THE ULTIMATE EXAM PREP FOR FLORIDA SOLAR CONTRACTOR

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The ULTIMATE EXAM PREP is the perfect package for the student that knows how to optimize the odds of passing their Florida State Solar Contractor examination and accelerate the process of obtaining their State license. It's a full "start to finish" package that covers all the bases, creating an academic safety net that ensures a more secure test taker. All for the best value possible.

Featuring:
- all the fundamental required books for the pertaining contractor exam.
- online courses for both Business and Trade portions of the exam
- 1-year access to online courses 
- Access to Business and Finance live instructor-led virtual class
- 3 hour semi-private business and finance tutoring session*
- 2 hour private tutoring session (business or trade)
- Application Assistance

*Please allow an additional 15 business days on tabbed and highlighted book package orders.*

The complete set of professionally highlighted and tabbed Florida State Solar Contractors trade exam books includes the below references:

  1. Walker's Building Estimator’s Reference Book, Walker’s, 32nd Ed. 
  2. Code of Federal Regulations, (OSHA) 29 Part 1926 (OSHA1926)
  3. National Electrical Code Handbook, 2017
  4. Photovoltaic System Design, (Course Manual), 1999 2nd Edition
  5. Solar Water & Pool Heating Manual, 2006
  6. Solar Construction Safety by Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association, December 2006
  7. Photovoltaic Systems, 3rd Edition, 2012
  8. The N.R.C.A. Roofing Manual: Membrane Roof System, 2023
  9. The N.R.C.A. Roofing Manual: Metal Panel and SPF Roof Systems, 2020
  10. The N.R.C.A. Roofing Manual: Steep-slope Roof Systems, 2021
  11. Florida Building Code - Plumbing, 2020
  12. Florida Building Code - Residential, 2020

The Complete Set of professionally highlighted and tabbed Florida State Business and Finance Books includes the following books:

  1. A201 General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, 2017
  2. A401 Standard Form of Agreement between Contractor-Subcontractor, 2017
  3. A701 Instructions to Bidders, 2018
  4. Builder's Guide to Accounting, Michael C. Thomsett, Copyright 2001 (9781572181052)
  5. Contractors Manual, 2021
  6. Florida Statutes Chapter 455 (Current Edition)

 

Requirements: To be a Florida Certified Solar Contractor, you must be able to pass the trade exam and business and finance exam, provide a proven record of financial stability, and present evidence of your experience for the category in which you wish to be licensed. Applicants are required to have four years of experience or a combination of college and experience. Experience gained in the military may also be used toward the requirements of licensure*. 

A “Solar Contractor” means a contractor whose services consist of the installation, alteration, repair, maintenance, relocation, or replacement of solar panels for potable solar water heating systems, swimming pool solar heating systems, and photovoltaic systems and any appurtenances, apparatus, or equipment used in connection therewith, whether public, private, or otherwise, regardless of use. A contractor, certified or registered pursuant to this chapter, is not required to become a certified or registered solar contractor or to contract with a solar contractor in order to provide services enumerated in this paragraph that are within the scope of the services such contractors may render under this part.


*The 3 hour semi-private business and finance tutoring session can be substituted with 2 hours of private business and finance tutoring at request and if the tutor's schedule is accommodating. 

NOTE: Our Application Assistance Fee does NOT include required credit reports or the application processing fee required by the Department of Business and Professional Regulations (DBPR). Separate check(s) or money order(s) made payable to the DBPR will be required to submit your application(s).