SEI Holds 2nd Annual PV Instructor Training

This March SEI held their 2^nd Annual PV Instructor Training.  This training is part of SEI's commitment to ‘train the trainers' interested in being part of the PV education workforce.  Held in Paonia, CO at SEI's trend setting PV training center, the instructor training included three days of reviewing and strengthening course curriculum, and exploring new instructional methods.  Of the thirty SEI PV instructors twenty-four attended from around the country including three new PV Spanish instructors who came from Mexico.  SEI will soon be debuting a series of Spanish classes with their recently translated Spanish PV Textbook and curriculum.  For those interested in contracting SEI to teach a Spanish PV course, please contact Laurie Stone at laurie@solarenergy.org 

Other highlights included code expert Bill Brooks teaching classes addressing code, grounding, and troubleshooting as well as demonstrations by Bill in SEI's PV training yard on safe commissioning methods and troubleshooting ground faults.  The SEI team of instructors were also delighted to have Barbara Martin, a Consultant for Training and Development, spend a full day addressing good teaching methodologies.

SEI instructor and employee Kris Sutton said "the instructor training was a huge success, not only is it great  to bring everyone together from around the country to learn from each other's experiences but it is also brings to SEI's curriculum development over 30 years of PV installation and training experience."

SEI is scheduled to offer over 50 PV hands-on workshops and online courses in 2009.  To learn more about SEI's PV program and for a course schedule visit www.solarenergy.org

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