ISPQ  Growth  and  Expansion  

Pat  Fox  IREC’s  Annual  Mee4ng  in  LA  

October  11,  2010  

1996  –  The  ISPQ  seed  was  planted…  

2001  

Florida Solar Energy Center

Receives First ISPQ Award in U.S

2005  

My  Report  Last  Year…  

ISPQ Seeing Record Number of Applications!

My  Report  This  Year…  

ISPQ Seeing Record Number of Applications!

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5  

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15  

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30  

35  

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45  

2005   2006   2007   2008   2009   2010  (through  Sept)  

Technology   %  Awards  

PV   80%  

Solar  Thermal   12%  

Wind   3%  

Other   4%  

•   Explosive  Growth  •   Recogni4on  of  value  of  quality  assessment  (ISPQ)  •   No  slow  down  in  sight!  (14  pending,  12  Le^ers  of  Intent)  

Growth  

From  Growth  to  Expansion  

Expansion  

ISPQ  Framework  (established)  

Job  Task  Analyses  (pending)  

ISPQ  Accredita4on  and  Cer4fica4on  for  WAP  and  Energy  Efficiency  Retrofit  Training  Providers  

Job  Task  Analyses  for  Energy  Efficiency  Retrofit  &  

Weatheriza4on  

•  DOE,  NREL  and  SME’s  working  to  establish  JTA’s  

•  4  JTA/KSA’s  – Energy  Auditor  – Crew  Leader  – Retrofit  Installer/Technician  – Quality  Control  Inspector  

Growth  &  Expansion    Drive  Con4nuous  Improvement  

•  Annual  Repor4ng  Requirements  Enhanced  •  Improved  Candidate  Handbook  

•  Expanded  ISPQ  Auditor  Training  •  Updated  Applica4ons  

Coming  Soon….  

Final  Thoughts…  

•  Quality  creden4als  are  a  founda4onal  element  for  a  growing  industry  

•   3  years  ago  the  solar  industry  turned  to  IREC  to  provide  quality  assessment  for  training  providers  

•  Today  ISPQ  creden4als  for  renewable  energy  are  growing  

•  Now,  EE  &  WAP  need  training  standards  and  the  IREC  ISPQ  program  has  been  recognized  as  the  creden4al  to  seek  for  training  providers  

A  note  about  licensing…  

Solar  Licensing  Requirements  

IREC  has  developed  a  solar  licensing  database  •   Inform  the  conversa4on  •   Provide  a  resource  

How  Do  Licensing  and  Creden4aling  Mix?  

Cer4ficate  of  Comple4on  

Entry  Level  Knowledge  

Cer4fica4on  

License  

• A^end  a  workshop  or  course  • Homework  • Test  • Hands  on  training  

• Pass  the  Entry  Level  Exam  

• Hands-­‐on  field  experience  • Pass  exam  • BPI,  UL,  NABCEP,  etc…  

• Meet  local  jurisdic4onal  requirements  

Cer3ficate,  Cer3fica3on,  License  

Larry  Sherwood