About NABCEP

About NABCEP

NABCEP is the “Gold Standard” for solar PV installation certification. Designed to raise industry standards and promote consumer confidence, NABCEP offers certification and certificate programs to renewable energy professionals in North America. Read about the NABCEP PV Installer Certification Exam and NABCEP Entry Level Exam.

ImagineSolar is approved by NABCEP to proctor the NABCEP Entry Level Exam as well as the Alternative Installation Experience Pathway for Electricians. ImagineSolar’s advanced courses prepare students to pass the professional level NABCEP exam, in addition to the entry-level.  All ImagineSolar instructors have received NABCEP recognition.

NABCEP is a volunteer board of renewable energy stakeholder representatives that includes representatives of the solar industry, NABCEP certificants, renewable energy organizations, state policy makers, educational institutions, and the trades. Each member of the board was chosen because of his or her experience and involvement in the solar energy industry. NABCEP’s mission–to support and work with the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, professionals, and stakeholders–is intended to develop and implement quality credentialing and certification programs for practitioners.

NABCEP’s goal is to develop voluntary national certification programs that will:

  • Promote renewable energy
  • Provide value to practitioners
  • Promote worker safety and skill
  • Promote consumer confidence

NABCEP is committed to providing a certification program of quality and integrity for the professionals and consumer/public it is designed to serve. Professionals who choose to become certified demonstrate their competence in the field and their commitment to upholding high standards of ethical and professional practice.