
✔ Understand how to carry out a thorough inspection to ensure systems are fully completed, compliant, and ready for handover
✔ Identify what electrical inspectors (VIC) and CER auditors look for, and avoid common defects, rework, and non-compliance
✔ Assess rooftop installations, including cabling, fixings, and layout, against real-world inspection expectations
✔ Apply practical inspection checks to reduce risk of underperformance, safety issues, and failed inspections
✔ Confidently verify installation quality before sign-off, whether working in states with or without electrical inspection requirements
$89 inc. GST
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15 CPD Points
Course ID - CPD429
Trainer - Pat Southwell
This course is Part 1 of a two-part series covering the full inspection of a solar and battery system, demonstrated by a licensed electrical inspector. It focuses on the first stage of the inspection process, including installation overview and roof inspection, giving you a clear, practical understanding of how to assess a system before moving into detailed testing and final verification.
Throughout the course, you’ll follow a real-world inspection walkthrough, covering rooftop layout, cabling, disconnection points, earthing, and mechanical fixings. You’ll see exactly what should be checked, what a compliant installation looks like, and where common defects occur. This helps you avoid issues that lead to failed inspections, system underperformance, or costly revisits.
Importantly, the course is aligned with what electrical inspectors in Victoria commonly assess, giving you a clear understanding of what needs to be compliant for sign-off. For installers in other states, it provides a practical framework to ensure systems are installed safely, correctly, and ready for audit. Part 2 continues this process through inverter, battery, and switchboard testing, completing the full inspection and sign-off process.
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$89 inc. GST
Online Delivery
15 CPD Points
Course ID - CPD429
Trainer - Pat Southwell
Part 1 of this two-part course covers installation overview and roof inspection checks to help ensure solar and battery systems are safe, compliant, and ready for sign-off.

$89 inc. GST
Online Delivery
15 CPD Points
Course ID - CPD432
Trainer - Pat Southwell
Part 2 of this two-part course covers inverter, battery, switchboard, and final inspection checks to help ensure solar and battery systems are safe, compliant, and ready for sign-off.

$99 inc. GST
Online Delivery
20 CPD Points
Course ID - CPD362
Trainer - Pat Southwell
Learn how to identify, apply, and maintain the correct labels for a battery install.

$99 inc. GST
Online Delivery
20 CPD Points
Course ID - CPD372
Trainer - Pat Southwell
Learn how to identify compliant and non-compliant battery locations, ensuring safe, practical, and regulation-aligned placement of energy storage systems.

$99 inc. GST
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20 CPD Points
Course ID - CPD423
Trainer - Pat Southwell
Learn how solar and battery standards have evolved to identify installation eras and assess compliance when upgrading or maintaining systems.

$99 inc. GST
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Trainer - Pat Southwell
Essential training for solar apprentices, including all technical courses and the upcoming Solar Apprentice Training Workflow.

$99 inc. GST
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20 CPD Points
Course ID - CPD331
Trainer - Pat Southwell
Learn how to spot and prevent the most common defects in solar + battery installs.

$99 inc. GST
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20 CPD Points
Course ID - CPD158
Trainer - Pat Southwell
This comprehensive video covers everything you need to check in an aged system in order to create detailed reports and recommend fixes to ensures safety and compliance

$99 inc. GST
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20 CPD Points
Course ID - CPD333
Trainer - Pat Southwell
Learn how to correctly label a grid-connected solar installation.

$89 inc. GST
Online Delivery
15 CPD Points
Course ID - CPD204
Trainer - Pat Southwell
This course provides vital information to equip solar installers with the knowledge and skills to identify and avoid common visual defects in solar installations.

$89 inc. GST
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15 CPD Points
Course ID - CPD309
Trainer - Pat Southwell
Learn how to safely and correctly test battery systems to ensure they have been installed correctly and avoid common compliance issues and ensure system safety.

$59 inc. GST
Online Delivery
15 CPD Points
Course ID - CPD211
Trainer - Pat Southwell
Focusing on technical training, this course is based on one of our most popular podcast discussions between two experienced experts in the Solar industry.

$89 inc. GST
Online Delivery
15 CPD Points
Course ID - CPD252
Trainer - Pat Southwell
This course aims to equip solar installers with the knowledge and skills to identify and avoid common visual defects in solar installations.

$59 inc. GST
Online Delivery
15 CPD Points
Course ID - CPD212
Trainer - Pat Southwell
Focusing on technical training, this course is based on one of our most popular podcast discussions between two experienced experts in the Solar industry.

$59 inc. GST
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20 CPD Points
Course ID - CPD185
Trainer - Pat Southwell
This course provides essential insights into solar safety + compliance through the lens of a Compliance Officer from Energy Safe Victoria (ESV).

$59 inc. GST
Online Delivery
20 CPD Points
Course ID - CPD128
Trainer - Pat Southwell
Discusses the latest solar industry practices and compliance info with a renowned expert guest who is a LEI.

$89 inc. GST
Online Delivery
15 CPD Points
Course ID - CPD252
Trainer - Pat Southwell
This course aims to equip solar installers with the knowledge and skills to identify and avoid common visual defects in solar installations.

$59 inc. GST
Online Delivery
15 CPD Points
Course ID - CPD212
Trainer - Pat Southwell
Focusing on technical training, this course is based on one of our most popular podcast discussions between two experienced experts in the Solar industry.
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