Goal For The Green

Are you considering a career change or wanting to get in on the ground floor wave of “green” jobs that will be here to stay?  Then visit Boots on the Roof.  They offer various solar training bootcamps for electricians and entrepreneurs interested in starting their own solar business.

Boots on the Roof delivers top-quality market-ready training programs for solar energy industry professionals.  They are the solar energy training division of Unitek Education, a long-time national Learning Partner of high-tech companies (having received the highest education honors awarded by Microsoft, Cisco, Citrix, & RedHat).  Their team has a 16-year track record of successfully partnering with large organizations to train tens of thousands of students nationwide.

Here is some of the history of Boots On The Roof and where the company is headed.  They have spent several years investigating the green energy industry, especially solar, and were amazed at the wide variety of often-conflicting standards & practices in training, certification, and regulations.

So, they committed themselves to delivering courses that point to where those elements are likely to stabilize in the market, instead of teaching the “home-grown” information that has commonly been taught for the past 30 years.  Things are changing rapidly now, and moving towards standards & certification.

Boots on the Roof is committed to working with industry associations, manufacturers, installers, government, financers, and educators to implement solar power for businesses and individuals who expect stability, predictability, and return on investment.  They specialize in training the next generation of Solar Entreprenuers and successful business people.

The NABCEP ( the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitoners) has approved Boots On The Roof, as an educational institution and testing center.  By attending the 7- day Solar Bootcamp, you will learn and be given the NABCEP Entry level Certificate of Knowledge of PV systems exam.

The certificate was first rolled out in 2oo5 by NABCEP, and the exam certification process, was most recently updated in July 2008, to meet current energy standards.  It is intended to measure basic solar power knowledge of professionals entering the field in any capacity. It is not just for installers.  It demonstrates that the student has achieved basic knowledge, comprehension, and application of key terms and concepts of photo voltaic system operations.  A person receiving this certification is then qualified and suitable for a supervised entry level position with a dealer/installer or other PV industry company.  These skills in no way replace those that are learned in an Electrical Trades or Engineering program.

So, take a look at what Boots On The Roof can offer you, and start the New Year off  with a new “green” career.