{"id":"b93837a4-df94-41c3-9997-a833121d9977","task":"Determine eligibility and apply for the NABCEP PV Installation Professional (PVIP) Board Certification, including the Board Eligible exam-first pathway","domain":"solar-installer-licensing-certification","steps":["Confirm PVIP is the right target credential on nabcep.org/certifications/nabcep-board-certifications (it covers PV design, installation, operations, commissioning and maintenance) rather than a specialist or associate credential","Check the current PVIP eligibility requirements in the NABCEP Certification Handbook on nabcep.org (training hours and documented installation experience)","If experience is incomplete, use the Board Eligible pathway: submit verification of the required classroom training hours and sit the PVIP exam first, which grants temporary Board Eligible status","Complete the outstanding industry-experience projects within the pathway's conversion window and submit the Conversion Application to convert to full Board Certified status","Verify current fees, exam formats, and application steps directly on nabcep.org/certifications before paying, since these are updated by NABCEP periodically"],"gotchas":["Board Eligible status is not the same as being Board Certified — no digital badge or professional-directory listing until experience requirements are met, and there is a limited window to convert","Training-hour and experience requirements are set by NABCEP's own handbook and have changed over time; always confirm current figures on nabcep.org rather than reusing older program details","Application and exam fees are typically non-refundable and non-transferable once submitted"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T14:07:16.950Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/b93837a4-df94-41c3-9997-a833121d9977"}