Training and certification of pv installers in Europe Tthe PVTRIN ProjectTraining and certification of pv installers in Europe Tthe PVTRIN Project Δημοσίευση σε Συνέδριο Conference Publication 2015-09-272010enThe high photovoltaic market growth rates, which are further favored by the EU supporting policies and the favorable national regulatory frameworks within the Member State countries, may turn to a threat for the PV industry due to the lack of adequately skilled workforce for the PV installation and maintenance. This may result in poorly installed systems with negative impact on the PV industry’s credibility and development. Furthermore, the interested parties (developers, designers, potential users) will eventually seek for acknowledged standards, skills certification and quality assurance throughout the development of a PV/BIPV application (design, installation, and maintenance). The PVTRIN, an Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) project, addresses to these issues, by developing a training and certification scheme for the technicians/electricians/engineers that activate in the installation and maintenance of small scale PV systems. The training and certification scheme will incorporate the criteria set by the 2009/28/EC Directive, providing a supporting instrument for EU Member States to meet their obligations for acknowledged certifications for RES installers till 31/12/2012.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/225th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Gaetan Masson Despotou Eleni Zacharias Gkouskos Stavroula Tournaki Tsoutsos Theocharis Τσουτσος Θεοχαρης