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Identify PV equipment
Observe the process, work through an applied example and record how you checked the result.
Online practical skills · Solar PV Systems & Installation
Design solar with numbers, not guesswork.
Learn photovoltaic components, estimate energy demand and model safe solar systems before any real installation work.
6 modulesSimulation-firstPractical projects
Independent BSOE programme · Pearson-informed, not Pearson-accredited · No live payments currently accepted
Solar PV Systems & Installation · Course preview
Build understanding before the workshop.
Identify PV equipment. Estimate daily energy use. Plan protection and maintenance.
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What you will be able to do
Skills built around real decisions.
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Estimate daily energy use
Observe the process, work through an applied example and record how you checked the result.
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Plan protection and maintenance
Observe the process, work through an applied example and record how you checked the result.
Interactive animation preview
Explore how the system works.
Use this simplified animated concept model to step through a process and investigate a typical fault. The full course uses more detailed educational equipment models and assessments.
Safe practice: Rooftops, DC strings, batteries and live installation must be handled by competent professionals. Home practice uses low-energy educational kits.
Interactive concept preview · educational model
Technical practice
Three projects to develop your skills.
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Build an appliance load schedule
Observe, analyse, make a plan, complete a safe exercise or simulation and record evidence in the course workbook.
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Calculate an illustrative battery capacity
Observe, analyse, make a plan, complete a safe exercise or simulation and record evidence in the course workbook.
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Lay out a simulated PV system
Observe, analyse, make a plan, complete a safe exercise or simulation and record evidence in the course workbook.
Learning pathway
Six guided modules.
- 01Solar fundamentals and safety
- 02PV modules and DC generation
- 03Energy demand and system sizing
- 04Charge controllers, batteries and inverters
- 05Protection and installation planning
- 06Capstone: solar design proposal
Assessments and feedback
It's not just watching.
Each module is designed to include concept questions, worked calculations or decisions, a fault scenario and workbook evidence. An Azure AI tutor is planned, but not yet connected.
- Technical explanations
- Interactive fault scenarios
- Workbook and reflection prompts
- Knowledge checks and feedback
- BSOE course completion pathway
Try a fault-finding question
If battery storage is undersized for the estimated demand, the available runtime falls short. Recalculate usable energy with realistic depth-of-discharge and conversion assumptions.
What should you do first?
Common questions
Know what you are joining.
Can this course be completed online?
The knowledge lessons, technical diagrams, simulated practice and workbook activities are designed for online learning. Some physical skills require separate qualified supervision.
Does the course include a practical assessment?
Online exercises and project evidence support formative assessment. Actual workplace competence must be established separately where required.
Is it an official Pearson qualification?
No. Pearson vocational subject areas are used for curriculum reference; training and proposed completion certification are independent BSOE offerings.
When can I pay and access the full course?
Checkout is intentionally disabled until verified course prices, payment integration and secure learner access have been configured. The free preview is available now.
Will an AI tutor answer questions?
The existing lesson preview has guided assistance. A live Azure AI tutor is planned but is not yet integrated into the published service.
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