About this course

NABCEP's PV Commissioning & Maintenance Specialist (PVCMS) Board Certification highlights your expertise in the areas of operations, maintenance and commissioning. It spotlights your ability to apply verification protocols, critically analyze systems, and implement preventive and corrective maintenance procedures for PV systems.

This PVCMS Practice Exam is included with the prep course (we recommend taking the full course), but you just need to review sample test questions, this practice exam is for you.

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Earn your NABCEP PVCMS credential and learn the fundamentals of solar PV design and installation. Earn your FAA Part 107 drone pilot license. Build your solar business - and career - by leveraging drones and software.
4.7
CEUs
4 courses
Sean White and 1 other
$1,495
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NABCEP PV Commissioning & Maintenance Specialist (PVCMS) Certification Prep

The NABCEP PV Commissioning & Maintenance Specialist (PVCMS) Certification Prep Course gives you the advanced hours and knowledge required to earn NABCEP PVCMS Certification. Includes 30 Hours of advanced training and practice exam.
4.7
CEUs
2 courses
Sean White and 1 other
$895

Course outline

3 modules
5 - 7 hours to complete
9 minutes of video lectures
Module 1 • 12 assignments
NABCEP PVCMS Certification Practice Exams

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Module 2 • 9 assignments
PVIP exams

The PVCMS exam is a relatively new and rumored to be difficult to pass exam.

Most questions on the PVIP exam can be written slightly differently in context to make them PVCMS exam questions, so if you know how to pass the PVIP exam, you will know how to pass the PVCMS exam.

For example, when I recently took another one of the specialist exams, the PV Design Specialist exam, I could not tell the difference between the PVIP and the PVDS exams. I assume that this is much the same for the PVCMS exam.

There are very few people who have taken the PVCMS exam and there has been no activity here until June 2022.

I recommend studying the same as if you were going to take the PVIP exam and I have posted my PVIP exam question here.

If you decide you would rather take the PVIP exam, let me know and we can switch you into that course.

Thanks,
Sean

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Instructor

Sean White

2014 IREC Trainer of the Year, HeatSpring / White House Energy Inc. / Sean White Solar / Norcal Solar

Sean White was the 2014 Interstate Renewable Energy Council Trainer of the Year. He is an IREC Certified Solar PV Master Trainer and has authored several books on solar. He contributed to the development of the NABCEP PV Installation Professional Job Task Analysis and has been a member of the NABCEP PV Installation Professional Technical Committee. Sean is a...

Frequently asked questions

Full FAQ
How does this course work?
You can begin this online course instantly upon enrollment. This 2 module course is delivered entirely online. The lecture video and other materials are available any time. After successfully completing the course, you will be able to generate a certificate of completion.
How long do I have access to the materials?
Students get unlimited access to the course materials as soon as they enroll and for one year (365 days) after enrollment. Rewatch videos and review assignments as many times as you want. View updates the instructor makes to the course as the industry advances. Return to your course anytime with online access from anywhere in the world. After the one year of access expires, access can be extended by joining as a HeatSpring member. A single membership extends access to course materials for all past enrollments.
Is there a certificate of completion?
Yes, when you complete this course you are eligible for a certificate of completion from HeatSpring. You can download your certificate as soon as you have completed all of the course requirements. Students can easily share their verified certificates on their LinkedIn profiles using our LinkedIn integration.
Can I register multiple people?
Yes please visit our HeatSpring for Teams page to get a group discount.

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Reviews

4.9
Based on 6 reviews
127
students have taken this course
09/13/2023

Don't have any!.

Clive Campbell
12/07/2022

Sean is extremely knowledgeable in the field of solar. Learning from him has helped me understand solar so much more.

David Marmolejos
General Foreman, IBEW LU 363/Sunrise Power Solutions
07/05/2022

Excellent course for all things NABCEP related. Wouldn't have been able to get my PVIP without it. Now on to my PVCMS exam!

Michael Yaple
Site Supervisor, Onsite Solar LLC
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