Solar PV Installation & Maintenance

Build the fundamentals for solar photovoltaic systems, inverters, batteries, sizing, commissioning and safe maintenance.

Explore proposed modules

Editorial illustration of a solar technician beside panels, an inverter and a battery. — Editorial course illustration

The learning path

Build your understanding,
one system at a time.

This is a proposed structure. Final syllabus and assessments are still being developed.

Foundations & sizing

Electrical concepts, hazards and personal protection
Solar irradiation and PV panel basics
Load estimation and system sizing principles

System components

Off-grid, hybrid and grid-connected systems
Charge controllers, inverters and battery storage

Installation & maintenance

Mounting, cabling and protective devices
Testing, commissioning and troubleshooting
Maintenance and customer handover

From theory to practice

Work through practical tasks.

Online learning will cover theory and guided design exercises. Live electrical installation, battery work and roof work must be performed under appropriately qualified supervision, using applicable safety requirements.

System learning concept

A simplified illustration of the subject areas explored in this course.

Solar PVSystem concept

Solar panels

Inverter

Battery storage

Illustrative learning concept · Energy conversion & storage

Practical learning focus

System sizing, guided design exercises, testing, commissioning and maintenance are included in the proposed topics.

These describe the proposed learning activities. Final practical assessments and completion requirements are still being decided.