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Pathways and Prerequisites for SAA Accreditation

Complete this quiz to find what pathway to SAA accreditation you can take and the necessary prerequisites. Last updated 30 June 2025.

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What accreditation types are you looking for? *
Which of the following have you completed? (GCBS prerequsite) *
Which of the following have you completed? (SAPS prerequisites) *
Are you an Electrician? (Do you hold an unrestricted electrical licence?) *

Electrical Apprentice Disclaimer

Electrical apprentices are required to have Statement of Attainment(s) in:

  • UEEEL0012 to enroll into install only accreditation courses
  • UEEEL0039 to enroll into design only accreditation courses.
  • UEEEL0012 and UEEEL0039 to enroll into design and install accreditation courses

GSES generally allows electrical apprentices in their final year to enroll even if they haven’t completed the above units. There must be a statement in writing agreed between both parties that the student wont receive their statement of attainment until evidence of completion of UEEEL0012 and UEEEL0039 or their unrestricted electrical licence.

Which accreditation pathway are you looking for? *

As per the Solar Accreditation Australia , the GCBS IO accreditation type is only available as an ‘additional accreditation type’ to an existing GCPV Design and Installation accreditation (i.e. not as a first accreditation).

The following are your options:

  • If you want to install both PV and Batteries – you should get both GCPV Design and Installation and GCBS Design and Installation
  • If you only want to install Batteries and NOT PV – you have to get the GCBS Design and Install accreditation as your first accreditation
GCBS IO Warning *

Eligibility Notice

Unfortunately, only electricians are allowed to enrol in Design and Install pathways. Please select the Design Only pathway.

Eligibility Notice

Unfortunately, only electricians are allowed to enrol in the Install Only pathways. Please select the Design Only pathway.

GCPV Design and Install

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be eligible to apply to Solar Accreditation Australia for the Design & Installation of Grid-Connect PV Systems Accreditation. The Solar Accreditation Australia has information on their website indicating their requirements to apply for Solar Accreditation Australia Accreditation:Click below for more information.

GCPV Install Only

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be eligible to apply to Solar Accreditation Australia for the Installation of Grid-Connect PV Systems Accreditation. The Solar Accreditation Australia has information on their website indicating their requirements to apply for Solar Accreditation Australia Accreditation:Click below for more information.

GCPV Design Only

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be eligible to apply to Solar Accreditation Australia for the Design of Grid-Connect PV Systems Accreditation. The Solar Accreditation Australia has information on their website indicating their requirements to apply for Solar Accreditation Australia Accreditation:Click below for more information.

GCPV Design Only

This pathway is for electrical engineers to get SAA Design Only Accreditation in Grid-Connected PV Systems.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be eligible to apply to Solar Accreditation Australia for the Design of Grid-Connect PV Systems

The pathway is as follows, where the previous course serves as the prerequisite to the next. A student aiming to do Grid-Connected PV Systems will first have to do Electrical Principles then Grid-Connected PV systems in that order.

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Electrical Engineers can do the “exam” version of the electrical principles course which serves as recognition of prior learning (RPL) to do the Grid Connected PV course. SAA accreditation requires all non electricians including electrical engineers to complete Electrical Principles (UEERE0051).

Grid-Connected Battery Systems Design and Installation

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence
  • Completion of Grid-Connected PV systems design and install.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be eligible to apply to Solar Accreditation Australia for the Design & Installation of Grid-Connect Battery Storage Systems Accreditation. The Solar Accreditation Australia has information on their website indicating their requirements to apply for Solar Accreditation Australia Accreditation:

Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

Combined Grid-Connected PV and Batteries Design and Installation

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be eligible to apply for the following accreditation types with Solar Accreditation Australia:

  • (GCPV DI) Design and Installation of Grid-Connect PV Systems
  • (GCBS DI) Design and Installation of Grid-Connect Battery Storage Systems

The Solar Accreditation Australia has information on their website indicating their requirements to apply for Solar Accreditation Australia Accreditation:

Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

GCBS Install Only

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence
  • Completion of Grid-Connected PV systems Design and Install.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be eligible to apply to Solar Accreditation Australia for the Installation of Grid-Connect Battery Storage Systems Accreditation. The Solar Accreditation Australia has information on their website indicating their requirements to apply for Solar Accreditation Australia Accreditation:

Please note that this cannot be your first accreditation with the SAA, you must have a GCPV Design and Install accreditation already before being able to receive a Grid Connected Battery Storage Installation Only accreditation. Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

Grid-Connected Battery Storage Design and Installation Fast Track

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be eligible to apply to Solar Accreditation Australia for the following accreditation types:

  • (GCPV DO) Design Only of Grid-Connect PV Systems
  • (GCBS DI) Design and Installation of Grid-Connect Battery Storage Systems

The Solar Accreditation Australia has information on their website indicating their requirements to apply for Solar Accreditation Australia Accreditation:

Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

Combined Grid-Connected PV and Batteries Design and Installation

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be eligible to apply for the following accreditation types with Solar Accreditation Australia:

  • (GCPV DI) Design and Installation of Grid-Connect PV Systems
  • (GCBS DI) Design and Installation of Grid-Connect Battery Storage Systems

The Solar Accreditation Australia has information on their website indicating their requirements to apply for Solar Accreditation Australia Accreditation:

Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

GCBS Design Only

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence
  • Completion of Grid-Connected PV systems design.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be eligible to apply to Solar Accreditation Australia for the Design of Grid-Connect Battery Storage Systems Accreditation. The Solar Accreditation Australia has information on their website indicating their requirements to apply for Solar Accreditation Australia Accreditation:

Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

Combined Grid-Connected PV and Batteries Design Only

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be eligible to apply to Solar Accreditation Australia for the Design of Grid-Connect PV Systems and Design of Grid-Connect Battery Storage Systems Accreditation. The Solar Accreditation Australia has information on their website indicating their requirements to apply for Solar Accreditation Australia Accreditation:

Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

Stand Alone Power System Design and Install (Fast Track)

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence
  • Completion of Grid-Connected PV systems design (and install).
  • Completion of Grid-Connected Battery systems design (and install).

Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

Stand Alone Power System Design and Install (GCPV Accredited)

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence
  • Completion of Grid-Connected PV systems design (and install).

This Course is for students interested in SAPS but have only done GCPV and not GCWB. We recommend completing GCWB first rather than enrolling into SAPS GCPV Accredited Course. Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

Stand Alone Power System Design and Install (Full Course)

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence

This Course is for students interested in SAPS but have not done GCPV and GCWB. We recommend completing GCPV and GCWB first rather than enrolling into SAPS Full Course. Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

Stand Alone Power System Install Only (Fast Track)

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence
  • Completion of Grid-Connected PV systems Install.
  • Completion of Grid-Connected Battery systems Install.

This Course is for students interested in SAPS but have not done GCPV and GCBS. We recommend completing GCPV and GCBS first rather than enrolling into SAPS Install Only Full Course. Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

Stand Alone Power System Install Only (GCPV Accredited)

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence
  • Completion of Grid-Connected PV systems Install.

This Course is for students interested in SAPS but have not done GCPV and GCWB. We recommend completing GCPV and GCWB first rather than enrolling into SAPS Install Only Full Course. Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

Stand Alone Power System Install Only (Full Course)

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence

This Course is for students interested in SAPS but have not done GCPV and GCWB. We recommend completing GCPV and GCWB first rather than enrolling into SAPS Install Only Full Course. Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

Stand Alone Power System Design Only (Fast Track)

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence OR a Statement of Attainment in UEERE0051 – Apply electrical principles to renewable energy design
  • Completion of Grid-Connected PV systems Design.
  • Completion of Grid-Connected Battery systems Design.

Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

Stand Alone Power System Design Only (GCPV Accredited)

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence OR a Statement of Attainment in UEERE0051 – Apply electrical principles to renewable energy design
  • Completion of Grid-Connected PV systems Design.

This Course is for students interested in SAPS but have not done GCPV . We recommend completing GCBS first rather than enrolling into SAPS GCPV Accredited. Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

Stand Alone Power System Design Only (Full Course)

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence OR a Statement of Attainment in UEERE0051 – Apply electrical principles to renewable energy design

This Course is for students interested in SAPS but have not done GCPV and GCBS. We recommend completing GCPV and GCBS first rather than enrolling into SAPS Full Course. Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

GCBS Design Only

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • A Statement of Attainment in UEERE0051 – Apply electrical principles to renewable energy design
  • Completion of Grid-Connected PV systems Design Only.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be eligible to apply to Solar Accreditation Australia for the Design of Grid-Connect Battery Storage Systems Accreditation. The Solar Accreditation Australia has information on their website indicating their requirements to apply for Solar Accreditation Australia Accreditation:

Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

Combined Grid-Connected PV and Batteries Design Only

This pathway is for electrical engineers to get SAA Design Only Accreditation in both Grid-Connected PV Systems and Grid-Connected Battery Storage Systems.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be eligible to apply to Solar Accreditation Australia for the Design of Grid-Connect PV Systems and Design of Grid-Connect Battery Storage Systems Accreditation

The pathway is as follows, where the previous course serves as the prerequisite to the next.

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Electrical Engineers can do the “exam” version of the electrical principles course which serves as recognition of prior learning (RPL) to do the Grid Connected PV course. SAA accreditation requires all non electricians including electrical engineers to complete Electrical Principles (UEERE0051).

Stand Alone Power System Design Only (Fast Track)

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence OR a Statement of Attainment in UEERE0051 – Apply electrical principles to renewable energy design
  • Completion of Grid-Connected PV systems Design.
  • Completion of Grid-Connected Battery systems Design.

Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

Stand Alone Power System Design Only (GCPV Accredited)

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence OR a Statement of Attainment in UEERE0051 – Apply electrical principles to renewable energy design
  • Completion of Grid-Connected PV systems Design.

This Course is for students interested in SAPS but have not done GCPV . We recommend completing GCBS first rather than enrolling into SAPS GCPV Accredited. Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

Stand Alone Power System Design Only (Full Course)

The prerequisites to enroll in this course are:

  • An unrestricted electrical licence OR a Statement of Attainment in UEERE0051 – Apply electrical principles to renewable energy design

This Course is for students interested in SAPS but have not done GCPV and GCBS. We recommend completing GCPV and GCBS first rather than enrolling into SAPS Full Course. Click below for more information on course details and prerequisites.

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