Thirty graded diagnostic labs for técnicos across Brazil, Chile and Colombia — safe isolation under NR-10 practice, commissioning that survives inspection, and fault-finding that stops the parts-swapping.
Read this as the honest version: what each authority actually requires, and which part of the curriculum prepares you for it. Where the answer is 'nothing substitutes for this', we say so.
| Authority | Credential | What it requires | What the Academy builds |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTE (Brazil) | NR-10 — safety in electrical installations and services | Mandatory NR-10 basic training (and NR-35 for work at height) delivered by a qualified provider, with periodic refreshers. | The safety cluster: three-point dead verification, lockout/tagout discipline and stop-work triggers. It does not issue NR-10. |
| CREA / CONFEA (Brazil) | ART — technical responsibility for the installation | A registered engineer or qualified technician takes technical responsibility for the design and installation. | Commissioning evidence and handover documentation that supports the responsible professional's record. |
| ANEEL (Brazil) | Distributed generation connection (REN 1.059/2023 practice) | Utility connection request, inspection and metering for grid-tied systems. | Grid-tie commissioning sequence, protection settings and export verification. |
| SEC (Chile) | Installador eléctrico autorizado / PV declaration | An authorised electrical installer and declaration of the installation to SEC before energising. | Testing, commissioning and record-keeping to the level a declaration assumes. |
| Ministerio de Minas y Energía (Colombia) | RETIE compliance | Installation certified against RETIE by an accredited inspection body. | Earthing, protection and labelling practice, plus the evidence pack for inspection. |
Requires: Mandatory NR-10 basic training (and NR-35 for work at height) delivered by a qualified provider, with periodic refreshers.
Academy builds: The safety cluster: three-point dead verification, lockout/tagout discipline and stop-work triggers. It does not issue NR-10.
Requires: A registered engineer or qualified technician takes technical responsibility for the design and installation.
Academy builds: Commissioning evidence and handover documentation that supports the responsible professional's record.
Requires: Utility connection request, inspection and metering for grid-tied systems.
Academy builds: Grid-tie commissioning sequence, protection settings and export verification.
Requires: An authorised electrical installer and declaration of the installation to SEC before energising.
Academy builds: Testing, commissioning and record-keeping to the level a declaration assumes.
Requires: Installation certified against RETIE by an accredited inspection body.
Academy builds: Earthing, protection and labelling practice, plus the evidence pack for inspection.
Requirements change and vary locally. Confirm current requirements directly with the authority before you apply or take on work.
Most technicians do not fail on knowledge. They fail on method — what to check first, and what never to touch until it is proven dead.
Terminations, mounting, meter handling and equipment familiarity are learned by doing them under supervision on real hardware. Keep doing that.
Thirty marked scenarios tell you exactly where your reasoning cost time, safety or money — feedback a busy site supervisor rarely has time to give.
A certificate of completion, plus commissioning and handover documents you can attach to real jobs. A training credential, not a licence.
Published figures where providers publish them, described honestly where they do not. We are not pretending these are the same product.
| Option | Typical cost | Time | Includes | Does not include |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR-10 basic training (Brazil) | Provider-published; 40-hour classroom courses are widely offered | 40 hours | Mandatory electrical safety training required before electrical work | PV-specific design, commissioning or diagnostic content |
| In-person PV installer course (Brazil)Source: IFSP extension course notice | Provider-published; PRONATEC/IF extension courses are subsidised or free | Typically 1–2 weeks | Hands-on install and design practice | Limited intakes, fixed dates, travel |
| EcoPowerHub Academy — Solar Technical Training | US$747 one-time | Self-paced, lifetime access | 16 modules, 30 graded diagnostic labs, four-stage hybrid capstone, commissioning and service report templates, certificate of completion | Supervised site hours, hands-on equipment time, and the authority's own exam or practical assessment. It does not issue NR-10, ART or RETIE certification. |
40 hours
Includes: Mandatory electrical safety training required before electrical work
Does not include: PV-specific design, commissioning or diagnostic content
Typically 1–2 weeks
Includes: Hands-on install and design practice
Does not include: Limited intakes, fixed dates, travel
Source: IFSP extension course noticeSelf-paced, lifetime access
Includes: 16 modules, 30 graded diagnostic labs, four-stage hybrid capstone, commissioning and service report templates, certificate of completion
Does not include: Supervised site hours, hands-on equipment time, and the authority's own exam or practical assessment. It does not issue NR-10, ART or RETIE certification.
Course prices in this region vary widely by provider and state, and many public programmes are free but heavily oversubscribed. Where a provider does not publish a price we have left the figure out rather than estimate it. Figures last checked 14 August 2026; confirm current prices with each provider. These are different products — a licence fee, a mandatory safety course and a diagnostic training track are not substitutes for one another.
One enrolment, lifetime access to the track. Charged in USD, with an indicative local figure so you can compare against local options.
≈ Brazil: BRL 4,034 · Chile: CLP 709,650 — indicative only. You are charged in USD, so your bank or card rate applies.
Enrolling a crew? We invoice companies directly with your billing details and tax number on the invoice — no card needed. Discounts apply from three technicians upward.
Same standard, different job.
For owners, service managers and supervisors: setting the standard, placing technicians honestly, supervising without micromanaging and cutting callbacks.
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EcoPowerHub Academy training is designed to help learners meet, or closely align with, the knowledge and practice expected by MTE (NR-10) and CREA/ANEEL in Brazil, SEC in Chile, and RETIE in Colombia. It is written against published requirements and current field practice, and is reviewed as those requirements change.