Solar PV installation and maintenance – Apprenticeship unit (level 3)
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Information about Solar PV installation and maintenance – Apprenticeship unit (level 3)
This apprenticeship unit is for existing employed electricians who, with the support of their employer, need to upskill in solar photovoltaic (PV) installation and maintenance fundamentals.
- Knowledge, skills and behaviours
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View knowledge, skills and behaviours
Technical knowledge
- The purpose and operations of key solar PV components and their characteristics and features, and requirements in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
- Methods of terminating and connecting cabling in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
- Health and safety legislation regulation and safe working practices relevant to solar photovoltaic (PV) installation and maintenance covering hazards and risks and how these can be avoided.
- Fault diagnosis and rectification of PV system faults using different diagnostic and problem-solving techniques and the methods to find, assess, and resolve faults in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
- Safe isolation, initial verification and appreciate periodic inspection, testing and reporting of solar PV installations, in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
- Mathematical and scientific techniques, formulae, and calculations used in solar PV system design and installation in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
- Importance of accurate preparation, completion, and maintenance of relevant work documentation for PV systems, including test results, system performance, warranties, user instructions and documents in.
- Processes and procedures including the design, planning, setting up, and installing solar PV and associated technologies in industrial, commercial, and residential environments including structural considerations, roof fixings, cable routing, fire safety requirements, and integration with other technologies such as EV chargers and battery storage.
Technical skills
- Comply with all relevant legislation including environmental, regulations, codes of practice and other relevant information and guidance when planning and carrying out solar PV installation and maintenance activities.
- Maintain solar PV system using appropriate testing equipment and procedures.
- Install solar PV systems and components in line with required standards and manufacturer instructions.
- Record work including the completion and maintenance of work documentation, recording of test results and preparation of appropriate certification.
- Apply diagnostic and problem-solving techniques to identify, assess and resolve electrical faults in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
- Use relevant digital learning platforms and business communication and collaboration applications.
- Inspect and test solar PV system installations in industrial, commercial and residential environments using test equipment.
- Apprenticeship category (sector)
- Construction and the built environment
- Qualification level
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3
Equal to A level - Course duration
- 90 months
- Funding
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£1,000
Maximum government funding for
apprenticeship training and assessment costs. - Job titles include
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- Electrician
- Installation electrician
- Maintenance electrician
View more information about Solar PV installation and maintenance – Apprenticeship unit (level 3) from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.