Publication Type : Conference Paper
Thematic Areas : Amrita e-Learning Research Lab
Publisher : Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Source : Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Austin, TX, p.2477-2480 (2012)
ISBN : 9781467300643
Keywords : Distance education, Educational technology, Personnel, Photovoltaic systems, Photovoltaics, Remote centers, Solar industries, Solar photovoltaics, Solar power generation, Solar PVs, Teaching
Campus : Amritapuri
School : School of Engineering
Center : E-Learning
Department : E-Learning
Year : 2012
Abstract : India's Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) envisages that 100, trained personnel will be needed by the solar industry in India. To achieve this, a rapid ramp-up methodology is required to first create trained teachers of solar energy courses. We have used a novel method to run a 2-week course on Solar Photovoltaics: Fundamentals, Technology and Applications. Over 1200 teachers from 370 colleges and institutions across India attended the program at 35 remote centers. This paper describes this effort which simultaneously trained a large number of teachers, and generated palpable excitement for solar PV among educators. © 2012 IEEE.
Cite this Research Publication : C. S. Solanki, Fernandes, B. G., Arora, B. M., Sharma, P., Agarwal, V., Patil, M. B., Vasi, J., Phatak, D. B., Atrey, M., Moudgalya, K., and Kamal Bijlani, “Teach a 1 Teachers: A Methodology for the Rapid Ramp-up of Photovoltaics Manpower Required for India's National Solar Mission”, in Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Austin, TX, 2012, pp. 2477-2480.