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Solar PV technician

Other names

Official name: Solar energy technician

photovoltaic system technician, solar energy system designer, solar farm technician, PV field technician, solar operations and maintenance technician, solar energy system constructor, photovoltaic cell technician, photo-voltaic cell technician, solar energy system technician, solar energy panel installer, solar energy system builder

Solar and renewable energy

They put solar panels on roofs, connect them to the power lines, and check and fix these systems.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Install photovoltaic (PV) systems in accordance with codes and standards, using drawings, schematics, and instructions.

  2. 2

    Check electrical installation for proper wiring, polarity, grounding, or integrity of terminations.

  3. 3

    Identify electrical, environmental, and safety hazards associated with photovoltaic (PV) installations.

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Sources

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Uganda licensing routes for regulated careers (councils, boards and their Acts)

Official record

Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council, Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council, Law Council and the other bodies named on each licence. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public statutes and regulator pages

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

Research for this platform

Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

Collar360; each fact keeps its own source

ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
électricien photovoltaïque/électricienne photovoltaïque
español
técnico en energía solar/técnica en energía solar
العربية
فني الطاقة الشمسية
português
Técnico de energia solar/Técnica de energia solar
Deutsch
Solartechniker/Solartechnikerin
italiano
tecnico di impianti solari

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