RETI offers new Solar PV course

January 13th, RETI – Webster Groves, Missouri:

Building on last year’s decision to more closely partner the nonprofit Renewable Energy Training Institute (RETI) with the educational outreach nonprofit Show Me Solar in 2011,  Jeffrey Owens, executive director of Show Me Solar, has joined the faculty at RETI and begun work developing a spiral curriculum of courses in the specialty training sector for solar and wind energy power production and will be offering his first course in solar energy beginning February, 2011 titled "Solar Entry-Level PV Short Course" – RETI course S101.  The course will be offered at the Owen Ridge campus in Webster Groves, Monday through Thursday mornings with a four hour block of instruction.  The course will utilize a blend of instructional methodologies and include individual and group activities utilizing the RETI solar laboratory facilities, handicap accesible computer modeling lab and an online virtual Moodle classroom.  The course will be taught to the 10 Objectives of the North American Board of Electrical Practicioners (NABCEP) Entry-Level PV Examination and will use an industry recognized text,  Photovoltaic Systems, Jim Dunlop author, ATP publishers 2nd edition.

This first course is open for immediate enrollment now through February 11, 2011 and will be repeated on a regular basis (check the RETI calendar of course offerings for addtional dates).

For more information on the course content please contact Jeffrey at jowens@showmesolar.org.  Those interested in enrolling in the course should contact the executive director of RETI, Charlie Boyd at (314) 853-4868 or by email at cboyd@retimo.org.