Saturday and Sunday [September 19-20, September 26-27 and October 3-4], 8am-5pm, Clintonville/Beechwold Community Resource Center, 14 W. Lakeview Ave.

Want to learn how to install solar systems? Want to prepare to become certified in the solar field? Now you can spend just six days (three weekends — 5½ days instruction; ½ day taking the certification test) in Columbus, OH to realize your goal.

Join Blue Rock Station and Simply Living Sustainable University for a comprehensive three-weekend photovoltaics class that prepares students to sit for the ETA Level-1 PV Certification Exam.

The workshops are taught by Jay Warmke of Blue Rock Station, a sustainable living center that offers tours, workshops and a goat college. Jay is the author of a number of books on renewable energy, including Green Technology: Principles and Practices (Marcraft), When the Biomass Hits the Wind Turbine (BRS Media), Understanding Photovoltaics: A Study Guide for Solar Electric Certification Programs (BRS Media), and many more.

Registration fee: $1,070.00

Contact: Annie Warmke, Blue Rock Station, annie@bluerockstation.com or 740-674-4300; or Sarah Edwards, sedwards@simplyliving.org or 802-558-2348