Job Task Analyses
The following are IREC ISPQ-accepted Job Task Analyses (JTAs). JTAs are listings of the skills and knowledge that a practitioner needs in order to perform a given job safely and effectively.
Energy Efficiency Job Task Analyses
Retrofit Installer Technician
A Retrofit Installer Technician is a residential energy efficiency professional who installs energy efficiency upgrades in single-family homes, and small multi-family housing (2-4 units). A committee of SMEs considered to be experts in the field created the Retrofit Installer Technician Job Task Analysis. This document is intended to include all of the tasks a Retrofit Installer Technician may perform, as well as the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to do these tasks.
Energy Auditor
An Energy Auditor is a residential energy efficiency professional who evaluates the energy efficiency, health, and safety of a home, and conducts field measurements to identify areas for savings. The Energy Auditor produces this information as a report and makes recommendations to the customer. A committee of SMEs considered to be experts in the field created the Energy Auditor Job Task Analysis. This document is intended to include all of the tasks an Energy Auditor may perform, as well as the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to do these tasks.
Crew Leader
A Crew Leader is a residential energy efficiency professional who is responsible for supervising the retrofitting activities specified in the scope of work. A committee of SMEs considered to be experts in the field created the Crew Leader Job Task Analysis. This document is intended to include all of the tasks a Crew Leader may perform, as well as the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to do these tasks.
Quality Control Inspector
A Quality Control Inspector is a residential energy efficiency professional who ensures the completion, appropriateness, and quality of energy upgrade work by conducting a methodological audit/inspection of the building, performing safety and diagnostic tests, and observing the work. A committee of SMEs considered to be experts in the field created the Quality Control Inspector Job Task Analysis. This document is intended to include all of the tasks a Quality Control Inspector may perform, as well as the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to do these tasks.
Renewable Energy Job Task Analyses
PV Installer
The purpose of this Job Task Analysis is to define a general set of knowledge, skills and abilities typically required of practitioners who install and maintain PV systems, and to help ensure the safety, quality and consumer acceptance of PV installations throughout the U.S. This Job Task Analysis is a foundational document for the development of certification programs, and helps define the requirements for the assessment and credentialing of practitioners. It also helps establish the requirements for accrediting training and educational programs and in developing curricula. These tasks, or modified version thereof, may be used by states or organizations that wish to develop requirements for education, training, testing, certification or otherwise qualify existing or new workers to install PV systems.
Solar Heating Installer
This document presents a comprehensive Job Task Analysis for contractors installing solar water and pool heating systems on buildings. It is important to note that these tasks are applicable to the installation contractor – not to the system designer. This task list assumes the installation contractor starts with an approved solar system design package, complete with major components, manufacturer installation manual, system schematics, and assembly and troubleshooting instructions. While the solar installation contractor may not design the system, in many cases they must be knowledgeable about many aspects of systems design, and may be required to adapt certain designs to fit a particular application or customer need.
Small Wind Installer
The purpose of this Job Task Analysis is to define a general set of knowledge, skills and abilities typically required for small wind system practitioners, and to help ensure safety, quality and consumer acceptance of small wind installations throughout the U.S. It helps define the requirements for the assessment and credentialing of practitioners. It also helps establish the requirements for accrediting training and educational programs and in developing curricula. These tasks, or modified version thereof, may be used by states or organizations that wish to develop requirements for education, training, testing, certification or otherwise qualify existing or new workers to install small wind energy systems. This Job Task Analysis is intended to be all-inclusive of the skills expected for any qualified professional small wind system installer.
PV Technical Sales
This document presents an in-depth Job Task Analysis for solar electric professionals who gather site specific information and analyze customer needs and energy usage for the purpose of advising and providing customers with the most appropriate proposal for a solar photovoltaic (PV) system given their situation. This Job Task Analysis was created by a committee of Subject Matter Experts representative of the solar photovoltaic field. Its purpose is to define a general set of knowledge, skills and abilities typically required of Solar PV Salespersons who are responsible for site analysis, system design, ethical presentation, and accurate analyses and projections of electrical, environmental, and financial performance of PV systems.
RISE Certified Solar Roofing Professional (CSRP)
Given a proposed roof-mounted photovoltaic (PV) system design, a solar roofing professional will apply essential knowledge, skills, and abilities to advise estimators, contractors, and sales professionals and plan, coordinate, and supervise the installation of a low-slope or steep-slope roof-mounted PV system that complies with applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements; maintains the weatherproofing abilities of the integrated roof system; and meets customers’ needs.
