1. ISPQ
Growth
and
Expansion
Pat
Fox
IREC’s
Annual
Mee4ng
in
LA
October
11,
2010

2. 1996
–
The
ISPQ
seed
was
planted…

3. 2001
Florida Solar Energy Center
Receives First ISPQ Award in U.S

4. 2005

5. My
Report
Last
Year…
ISPQ Seeing Record Number of Applications!

6. My
Report
This
Year…
ISPQ Seeing Record Number of Applications!

7. Growth
45
Technology
%
Awards
40
PV
80%
35
30
Solar
Thermal
12%
25
Wind
3%
20
15
Other
4%
10
5
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
(through
Sept)
•
Explosive
Growth
•
Recogni4on
of
value
of
quality
assessment
(ISPQ)
•
No
slow
down
in
sight!
(14
pending,
12
Le^ers
of
Intent)

8. From
Growth
to
Expansion

9. Expansion
ISPQ
Framework
Job
Task
Analyses
(established)
(pending)
ISPQ
Accredita4on
and
Cer4fica4on
for
WAP
and
Energy
Efficiency
Retrofit
Training
Providers

10. 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

11. Growth
&
Expansion
Drive
Con4nuous
Improvement
Coming
Soon….
• Annual
Repor4ng
Requirements
Enhanced
• Improved
Candidate
Handbook
• Expanded
ISPQ
Auditor
Training
• Updated
Applica4ons

12. 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

13. A
note
about
licensing…

14. Solar
Licensing
Requirements
IREC
has
developed
a
solar
licensing
database
•
Inform
the
conversa4on
•
Provide
a
resource
How
Do
Licensing
and
Creden4aling
Mix?

15. Cer3ficate,
Cer3fica3on,
License
License
• Meet
local
jurisdic4onal
requirements
• Hands-­‐on
field
experience
Cer4fica4on
• Pass
exam
• BPI,
UL,
NABCEP,
etc…
Entry
Level
• Pass
the
Entry
Level
Exam
Knowledge
• A^end
a
workshop
or
course
Cer4ficate
of
• Homework
Comple4on
• Test
• Hands
on
training

16. Larry
Sherwood