How solar installers get certified, and which trade category actually applies.
Solar is the fastest growing trade in Nigeria and the one with the widest gap between the number of people doing it and the number doing it properly.
Most installations are sized by guessing. The customer is back within a year with a dead battery bank and no idea why. That gap is the opportunity, and certification is how you signal you are on the right side of it.
There is usually no separate solar category in the Federal Ministry of Labour trade test system. Solar and inverter work is generally examined under electrical installation, so that is the category your certificate will name. Ask your centre to confirm before you enrol, so there are no surprises when you read the document.
That is not a downgrade. Electrical installation is the foundation of the work, and a certificate naming it tells an assessor you understand circuits rather than only how to mount a panel.
Because it sits under electrical installation, the assessment covers the electrical fundamentals as well as the system work:
Solar is an expensive purchase. A customer spending several million naira wants somebody accountable, and increasingly asks. Estates and businesses commissioning systems ask harder.
There is also a funded programmes angle. Federal and state solar training schemes appear regularly, and providers delivering under them generally need accredited certification behind the training. Holding a graded certificate positions you for that work rather than watching it go elsewhere.
ServHub Training holds Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment accreditation and examines on site in Port Harcourt. We are also partnered with Growatt and Pylontech on equipment, so you train on what you will actually meet in the field.
💬 Ask Us About ThisSolar and inverter work is generally examined under electrical installation in the Federal Ministry of Labour trade categories rather than as a separate trade. Confirm with your centre which category your certificate will name.
Solar work is electrical work. The assessment covers load calculation, cable sizing, protection and earthing alongside the system components, which is why it sits under electrical installation.
Providers delivering under funded schemes generally need accredited certification behind the training, so a graded certificate positions you for that work.
ServHub Training is accredited by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment to conduct trade test examinations, and we examine on site at our Port Harcourt centre. We run 24 courses across construction, electrical, mechanical, craft and digital trades.
ServHub Training is operated by ServHub Technologies Limited, RC 9494742. Search it at search.cac.gov.ng. Walk into the centre at 127 Igwuruta Road, Atali, Port Harcourt any weekday and see the workshop before you pay anybody anything.
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Published 20 September 2026. Last reviewed 20 September 2026. Government processes change. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.