SHOL101: Solar Thermal Training: Solar Hot Water Design and Installation (Online)
What you'll learn
You learn to size and install solar water heating systems, comparing drainback, antifreeze, thermosyphon and ICS designs, assessing sites for shade and orientation, and working safely under the relevant codes.
- Types of solar heating systems and collectors
- System sizing calculations
- Site assessment and shade evaluation
- Codes and standards for SWH systems
- Safety hazards and protective equipment
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Beginner People new to this. You can start today with no experience.
- What you get
- A certificate from a name employers know, ready to add to LinkedIn and your résumé the day you finish. It costs nothing to take.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced, about 60 hrs.
- How to use it
- Add it to LinkedIn under Licenses and certifications, post it with one thing you learned, and name the exact skills on your résumé. Then bring it up in interviews and show how you use AI to get more done.
- Why it's worth it
- Fast, practical proof that you are ahead on AI. It shows initiative, gives you skills you can use the same day, and hands you something concrete to talk about with every hiring manager.
- Time
- 60 hours
- Before you start
- Free online registration; no course specific prerequisites; attempt all quizzes with a cumulative 70% or higher to earn the record of completion and training hours.
- How you are tested
- Online self paced
- Renewal
- None stated
- Full cost details
- Tuition free; Record of Completion at no stated charge
- Where it applies
- Online, open enrollment from a US nonprofit; solar water heating codes and incentives vary by state; not a license.
Sources and what we verified
SEI SHOL101 course page (tuition FREE, 60 hours, NABCEP credit hours, completion policy) ↗SEI free learning page lists SHOL101 as free ↗What we verified: Confirmed free: course page lists 'tuition FREE' and the SEI free learning page includes SHOL101. Course policy says students who do not reach a 70% cumulative average do not earn a record of completion, implying passers do; no fee for the record is mentioned anywhere. The page does not show the exact 'printable Record of Completion' wording used on RE100 to RE102.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
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