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21km distance
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Neuhofstrasse 36
5600 Lenzburg
Lenzburg Training Center
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The Weiterbildungszentrum Lenzburg (wbz) is a professional course and training provider in the fields of automotive engineering, facility management and maintenance, caretaking, woodworking (carpenters, joiners), hotel housekeeping, maintenance, mechanical engineering/automation, metal construction, solar technology and plant services. Interested parties can find further courses in the areas of vocational training, leadership and personality, other areas of expertise and PC courses (ECDL = European Certificate of Digital Literacy).
The Lenzburg Training Center (wbz), which is certified in accordance with ISO 21001:2018, is part of the Lenzburg Vocational School (BSL).
Around 1,300 adults attend our courses every year.
Strengths: In the continuing education sector since 1988, above-average success rate, qualified & committed instructors, practice-oriented teaching, top infrastructure, two restaurants, parking garage, directly on the A1.
Region: Aargau, Zürich
Sites: Lenzburg
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5600 Lenzburg
9/18/2025
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Lenzburg
10/16/2025
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The solar technician course is a certificate course which allows you to use the European protected title after passing the examinations. Continuing education, further training to become a solar installation project manager, on the other hand, is a federally recognized Federal Professional Examination (FPE), which you complete after the continuing education, further training in order to obtain the federally recognized specialist certificate. If you have successfully completed continuing education as a solar technician and are interested in being trained as a project manager, you have the option of acquiring the prerequisites you need for the Federal Professional Examination (FPE) with only two additional modules, namely Project Management Basics and Solar Installation Project Management, while the remaining modules are fully recognized.

The solar technology training to become a solar technician is aimed at people who have completed vocational training (at least Federal VET Diploma), preferably in the field of building envelopes or building technology. It is primarily aimed at tradespeople from the construction, wood, electrical, metal and mechanical engineering sectors, plumbers, roofers, heating, electrical and plumbing installers.

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Continuing education, further training as a solar technician generally covers the following topics:

  • Basics of solar technology
  • Photovoltaic systems (PV) (including structure and functionality, inverters, electricity storage, charge controllers, wiring and yield calculation, safety aspects during installation)
  • Solar thermal systems (including hot water preparation & heating support, collector types and storage tank solutions, hydraulics & control technology)
  • Planning (this includes, for example: site analysis & yield forecast, roof orientation, shading, inclination, standards, guidelines (e.g. SIA, VSE, ESTI))
  • Assembly and installation
  • Operation, maintenance & fault analysis
  • Legal & economic aspects

Please note: Each education provider focuses on different learning content. To make sure that the curriculum meets your expectations, we recommend contacting the school directly. Our contact form will provide you with reliable support.

Continuing education, further training as a solar technician requires a completed apprenticeship of 3 or 4 years, which you have completed with a Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training. This qualification can be as an electrician, heating engineer or plumber, as a roofer or tinsmith, as well as other professions in the metal, machine, wood, construction or electrical industries. If you have an apprenticeship qualification in another field, please discuss this directly with the school where you would like to complete your continuing education, further training.
The solar technician course is a certificate course which allows you to use the European protected title after passing the examinations. Continuing education, further training to become a solar installation project manager, on the other hand, is a federally recognized Federal Professional Examination (FPE), which you complete after the continuing education, further training in order to obtain the federally recognized specialist certificate. If you have successfully completed continuing education as a solar technician and are interested in being trained as a project manager, you have the option of acquiring the prerequisites you need for the Federal Professional Examination (FPE) with only two additional modules, namely Project Management Basics and Solar Installation Project Management, while the remaining modules are fully recognized.
If you have completed your training in an area relevant to the solar technician course within the last two years, you may be exempted from the relevant modules. For you as an electrician Federal VET Diploma, this could mean that you do not have to attend the module "Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering", provided that you graduated no more than two years ago at the start of the course. However, this should always be discussed individually and personally with the school.
Professional experience in the field of renewable energies is not mandatory for continuing education, further training as a solar technician.
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Stefan Schmidlin

Stefan Schmidlin, Educational Counseling, Content-Team Modula AG

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Website of theSwiss Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI, Websitewww.berufsberatung.ch(official Swiss information portal for study, vocational and career guidance) as well as websites and other information from professional associations and education providers.

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