ISPQ Accredited Training
On June 23, 2010, The NECA IBEW Local Union No. 26 Joint Apprenticeship Training Program was awarded ISPQ Accredited Training ProgramTM status by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) for the photo-voltaic portion of our five year Inside Journeyman Wireman apprenticeship program. This highly sought after, rarely acheived credential is granted by a globally recognized authority in the area of renewable energy training, the Institute for Sustainable Power, Inc.TM (ISP)
The Institute for Sustainable Power, Inc.TM is an international non-profit organization , incorporated in 1996, to coordinate, develop, and maintain international standards for the evaluation and qualification of renewable energy (RE), energy efficiency (EE) and distributed generation (DG) training providers. Organizations accredited by ISP attest that they have the skills and the resources to deliver high quality training covering the skills and competency requirements of the specific RE/EE/DG trades.
The status of ISPQ Accredited Training ProgramTM is recognition for a legally registered institution or organization providing a course or series of courses covering all the points of an ISPQ - approved Task Analysis. Specifically, this accreditation references the "Solar Photo-Voltaic Systems Installer" task analysis which was developed by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP).
The JATC 26 was awarded this accreditation specifically for the PV portion of our curriculum which, in conjunction with other portions of the curriculum (DC and AC Theory, OSHA 30, National Electrical Code etc.) fully satisfies the requirements of the approved Task Analysis. A copy of the ISPQ approved Task Analysis can be found here.
The Institute for Sustainable Power, Inc.TM is an international non-profit organization , incorporated in 1996, to coordinate, develop, and maintain international standards for the evaluation and qualification of renewable energy (RE), energy efficiency (EE) and distributed generation (DG) training providers. Organizations accredited by ISP attest that they have the skills and the resources to deliver high quality training covering the skills and competency requirements of the specific RE/EE/DG trades.
The status of ISPQ Accredited Training ProgramTM is recognition for a legally registered institution or organization providing a course or series of courses covering all the points of an ISPQ - approved Task Analysis. Specifically, this accreditation references the "Solar Photo-Voltaic Systems Installer" task analysis which was developed by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP).
The JATC 26 was awarded this accreditation specifically for the PV portion of our curriculum which, in conjunction with other portions of the curriculum (DC and AC Theory, OSHA 30, National Electrical Code etc.) fully satisfies the requirements of the approved Task Analysis. A copy of the ISPQ approved Task Analysis can be found here.
We are proud to be one of only fifteen such accredited programs in all of North America, and the first NECA-IBEW training facility to achieve the status. Please contact us for more information.
For more information about the accreditation please contact the Interstate renewable energy Council at info@irecusa.org