Micro-credential in Designing Photovoltaic Systems Micro-credential is a micro-credential in Energy Engineering programme taught at Camosun College in Victoria, Canada. The programme runs for 4 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 1,100 per total for local students.
The course develops the ability to design photovoltaic arrays, covering the material required for the NABCEP PV Design Specialist credential. Topics include reviewing customer expectations such as electric load assessment, performance requirements, aesthetics, and site location; understanding project criteria including applicable codes, standards, permitting, plans, and specifications; and assessing a project site through factors such as shading analysis, wind exposure, roof surfaces and structures, electrical services, construction staging, and service connections. Mechanical design content covers racking systems, fasteners, structural considerations, snow and seismic loads, module orientation and characteristics, storage placement, and PV performance, while electrical design content covers inverter selection, interconnection and disconnection, grounding, rapid shutdown, battery technologies, and storage sizing. North American electrical codes are also covered.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Designing Photovoltaic Systems micro-credential (CEEB 154V) requires prior photovoltaic training rather than a graded academic admission: applicants should have completed Camosun's CEEB 152V - Photovoltaics, a similar course taken elsewhere, or already hold the NABCEP PV Associate credential. Prospective students whose prior coursework is comparable but not an exact match are told to contact the program coordinator directly to discuss enrolment eligibility. The listing states no letter grade, English-language test score, portfolio, or interview requirement for enrolment; it does note a minimum 70% grade to complete the micro-credential and receive the certificate, which is a completion standard rather than an entry condition.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC for Camosun's open-enrolment programmes: for Fall 2027 (September) applications open 1 October 2026 with an early deadline of 15 May 2027 for priority registration and a late deadline of 26 August 2027; Winter 2027 (January) runs 15 September 2026 to 7 January 2027, and Summer 2027 (May) 15 January 2027 to 29 April 2027. Limited-enrolment programmes publish only an opening date and can close once the waitlist exceeds the seats on offer. International applicants must submit a complete application by 1 June (Fall), 1 October (Winter) or 1 February (Summer), though later applications are still reviewed while seats remain, making admission effectively rolling for both groups once the early deadlines pass. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
