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VA Approves IMTI & ESST Solar PV & Other "Green" Trade Apprenticeship Training Programs
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ESST-Energy Systems Sales & Training LLC (www.EnergySystemsLLC.com) and IMTI-Industrial Management & Training Institute (www.IMTIUSA.COM), both at 233 Mill Street in Waterbury, Conn., announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has approved their “green jobs” apprenticeship programs for solar PV energy professionals, electrical technicians, electronics systems technicians, HVAC technicians, and plumbing technicians. Marcel Veronneau, ESST and IMTI founder and CEO, announced, “Receiving the Veterans Administration’s approval on these ‘green jobs’ programs for veterans to pursue for careers, is a much-welcomed recognition of the caliber of our professional skills training programs.”
Veronneau continued, “We are approved by the State of Connecticut, and several other educational entitles in the state, to help students obtain funding for our solar PV and other technical training programs. The solar PV apprenticeship training program has been approved by the State of Connecticut Department of Labor and Department of Higher Education, WIA, NABCEP - North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners, and NCCER-National Center for Construction Education and Research. Our programs allow more properly-trained technicians to obtain new jobs with cutting-edge skills in solar industries.”
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ESST/IMTI’s solar PV apprenticeship training program covers the basics of electrical theory and safety, including a ten-hour OSHA training specific to solar PV installation for system components, design considerations, site analysis, system installation, maintenance and troubleshooting. From their 368 hours of training at IMTI/ESST’s state-of-the-art training facility with a 3,000 square foot classroom and hands-on training facility, solar PV graduates obtain all the school hours necessary for a State of Connecticut Solar Electric PV2 License.
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"With the approval received by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs," explained Veronneau, "any U.S. Veteran is eligible to obtain financial VA funding to take IMTI's apprenticeship training courses as solar PV installation technicians, electrical technicians, electronic systems and HVAC and plumbing technicians. Our programs allow any Veteran to become certified and job-ready in the career of their choice." IMTI is a technical institute that has been successfully training electricians, plumbers, electronic systems and HVAC technicians since 1986. All IMTI programs are career oriented. The class room curriculum focuses on education and industry skills. All IMTI graduates are equipped with the training, assistance, and education needed for current, and future, jobs in the high-demand technical industries.
For more information on IMTI technical training programs, visit www.IMTIUSA.COM or call 203-753-7910.