Approved Providers

The PV Entry Level Certificate of Knowledge program can be offered by any accredited university, college, community college, or vocational-technical institute; or offered by any Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee or U.S. Department of Labor approved apprenticeship program; or offered by a training program accredited by the Institute for Sustainable Power or similar accrediting body.
 
Educational providers must complete the NABCEP Entry Level Certificate Program Provider Application.  The application is good for three years at which time, the provider must reapply with NABCEP.  Providers must also sign an Agreement Form, and agree formally to the rules and procedures outlined in the Provider Application. 

Course(s) are required to have an interactive teacher-learner structure.  This implies a connection between a learner and a learning source.  It can include classroom time led by an instructor and/or discussion leader.  It can also include activities in which a learner is engaged in a planned learning event in which he/she is separated from faculty and other students but where the learner receives some sort of feedback and the learner’s progress is monitored.  Examples include computer-assisted instruction, interactive video/CD/DVD and/or web site learning.
 
Providers are required to provide students with the necessary information covering the NABCEP-issued learning objectives.  This material shall be presented in a well developed way.  Courses can include more than the learning objectives but must include a comprehensive review of them.

All providers must provide special testing accommodations and comply with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act and with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and other applicable laws. All providers must provide a copy of the appropriate Certificate of Insurance(s) showing that professional liability and general liability policies are maintained with respect to the administration of examinations.

NABCEP has the right to make changes to these Criteria for Provider Participation and will notify the provider of any modifications.

The following institutions have been approved to offer the NABCEP Entry Level Certificate Program.  You may contact them directly for information about their class offerings. Download the Approved Entry Level Provider list (as of December 18, 2008)

 

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