development for SEI,” Kris said.  “Our Middle East program is rapidly growing in tandem with the markets in the region. Utilities and governments in the MENA region are working to develop standards that ensure safe, quality PV installations and for many years our students have been hearing about NABCEP and asking about access to their exams. Now, by offering the exam internationally we have an option to better serve our students and support the development of strong solar market around the world.”

Are you interested in NABCEP certification or sitting for the NABCEP exam? Solar energy training at SEI is a great place to start! Get started in the solar industry today with our free course RE100: Introduction to Renewable Energy or our course on the basics of solar PV training, PVOL101: Solar Training-Solar Electric Design and Installation.

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