80 likes | 198 Views
Teaching Solar from a PV Installer’s Perspective – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Michael P. Stangl, PE Adjunct Instructor Hudson Valley Community College Owner Renewable Power Systems, LLC RPSPower.com Info@RPSPower.com (518) 674-5808.
E N D
Teaching Solar from a PV Installer’s Perspective – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Michael P. Stangl, PE Adjunct Instructor Hudson Valley Community College Owner Renewable Power Systems, LLC RPSPower.com Info@RPSPower.com (518) 674-5808
Collaboration with Hudson Valley Community College First Course in Fall 2006 Taught or supported over 12 courses Typical class size is 10 to 15 students
TYPES OF CLASSES Electrical, Construction and Maintenance (ECM) daytime class Workforce development “non-credit” class PV certificate program class
INSTITUTE for Sustainable Power Quality (ispq) Accreditation
THE “GOOD” Highly motivated students Opportunity to share knowledge Test our knowledge on different topics Source of employees Collaboration with teaching professionals
THE “BAD” Added workload to already busy day Night courses after a full day at work No weekends with Saturday course Weather does not always cooperate.
The “Ugly” In business, focus on “results” Are students learning and achieving their objectives? Dealing with school bureaucratic requirements are challenging
Questions Michael Stangl, Renewable Power Systems, LLC (518) 512-5154 mstangl@rpspower.com