Join our Solar Course in Dubai, available in-person and online, covering solar PV system design, installation, and DEWA Shams Dubai compliance from fundamentals to certification. Build practical skills to work on residential rooftop systems, commercial solar arrays, and grid-tied installations across the UAE.
A solar course at Orbit Training Centre gives you the technical foundation to design, install, and maintain photovoltaic systems to UAE standards — including DEWA Shams Dubai connection and compliance requirements. Delivered by Shabeer, an Networking trainer with 15 years of experience who has trained over 1,000 professionals at Orbit, the program covers solar PV fundamentals, system sizing, on-grid and off-grid configurations, inverter selection, and DEWA submission documentation. Certification is UAE-recognized and accepted by solar contractors and MEP firms across the Gulf.
A solar course at Orbit Training Centre gives you the technical foundation to design, install, and maintain photovoltaic systems to UAE standards — including DEWA Shams Dubai connection and compliance requirements. Delivered by Shabeer, an Networking trainer with 15 years of experience who has trained over 1,000 professionals at Orbit, the program covers solar PV fundamentals, system sizing, on-grid and off-grid configurations, inverter selection, and DEWA submission documentation. Certification is UAE-recognized and accepted by solar contractors and MEP firms across the Gulf.
Training includes hands-on exercises: sizing a solar PV system for a 200 sqm Dubai villa, wiring and commissioning a grid-tied inverter, and preparing a full DEWA Shams Dubai technical submission pack. Batch and one-to-one formats are available, with sessions running in 2-hour blocks to fit working schedules. Designed for anyone targeting a solar design, installation, or maintenance role in Dubai’s growing renewable energy sector.
Shabeer is a seasoned electrical and electronics engineering professional with over 15 years of rich experience in technical training and implementing innovative solutions. As Head of the Department – IT & Engineering at Orbit Training Center, Dubai since February 2020, he has played a pivotal role in leading high-impact training programs and contributing to significant business growth in the fields of Renewable Energy, Information Technology, and Management Skills.
He has successfully trained over 1,000 professionals across various nationalities through major corporate training programs, including Fortinet FCP (Network Security), Enterprise Windows Server 2022 Administration for Al Rafidian Bank (Iraq), Surveillance & Security Systems for Central Bank of South Sudan, Renewable Energy training for Department of Electricity (Erbil, Iraq), and comprehensive Cyber Security programs.
Shabeer excels in delivering training on Fortinet NSE 4/5/6, Cisco CCNA/CCNP, Azure Administrator, Microsoft 365, Networking, Security Systems, and Renewable Energy. He also designs course content, training modules, IT infrastructure (Windows Server, Firewall, CCTV), and Solar PV Systems while coordinating industrial orientation programs for international delegates.
His patience, strong listening skills, and passion for new technologies enable him to approach training with seriousness, diligence, and a clear focus on real-world applications and career advancement.
| Day | Timing | Classes Type | Class Hour’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM | Batches | 2 Hours Session |
| Wednesday | 12:00 PM – 09:00 PM | One to one | 2 Hours Session |
| Thursday | 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM | One to one | 2 Hours Session |
| Friday | 12:00 PM – 09:00 PM | Private | 2 Hours Session |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM | Batches | 2 Hours Session |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM | One to one | 2 Hours Session |
A solar course is structured training in the design, installation, and maintenance of photovoltaic (PV) energy systems — covering everything from basic electrical principles to grid-connection compliance with local utility requirements. In Dubai, solar PV is used across residential buildings, commercial fit-outs, industrial rooftops, and large-scale utility projects. DEWA’s Shams Dubai programme governs all grid-tied solar installations in the emirate, making knowledge of DEWA technical requirements a direct hiring prerequisite for solar roles. A solar course in Dubai at Orbit Training Centre equips professionals to work across the full project lifecycle: from site assessment and system design through to DEWA submission, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance.
According to DEWA (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority), the Shams Dubai programme connected solar PV systems with a combined capacity of 725 megawatts across more than 8,430 buildings in Dubai as of 2025 — and in 2024 alone, DEWA certified 1,115 specialists as registered solar PV consultants and contractors through 38 training courses.
Dubai’s Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050 both target 100% clean energy production capacity, with solar forming the backbone of that transition.
The D33 Economic Agenda reinforces this by classifying clean energy as a growth sector requiring a skilled local workforce.
Companies including Emirates Electrical Engineering, GreenFi Energy, and electrical subcontractors working under Nakheel, Emaar, and Dubai South are actively hiring solar-certified professionals to meet project demand.
Over 35 hours in structured 2-hour sessions, you will learn to:
The course covers IEC 60364-7-712 and IEC 62446 — the international standards referenced in DEWA’s certification framework — so your skills align directly with what Shams Dubai compliance requires.
This course is open to anyone — no prior solar knowledge is required. Electricians, MEP engineers, civil and structural graduates, and facility managers all join with different starting points; the program opens with PV fundamentals and electrical basics before progressing to design and DEWA compliance.
Working professionals on active construction or maintenance contracts use the one-to-one format to move at their own pace. Fresh graduates from engineering programs use this course to add a specific, employer-recognized certification before entering the renewable energy job market.
If you already work in electrical contracting and want to add solar project capability to your resume, this course gives you the DEWA-aligned curriculum that employers check for on CVs.
| Role | Skills Applied | AED Salary Range |
|---|---|---|
| Solar Installation Technician | PV wiring, mounting, commissioning | AED 5,000–9,000/month |
| Solar O&M Technician | Fault diagnosis, performance monitoring | AED 6,500–11,000/month |
| Solar PV Designer | System sizing, PVsyst, DEWA documentation | AED 10,000–16,000/month |
| Solar Project Engineer | End-to-end delivery, contractor coordination | AED 14,000–22,000/month |
| Renewable Energy Consultant | Feasibility, ROI modelling, client advisory | AED 18,000–28,000/month |
Dubai’s solar sector spans residential rooftop installations under Shams Dubai, commercial and industrial projects for Emaar, DEWA, and Nakheel, and large-scale developments such as the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. Freelance solar consultants in Dubai typically earn AED 300–600 per day on residential project work, with retainer arrangements common among O&M firms.
Professionals with DEWA-recognized certification and 2–3 years of project experience typically move from installation technician to design or project coordination roles within that period.
Shabeer, an Networking trainer with 15 years of experience who has trained over 1,000 professionals at Orbit Training Centre across IT, Networking, CCTV, and renewable energy disciplines.
The free demo session at Orbit includes a live walkthrough of a DEWA Shams Dubai system layout, a Q&A on grid-connection requirements, and a sample system sizing exercise — so you can confirm course fit before you commit.
One-to-one training lets you move through the curriculum at a pace that works around your project schedule, rather than waiting for a batch to catch up.
Post-training support includes 30-day access to course materials, direct mentor queries by message, and guidance on preparing your first DEWA technical submission. Orbit’s solar certification is aligned with KHDA standards and is recognized by solar contractors and MEP consultancies operating across the UAE.
Solar PV system design is the engineering process of planning a photovoltaic system — determining how many solar panels a site needs, how they should be electrically configured, what inverter capacity and type suits the application, and how the system connects to the electrical grid or battery storage — so that it reliably produces the target amount of electricity while meeting all applicable safety and regulatory standards. This involves several distinct calculations working together: energy demand assessment to understand how much power a building actually consumes, solar resource assessment using site-specific irradiance data to estimate realistic energy generation, system sizing to match panel and inverter capacity to that demand and resource, and electrical design to ensure wiring, protection devices, and grounding meet code requirements. In Dubai, this process is governed specifically by DEWA’s Shams Dubai framework, which sets the technical standards — including IEC 60364-7-712 and IEC 62446 — that a design must meet before a system can be approved for grid connection. A properly designed system isn’t just one that generates electricity; it’s one that does so safely, passes inspection, and performs as calculated over its operational lifetime, which is why solar design is treated as a distinct professional discipline rather than an extension of general electrical work.
Solar professional training prepares you to take a project from initial site assessment through to a DEWA-approved, construction-ready design package. In practice, this means conducting a solar site assessment using irradiance data specific to a location’s latitude and shading conditions, sizing a residential or commercial PV system to meet a building’s energy needs, and configuring the right inverter type — whether a straightforward grid-tied setup or a hybrid system with battery storage for a commercial unit that needs backup power. It also means preparing the full technical documentation package DEWA requires for approval and inspection sign-off, a step that’s as much a professional skill as the engineering calculations themselves, since incomplete or non-compliant documentation is a common reason projects stall in the approval process. Beyond new installations, solar professionals use this training to assess existing systems for performance issues, evaluate whether a system meets current code requirements, and advise clients or employers on the technical and financial feasibility of a proposed solar project before committing capital to it.
The course opens with PV fundamentals and electrical basics, ensuring every student — regardless of starting background — has the foundation needed for the design work that follows. From there, you’ll size a residential solar PV system for a 3-bedroom villa in Jumeirah to actual DEWA Shams Dubai submission standards, working through the same calculations and documentation format a real project would require. You’ll design an off-grid battery storage system for a 5,000 sqft commercial unit, learning how battery-inclusive system design differs meaningfully from a straightforward grid-tied installation. Inverter configuration is covered in depth, including how to set up a hybrid inverter for a net-metered rooftop installation — a common configuration in Dubai’s residential solar market. A dedicated module covers performing a solar site assessment using irradiance data specific to Dubai’s latitude, since accurate resource assessment is the foundation every other calculation depends on. The course closes with preparing the complete technical documentation required for DEWA approval and inspection sign-off, covering IEC 60364-7-712 and IEC 62446 — the international standards referenced directly in DEWA’s certification framework — so your skills align precisely with what Shams Dubai compliance requires rather than a generic international solar curriculum.
Dubai’s Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050 both target 100% clean energy production capacity, and DEWA’s Shams Dubai programme — which had connected solar PV systems totaling 725 megawatts across more than 8,430 buildings in Dubai as of 2025 — represents the practical, project-by-project execution of that policy target. Every one of those connections required a qualified solar professional to complete design and documentation work that met DEWA’s technical standards, and with 1,115 specialists certified across 38 training courses in 2024 alone, the sector is still actively scaling its qualified workforce rather than reaching saturation. The D33 Economic Agenda’s classification of clean energy as a strategic growth sector reinforces this trajectory, meaning solar design demand is tied to long-term government policy rather than a short-term market trend that could reverse. As solar becomes a more standard specification on new residential and commercial construction across Dubai — driven by both regulatory direction and genuine cost savings for building owners — the professionals who can independently take a project from site assessment through DEWA-approved design become increasingly central to how quickly that construction pipeline can actually deliver installed capacity.
Solar Installation Technicians, applying PV wiring, mounting, and commissioning skills, earn AED 5,000–9,000 per month, typically as an entry point before moving toward design-focused roles. Solar O&M Technicians, handling fault diagnosis and performance monitoring on operational systems, earn AED 6,500–11,000. Solar PV Designers — the role this course most directly prepares you for, combining system sizing with DEWA documentation — earn AED 10,000–16,000 per month. Solar Project Engineers, who take on end-to-end project delivery and contractor coordination beyond pure design work, earn AED 14,000–22,000. At the senior end, Renewable Energy Consultants advising on feasibility, ROI modeling, and client strategy for commercial and utility-scale projects earn AED 18,000–28,000 per month. Freelance solar consultants working on residential project work in Dubai typically earn AED 300–600 per day, with retainer arrangements common among O&M firms for consultants who maintain relationships with multiple clients. Professionals with DEWA-recognized certification and two to three years of project experience typically move from installation or junior design roles into full design or project coordination positions within that timeframe.
Orbit’s Solar course is taught by Shabeer, a trainer with 15 years of experience who has trained over 1,000 professionals at Orbit Training Centre across IT, Networking, CCTV, and renewable energy disciplines. This cross-disciplinary background is a genuine advantage for solar-specific training, since solar PV systems sit at the intersection of electrical engineering, IT-adjacent monitoring systems, and increasingly smart-building integration — areas Shabeer has trained across for over a decade. The free demo session at Orbit includes a live walkthrough of a DEWA Shams Dubai system layout, a Q&A on grid-connection requirements, and a sample system sizing exercise, giving you a genuine sense of the design work before committing to the full course. One-to-one training lets you move through the curriculum at a pace that works around your project schedule rather than waiting for a batch to catch up, which particularly suits working professionals balancing training against active job commitments. Every completed course earns a KHDA-aligned certificate recognized by solar contractors and MEP consultancies operating across the UAE, with post-training support including direct mentor queries and guidance on preparing your first real DEWA technical submission.
Solar designers working without structured training tend to make a specific set of errors that either cause a DEWA submission to be rejected or produce a system that underperforms once installed. Undersizing for shading is one of the most common — a design that looks correct based on panel count and roof area but doesn’t properly account for shadows cast by parapets, adjacent buildings, or rooftop equipment at different times of day, resulting in a system that generates meaningfully less energy than the client was promised. Inverter and string mismatch is another frequent issue, where a designer selects panel and inverter combinations that don’t align on voltage and current ratings, either limiting the system’s output or, in worse cases, creating a safety risk that fails inspection outright. Incomplete or inconsistent DEWA documentation is a purely administrative but extremely common problem — missing single-line diagrams, inconsistent labeling between the design drawings and the actual equipment schedule, or documentation that doesn’t reference the correct IEC standards — all of which delay approval and reflect poorly on the designer’s professionalism regardless of how sound the underlying engineering is. Orbit’s course addresses these directly by working through a real DEWA-standard documentation package as a core deliverable, not an afterthought, and by teaching shading and irradiance assessment as a rigorous step rather than a rough estimate. This attention to the details that actually determine whether a project gets approved on the first submission — not just whether the underlying design is technically sound — is what separates graduates who can independently manage a project through DEWA approval from those who can only complete the engineering calculations.
Whether you’re an electrician or MEP engineer looking to move into solar-specific design work, a civil or structural graduate entering the renewable energy market with a specific, employer-recognized certification, or a facility manager who wants genuine technical understanding of the systems you oversee, the course starts from PV fundamentals so no prior solar experience is required. Working professionals on active construction or maintenance contracts can use the one-to-one format to progress at a pace that fits around existing commitments rather than a fixed batch schedule. A free demo session is available before enrollment, including a live DEWA system layout walkthrough and direct time with the trainer to discuss your background and career goals in Dubai’s growing solar sector. It’s a practical way to judge the course and the trainer before committing, and most students who attend the demo go on to book their preferred format within the same week.
A solar course teaches you to design, install, and maintain photovoltaic (PV) systems. In Dubai, this includes on-grid and off-grid system configuration, DEWA Shams Dubai grid-connection compliance, solar PV sizing using IEC standards, inverter selection, and technical documentation for DEWA approval. Orbit’s solar course runs across 35 hours in structured 2-hour sessions covering the full project lifecycle.
DEWA solar training refers to certification required for professionals and companies to register as approved Shams Dubai consultants or contractors — giving them the authorization to design and install grid-connected solar systems in Dubai. DEWA certified 1,115 specialists across 38 training courses in 2024 alone. Orbit’s solar course aligns with DEWA’s curriculum standards, including IEC 60364-7-712 and IEC 62446, to prepare you for this certification pathway.
Orbit’s solar course covers 35 hours in total, delivered in 2-hour sessions. Students attending three sessions per week typically complete the course in four to five weeks. One-to-one learners who schedule daily sessions can finish in two to three weeks. The online live format follows the same 35-hour structure with flexible session timing across UAE business days.
In the UAE, solar certification recognized by employers and DEWA-registered contractors includes training aligned with the DEWA Shams Dubai framework and IEC 62446 standards. Orbit’s solar certification is KHDA-aligned, meaning it meets the Knowledge and Human Development Authority’s standards for professional training in Dubai and is accepted by solar contractors, MEP consultancies, and electrical engineering firms across the Gulf.
Solar installation technicians in Dubai earn AED 5,000–9,000 per month. Solar PV designers who handle system sizing and DEWA documentation earn AED 10,000–16,000 per month. Solar project engineers managing full project delivery typically earn AED 14,000–22,000 per month. Senior renewable energy consultants advising on commercial and utility-scale projects earn AED 18,000–28,000 per month, with demand rising steadily as Dubai’s Clean Energy Strategy 2050 accelerates installation targets.
Solar PV system design involves genuine technical depth — load calculations, inverter sizing, string configuration, and code compliance — but it’s built on electrical fundamentals that this course teaches from the ground up rather than assuming you already know. Electricians and MEP engineers who join with existing electrical knowledge move through the fundamentals faster, but civil and structural graduates, facility managers, and career switchers with no electrical background regularly complete this course successfully, because the curriculum opens with DC and AC electrical basics before building toward system design. What tends to take the most repetition isn’t any single calculation but developing the judgment to size a system correctly for real conditions — accounting for shading, roof orientation, and Dubai’s specific irradiance profile rather than just plugging numbers into a formula. This is why the course centers on real design scenarios, like sizing a system for a 3-bedroom Jumeirah villa to actual Shams Dubai submission standards, rather than abstract textbook problems. Most students with some technical or engineering background reach a confident, independent design level by the later sessions of the 35-hour course, and even complete beginners leave with a working understanding of the full DEWA-compliant design and documentation process.
These two Orbit courses serve genuinely different career tracks, and choosing correctly matters more than it might first appear. The Solar Technician course is built around hands-on installation skills — wiring, physical mounting, inverter commissioning, and fault diagnosis on-site — and leads toward Solar Installation Technician and O&M Technician roles where you’re physically working on systems day to day. This Solar Professional course goes further into system design, sizing calculations, technical documentation, and the DEWA approval process, preparing you for Solar PV Designer, Solar Project Engineer, and Renewable Energy Consultant roles that involve less physical installation work and more engineering, client-facing, and project coordination responsibility. If you’re an electrician or technician who wants to stay hands-on and build toward site supervision, start with the Technician course. If you’re an engineer, facility manager, or graduate aiming at design, consulting, or project management roles — or if you’re already installation-experienced and want to move up the value chain — this Professional course is the more direct path. Many working professionals in Dubai’s solar sector complete both over time, since installation experience genuinely strengthens your design judgment, and design knowledge makes you a more valuable site technician.
DEWA-registered solar contractors and consultancies are the most direct employer of Solar PV Designers and Project Engineers, hiring specifically for the technical documentation and design work required to get residential and commercial projects through Shams Dubai approval. Real estate developers — Nakheel, Emaar, and Dubai South-affiliated projects — increasingly employ or contract solar design professionals as rooftop solar becomes a standard specification on new residential and commercial developments rather than an optional add-on. MEP consultancies and engineering firms working on commercial and industrial buildings hire solar design engineers to integrate PV system design into broader building services documentation, particularly as green building certification requirements expand across Dubai’s commercial real estate sector. Electrical contracting firms such as Emirates Electrical Engineering and GreenFi Energy hire solar professionals across both design and project delivery roles, often promoting experienced technicians into design positions once they’ve demonstrated technical capability. Independent renewable energy consultancies, a growing niche in Dubai given the scale of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park and the broader Clean Energy Strategy 2050, also hire solar professionals for feasibility studies and ROI modeling work that sits above individual project design.
Yes — the Solar course is available both in-person at Orbit’s Dubai campus and as a live online course, covering the same 35-hour curriculum and DEWA-aligned design standards either way. Online sessions use live screen-sharing for design software work and system sizing exercises, so you follow the trainer’s calculations and documentation process in real time rather than working from static slides. This format works well for working professionals on active project or maintenance contracts who need to fit training around existing job commitments, and for candidates based outside Dubai who want the same structured curriculum without commuting to a physical classroom. Online students complete the same villa system sizing and DEWA technical documentation exercises as in-person students and receive an identical KHDA-aligned certificate on completion. Given that solar design work is largely computer-based — sizing calculations, documentation, and submission preparation — the online format closely mirrors the actual day-to-day work of a Solar PV Designer, more so than many other technical training courses where hands-on physical practice is harder to replicate remotely.
PVsyst software skills are a natural next step for anyone serious about solar design specifically — our PVsyst course covers detailed energy yield simulation and shading analysis at a depth beyond what a general solar design course can include, and PVsyst proficiency is increasingly specified in Dubai solar design job listings as a distinct, valued skill. AutoCAD Electrical is another strong pairing for solar designers who need to produce single-line diagrams and electrical schematics as part of their DEWA submission packages, since hand-drawn or generic CAD diagrams don’t meet the documentation standard most consultancies expect. For professionals aiming at project engineering or coordination roles rather than pure design, project management fundamentals — scheduling, contractor coordination, and client communication — round out a technical skill set with the operational capability that Project Engineer and Renewable Energy Consultant roles specifically require. And for those who want to stay closer to the physical installation side while adding design capability, completing the Solar Technician course alongside this one builds a genuinely rare combination of hands-on and design competence that Dubai employers value highly in a single hire.
