Three ways to book — a single system day at £250, or the full NOCN qualification at £700. No VAT and no extras. The qualification fee covers tuition, all materials, use of the training rig and your NOCN registration and certification.
You are never off site for a week. Take the three days as a block or one day a week, whichever suits the job. See upcoming course dates and book your place.
Book online and pay in full — £250 a day, or £700 for the qualification. Would you rather hold a place with a £150 deposit? Email or call us instead. Companies can be invoiced instead — see our booking and cancellation policy.
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Training a team? See Solar PV Training for Roofing Firms — send one or two of your team onto any scheduled date.
NOCN approved centre. This course leads to NOCN Solar PV Installation for Roofers — certificated by NOCN, one of the UK’s leading awarding organisations for construction and the built environment.Course Overview
Our Solar PV Installation Course teaches you to install solar panels safely and to standard. You’ll cover how solar panels work, safe working at height, handling panels and electrical safety, and communicating with customers. On the practical side, you’ll install both retrofit and in-roof systems, working to manufacturers’ instructions — including safely isolating systems and leaving the cabling in the correct condition for an electrician to complete the installation.
What You’ll Learn
Solar Power
- The benefits of solar power
- How solar panels work, and the makeup of a typical panel
- Energy production and usage in a domestic installation
- Panel efficiency and why it can vary
Standards and Responsibilities
- A roofer’s responsibilities when installing solar panels
- The relevant industry standards and how to work to them
- Working safely with panels, including safe electrical working and lifting
Installation
- Design considerations — measuring and marking up, and wind and fire safety
- Installing both in-roof and retrofit panels (with hands-on demonstration)
- Safely isolating panels, connecting in series/parallel, and the role of the inverter
- Ensuring the roof side of an installation is safe for an electrician to complete
Other Considerations
- Potential issues that can arise when installing solar panels
- Bird/pest proofing and why it matters
- The basics of solar panel maintenance
Course Duration
Three days, 09:00 to 16:30 each day, with a 30-minute lunch.
You are never off site for a week. Take the three days as a block, or one day a week to suit the job. Most roofing firms would rather lose someone for a day at a time, and if you are self-employed it is one day’s pay instead of three.
However you take them, all three days need to fall within four weeks of the first day you attend.
Some employers also ask for abrasive wheels, electrical safety and working at height awareness certificates. Those are separate short online courses, bought separately rather than included in this fee — we will tell you which ones your own work is likely to need and where to take them.
We changed this course from five days to three in response to employers who would rather have their installer back on site sooner. Same qualification, same certificates, same price — the health and safety elements are now delivered online instead of in the workshop.
About the three online modules
Working at height is CPD, Gatehouse Awards and IIRSM approved. Electrical safety is IOSH and IIRSM approved. Abrasive wheels is CPD and IIRSM approved. All three issue a CPD certificate.
They cover the knowledge and awareness side, which is the right level for the supervised practical work you do with us — our training rig rises to 1.8 metres and you are with a tutor throughout. They are not practical, assessed competence training. If your day-to-day work needs more than awareness level at height, or you mount and change abrasive wheels yourself, those are separate tickets you will need to source. Ask us and we will point you at them.
Where It Runs
This course runs at our adult training centre: Unit 6, Price Street Business Centre, Price Street, Birkenhead, Wirral CH41 4JQ — a separate building from our schools and 16–18 provision, so adult learners train alongside other adults.
Entry Requirements
No formal qualifications required. A reasonable level of physical fitness and a head for heights are essential. Candidates must be 18 or over.
Certification
NOCN Solar PV Installation for Roofers. If required, you can also achieve Working at Height, Abrasive Wheels, Ladder Safety and Electrical Safety certification.
Who Is This Course For?
Roofers and roofing apprentices.
Cost
Three ways to book. Cornerstone Vocational Training is not registered for VAT, so no VAT is added and there are no additional charges at any stage.
| What you book | When | What you get | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-roof system day | Monday | A full day installing the S4 in-roof system on our roof rigs | £250 |
| On-roof system day | Tuesday | A full day installing an on-roof system — sFlex or Fastensol | £250 |
| Full NOCN qualification | Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday | Both system days plus the Wednesday assessment day, leading to the NOCN Solar PV Installation for Roofers qualification | £700 |
Paying. Book online and you pay in full at the time of booking. If you would rather pay a deposit, email us or call 0151 666 2180 with the dates you want. We will send you an invoice for the £150 deposit to hold your place, with the £550 balance due 14 days before your first day. Employers who would rather have one invoice for the full £700 on terms: just ask.
You do not have to take the three days in the same week — one day a week suits a lot of firms. All three must be completed within four weeks of your first day.
Next available dates
Either system day can be booked on its own. You do not have to commit to the qualification to come and learn a system.
Already done a single day? You can upgrade to the full qualification for £450, which covers the remaining two days and brings your total to £700. The upgrade is open for four weeks from the day you attended.
The Wednesday assessment day cannot be booked on its own. It is for qualification learners who have already completed the in-roof and on-roof days.
Maximum 10 places per day. Book from the course dates, or call us on 0151 666 2180 if you would rather arrange it over the phone.
We also deliver this course through funded routes with partner organisations from time to time. If you are out of work, or think you may be eligible for a funded place, get in touch and we will tell you what is running.
Questions before you book?
Send us a message and we’ll come back to you. Tell us if you’re booking for yourself or for a company, or if you want to ask about a funded place.
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