Interesting links
The international trade fair SolarEnergy 2012
The international trade fair SolarEnergy2012 has been a global meeting point, a fertile forum, and amarketplace for establishing new contacts and initiating newbusiness in all areas of renewable energy technology and energyefficiency for over ten years.
The European Commissions Site on innovative projects for a more ernergy-intelligent Europe
Training of Photovoltaic Installers (PVTRIN)
The PVTRIN Project aims to support the market to overcome the barrier of the lack of skilled installers of small scale RES systems, by developing training courses and a transparent certification scheme for PV installers, in line with the requirements of the RES Directive (2009/28/EC).
The European Commissions Site on EU actions in education and training. EU actions in education and training aim to improve the quality of learning systems and provide greater opportunities for people at all stages of their lives.
International Solar Energy Society
The International Solar Energy Society (ISES) was founded in 1954 and has since been serving the needs of the renewable energy community. ISES is a UN-accredited NGO. Present in more than 50 countries the Society supports its members in the advancement of renewable energy technology, implementation and education all over the world.
The Photovoltaik-Institut Berlin (PI-Berlin AG) was founded in 2006. Since then it has become a valued resource for the global solar market, offering testing analysis, consulting services and original research.
European Photovoltaic Industry Association
The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) is the world's largest industry associationdevoted to the solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity market.The association aims to promote PV at national, European and worldwide levels and to assist its members in their business development in both the European Union and export markets
ADAM – Projects and Products Portal for Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci is part of the European education and training programme "Life-long Learning" and focuses on initial and further vocational education and training. Using ADAM, you can obtain a full picture of the many products and results produced by the Leonardo daVinci Programme.
EURES - The European Job Mobility Portal
The easy way to find information on jobs and learning opportunities throughout Europe. Job vacancies in 31 European countries, CVs from interested candidates, what you need to know about living and working abroad and much more brought to you by the EURES network.
Skills for green job - European synthesis report
This European synthesis report on skills for green jobs brings together the findings from country reports covering Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Spain, France and the UK. In the future, almost every job will be a green job; thus, understanding the environmental impact of an occupation needs to be mainstreamed into education and training systems.
Campus- bfw is the learning platform run by the educational institutions of Berufsfortbildungswerk Gemeinnützige Bildungseinrichtung des DGB. The SolTec poject uses this moodle-platform to share and organise training materials and for online learning.
The European Qualifikations Framework aims to relate different countries' national qualifications systems to a common European reference framework. Individuals and employers will be able to use the EQF to better understand and compare the qualifications levels of different countries and different education and training systems.