Hey Tump, There's no shortage of installers in Maine, only a shortage of work......... Daryl
> Good day fellow NABCEP installers. My brother in law ,who is a member of > IBEW, was visiting from Minnesota, needless to say we have some > interesting > discussions, this one for example. > He said that he was taking a course, taught by a NABCEP certified > installer, "to get the guys certified". We talked about the course & I > asked,"When are you taking the test you don't have the experience". His > reply was; September, & as for the hands on experience, he told me they > have a generic grid tie system that they assemble & unassembled a few > times > that "met the hands on requirements". I asked what about the time frame of > work?, to which he replied that " the instructor & the IBEW were > pressuring > NABCEP to wave this requirements!. > I am aware that there is a shortage of "Properly Trained" installers but > if > the above is true then once again. OUR NABCEP credentials are being > watered > downed to benefit a few! > NABCEP & the teacher (contractual obligations?) profit by waving these > requirements, but the public & those of us who have HONESTLY met the > requirements LOSE! > Where is the NABCEP representative on the board? Are you involved during > these discussions?What is your response to this? > Are these board discussions involving the whole board? Perhaps this > another > one of the boards secret meetings that "aren't secret"? Doesn't the board > have a responsibility to the folks who have become certified, maintaining > the acme of standards in the installation field? > Is this a discussion that was slated for the annual meeting? Hummm, the > test > is in September & the annual meeting is in October. > Would someone "in the know" like to respond to this? > > We already discussed the lack of "transparency of the NABCEP board" early > this year. I seem to remember being told "the Wrench list was NOT the > place > to have these discussions". > When we hear about this kind of thing, from outside the NABCEP > organization, > anyplace is a good place to not only question the board, but also to > discuss > it! > > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <http://www.swnl.net/> > www.SWNL.net > Solarwinds Northernlights > Serving Mid Coast Maine & Northern California > Me.# 207-832-7574 Cl.# 610-517-8401 > > ******** MAINE'S CHARTER ******** > NABCEP "Certified PV Installer" > > ******** MAINE'S CHARTER ******** > Trace Xantrex "Certified" Dealer / Installer" > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
