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The facilitator created a safe space for all to participate, irrespective of their level of experience." ⭐This is one of...
10/06/2026

The facilitator created a safe space for all to participate, irrespective of their level of experience." ⭐

This is one of our favourite things to hear — because it reflects something we work hard to get right.

Solar PV training draws people from very different backgrounds. Experienced electricians with 15 years on-site. Engineers switching from other disciplines. Business owners who've never picked up a multimeter. New entrants who are still figuring out which direction the industry is moving.

A good training session has to work for all of them. Not by dumbing down the technical content, but by creating the kind of environment where it's safe to ask questions, share what you know, and admit what you don't.

All PQRS courses are now fully online and self-paced — so the environment is yours to set, and the pace is yours to choose. Facilitator support is available throughout.

🔗 pqrs.co.za/our-courses-2/
📧 [email protected]
📱 +27 82 322 2601

Before you buy a data logger or energy meter — watch this first. 🔌One of the most common and expensive mistakes we see o...
09/06/2026

Before you buy a data logger or energy meter — watch this first. 🔌

One of the most common and expensive mistakes we see on commercial solar and battery storage installations is choosing the wrong monitoring or metering equipment. Not because it doesn't work — but because it's the wrong tool for the job.

This clip is taken from a live HV BESS training session — Carel walks through exactly what to consider before you purchase a data logger or energy meter for a commercial installation:

• What parameters you actually need to measure (and what you think you need but don't)
• The difference between a data logger, an energy meter and a power quality analyser — and when to use each
• The questions to ask suppliers before you commit to a purchase
• How the wrong choice costs you more in time, calibration and site visits than the equipment itself

This is the kind of practical, field-tested guidance that doesn't come from a spec sheet. It comes from having commissioned and having run fault-finding on commercial systems.

📹 Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7jg8i5suUg

If you're completing your Exceed Level 2 or HV BESS course, this is directly relevant to commissioning and metering requirements you'll encounter on-site.

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You already have the skills. The question is — do you have the credentials to prove it? If you’re a working electrician ...
04/06/2026

You already have the skills. The question is — do you have the credentials to prove it?

If you’re a working electrician who’s been doing solar installations, you know more than you think. But in this market, knowing your stuff isn’t always enough. Municipalities check the AREP directory. Banks check the AREP directory. Insurers check the AREP directory.

The PQRS Renewable Energy Roadmap is a structured 4-stage pathway from your first solar qualification to full commercial specialisation — with an AREP credential at every stage:

• Stage 1 — Solar PV Sales Course | AREP Sales Test | Build your foundation
• Stage 2 — Excel Level 1 Design & Install | AREP Level 1 Test | System sizing, load analysis, core design principles
• Stage 3 — Exceed Level 2 Design & Install | AREP Level 2 Test | Advanced commercial design, 2 ECSA CPD points
• Stage 4 — Commercial High Voltage BESS Course | AREP Level 2 pathway | High-voltage battery storage, the fastest-growing C&I segment

Most electricians we work with start at Stage 2 or 3. After each stage, the level at which you can service clients moves up significantly — and so does the scale and complexity of projects you can credibly go after.

You don’t have to do it all at once. Start where you are. Build from there.

All courses are online and self-paced—no time off work is required.

📧 [email protected]
📱 +27 82 322 2601

03/06/2026

4 days left. ⏰

The C&I Ready Bundle closes this Sunday — and we don’t run promotions like this often.
Here’s exactly what you get for R7,500:

• Exceed — Solar PV Design & Install Level 2 (advanced commercial solar course)
• HV BESS Course at 50% off (high-voltage battery energy storage — the fastest-growing segment in C&I solar)
• Your AREP P4 Level 2 Test fee - paid by PQRS on your behalf

The P4 Level 2 Card is recognised by municipalities, banks and insurers.
It’s what gets you onto the AREP Practitioner Directory — the list that project developers and procurement teams actually check.

If you’ve been sitting on this, now is the time. 👇

📩 DM us or
WhatsApp +27 84 581 4581 to get your quote.
All courses are online and self-paced — start when you’re ready.

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No classroom. No fixed dates. No time off work required. PQRS courses are 100% online and self-paced — built for people ...
02/06/2026

No classroom. No fixed dates. No time off work required.

PQRS courses are 100% online and self-paced — built for people who are already working in the industry and can’t afford to stop.

Here’s what that actually means for you:
• Unlimited access from the day you start
• Rewatch any section as many times as you need
• Learn at 5am, 10pm, or on a Sunday
• Facilitator support throughout your course
• Practical and technical — built from real installation, commissioning and fault-finding experience

Got a team that needs upskilling?

PQRS also offers custom corporate training:
• Courses tailored to your specific systems and fleet
• On-site delivery at your premises
• Live webinar format — interactive, recorded for replay

Whether it’s one person building their credentials or a team of 20 that needs structured training — we can help.

📧 [email protected]
📱 +27 82 322 2601

01/06/2026

⏰ Final week. The C&I Ready Bundle closes Sunday 7 June.

Last chance to claim two courses and your AREP Level 2 test for R7,500.

✅ Exceed — PV Design & Install Level 2
✅ AREP P4 Level 2 Test — paid by PQRS on your behalf
✅ Commercial HV BESS Course at 50% off

Bundle: R7,500 incl. VAT

All courses are online and self-paced. You start immediately after payment is confirmed. Complete the AREP P4 Level 2 test when you're ready — no fixed date, no pressure.

If you've been thinking about this since we launched three weeks ago, today is the day to stop thinking and start.

To claim your bundle:
📧 [email protected] or [email protected]
📱 WhatsApp: +27 82 322 2601
Quote issued via SAGE. Payment by EFT. Access confirmed on payment.

⏰ Closes Sunday 7 June.

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📋 If you've seen our posts about Energy Performance Certificate compliance and you're wondering if it applies to you, th...
27/05/2026

📋 If you've seen our posts about Energy Performance Certificate compliance and you're wondering if it applies to you, this one is specifically for tenants.

Short answer: if you're renting your commercial premises, the EPC obligation is NOT your legal responsibility.

The National Energy Act places the EPC requirement on the BUILDING OWNER — not the business occupying the building. If your landlord hasn't obtained an EPC, that's their compliance gap, not yours.

However, there's something useful you can do.

Most building owners who haven't complied are not deliberately ignoring the law. They simply don't know it exists. If you forward this post to whoever owns or manages your building, you may be doing them a genuine favour — and protecting yourself from occupying a non-compliant property.

For building owners reading this:
📅 The compliance deadline was 7 December 2025 — already 5 months ago
⚠️ The penalty for non-compliance: up to R5 million or 5 years imprisonment
📊 Fewer than 10% of qualifying buildings in SA are currently certified
👤 Carel Ballack is one of approximately 100 qualified EPC professionals in the country

PQRS pricing: R10/m² · 2,000m² = R20,000 · 5,000m² = R50,000 · 10,000m² = R100,000

If you're not sure whether your building qualifies — start with a conversation. No obligation.

📧 [email protected]
📞 082 322 2601
🌐 www.pqrs.co.za

You'll miss something. And when you do — it's gone.That's the reality of a 3-or 4-day in-person solar training course. B...
26/05/2026

You'll miss something. And when you do — it's gone.

That's the reality of a 3-or 4-day in-person solar training course. By day two, the room is tired. By day three, information is flying past faster than it can be absorbed. Miss a concept in the morning session — it doesn't come back.
Online training fixes this in ways that most people underestimate until they've experienced it.
Here's what makes PQRS online courses different:
⏪ Watch it again — as many times as you need
Every module is pre-recorded. Pause it. Rewind it. Watch a calculation segment three times until it clicks. The content doesn't disappear because the day ended.
🛠️ Built by someone from the trades — for people in the trades.
Our course creator comes from a hands-on background in solar installation, fault finding, system design and commissioning. Not theory. Not slides adapted from a textbook. Real practical content from someone who has done the work on real systems.

Engaging enough for engineers. Practical enough for installers.
The courses are structured to be accessible to someone entering the industry and detailed enough that registered engineers find them genuinely valuable. Both ends of the experience spectrum are covered in the same content.

👨🏻‍🏫 Course facilitators are available throughout.
You're not just buying access to videos. If you need clarification on a concept, our facilitators are there to assist.
You get the flexibility of online learning without losing the support of having someone to ask.

📋 Aligned to a nationally recognised qualification. All PQRS courses are aligned to the Solar PV Service Technician qualification — NQF Level 5/QCTO Qualification 313109000.
You're building practical skills and working toward a recognised academic standard at the same time.

🗓️ 3 months of access per course
Study around your work schedule. Come back to modules as your experience grows.
No fixed dates, no missed sessions, no travel costs.
This is how technical training should work, and it's why over 7,800 professionals have chosen PQRS as their training partner.

👉 pqrs.co.za/our-courses-2/
📧 [email protected]
📞 082 322 2601

📊 South Africa shed 345,000 jobs in the first quarter of 2026. Unemployment is at 32.7%. Youth unemployment has reached ...
25/05/2026

📊 South Africa shed 345,000 jobs in the first quarter of 2026. Unemployment is at 32.7%.
Youth unemployment has reached 45.8%.

Those numbers are real.
And the pressure they represent on households, on families, and on young people trying to build a career is real too.

But the problem is not only that jobs don't exist. It's that the jobs that do exist can't find qualified people to fill them.

The commercial and industrial solar sector in South Africa is one of the clearest examples of this.
C&I solar is the fastest-growing segment of the SA energy market. Factories, mines, business parks, hospitals and data centres are all commissioning commercial-scale solar and battery systems right now. EPCs and project developers are actively hiring.

And they cannot find enough credentialled, workplace-ready practitioners to service the pipeline.

The gap is not talent. It is credentials.

PQRS courses are built around the Association for Renewable Energy Practitioners - AREP P4 accreditation pathway — the credential that municipalities, banks and insurers actually check when approving and financing C&I solar installations.
The courses are online and self-paced and designed for people who are ready to work, not just ready to study.

If you are between jobs, looking to switch sectors, or building a career in solar, the skills gap in this sector is your opportunity.

🔗 pqrs.co.za/our-courses-2/
📧 [email protected]
📞 +27 82 322 2601

For South African businesses running fleets, generators, logistics operations or energy-intensive processes, the fuel pr...
24/05/2026

For South African businesses running fleets, generators, logistics operations or energy-intensive processes, the fuel price increase of May 2026 is not an event. It's a new baseline.

The financial case for commercial solar and battery storage has never been stronger. Reduced grid dependence. Demand charge savings. Protection against utility price volatility. A measurable ROI that gets better every time the fuel price or tariff goes up.

But there's a step that stops more solar projects than most people realise:

📋The Glint and Glare report.

A Glint and Glare report is a photometric assessment of how reflected sunlight from a proposed solar array will impact surrounding properties, roads and flight paths. The Civil Aviation Authority requires it for projects near flight paths. Insurers and lenders increasingly require it as part of project due diligence. Without it, your planning application stalls.

PQRS is one of the only providers of Glint and Glare reports in South Africa.

If you have a Solar project in planning and you haven't yet commissioned your Glint and glare report—that's the conversation to have right now. Before your planning application. Before your timeline slips.

📧 [email protected]
📞 +27 82 322 2601
🌐 www.pqrs.co.za

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