Both cover the same six job-task domains. The difference is whether you want somebody to interrupt, and whether four fixed days suit you better than your own evenings.
There is no third option that is secretly better, and there is no version of this that makes the examination easier. What preparation buys you is the material in the right order, with the calculations worked through rather than described. Choose on format, not on hope.
$1,575 CAD. Thirty-two hours across four days, live online, taught in the order a system actually gets built: fundamentals and safety, then design, then installation, then operations and maintenance, closing with a dedicated examination-preparation session. You can stop the instructor and ask, which is the entire reason to pay more for it.
Best for: people who want it done inside a month, people who learn by asking, and anyone whose employer is paying. Full outline and next dates →
$799 CAD. The same body of knowledge, recorded, with knowledge checks through each module and twelve months of access. Start any day. Nobody to interrupt, but also nobody's timetable to fit around.
Best for: people working full-time, people in other time zones, and anyone who would rather rewatch a calculation four times than ask about it once. Full outline →
$210 CAD. 140 questions with the working shown on video for each one. This is the right purchase if you already work in solar and the gap is exam technique rather than knowledge. It is also the cheapest thing on this site that reliably changes a result, because the reason people fail is rarely that they had never heard of the topic. The question bank →
Some are published free, so you can judge the standard before paying: worked questions →
$150 CAD an hour. Useful when you have identified the problem — usually temperature-corrected string sizing — and want an hour with somebody rather than another forty hours of video.
| If you… | Take |
|---|---|
| Are new to the field entirely | Four live days, or self-paced plus the question bank |
| Are a working electrician | Self-paced, then the question bank |
| Already install solar | Question bank only — possibly nothing |
| Have an employer paying | Four live days |
| Keep failing one topic | An hour one-to-one |
An examination seat is $240 CAD and covers the NABCEP examination fee, reserving your exam, and confirming your appointment with the proctor. It is booked separately from every course, including the Fast-Track. Book a seat →
No, and we will not sell you one that claims to. NABCEP writes, delivers and scores the examination. A provider promising a result is promising something it does not control.
Yes, within your access period, paying the difference.
No. The examination is booked and paid for separately from any course, at the same price for every candidate. Add a seat when you are ready; there is no deadline.
At ten hours a week, four to six weeks for the self-paced route including revision. The live course is four days plus your own revision before the examination.
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