This page provides Service Lamp customers and our colleagues with useful links to on line training sites. We do not suggest this is a complete list. Service Lamp is not responsible for the content of sites we link to nor do we necessarily endorse the company, their products or their services.

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Lighting Education Links

Advance University

Advance University on line is committed to providing the highest quality ballast training in the industry. Their free, on line courses are available to anyone who registers. Advance University is accredited by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) for their Certified Lighting Efficiency Professional (CLEP) program. Advance has quite a collection of accreditations. Advance training includes training on ballast components, operation, troubleshooting, new technologies and more.

Ballast Basics 101
This course is designed to make the student familiar with Advance Transformer and gain an understanding of the different types of lighting ballasts available.
Ballast Basics 201
Lessons include effects of temperature, troubleshooting fluorescent and HID systems and an introduction to newer lighting technologies.
Intro to New Lighting Technology - DALI
This course is designed to make the student familiar with this new lighting standard and the potential to create new, powerful lighting designs.
ABCs of High Intensity Discharge (HID) Ballasts
This course will help students understand, evaluate and specify HID ballasts, both magnetic and electronic. It starts with lamp and ballast basics and concludes with an explanation of the operating details and benefits of the fast-emerging electronic HID ballasts.
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Lighting Controls Association

The Lighting Controls Association offers certified, on line courses. Each course is divided into short learning modules (LM) followed by an automated quiz to test your comprehension and earn credit towards your education goals. New courses are expected be added. Their current offering is:

EE101. Introduction to Lighting Control (mandatory)
LM01: Effective Lighting Control (mandatory)
LM02: Finding the Right Control Strategy (mandatory)
LM03: Finding the Right Value Level (mandatory)
EE102. Switching Control
Section 1: Occupancy Sensors
Section 2: Switching Controls
Section 3: Switching by Design
EE103. Fluorescent Dimming
Section 1: Dimmable Ballasts
Section 2: Dimming Controls & Systems
Section 3: Dimming by Design
EE201. Daylight Harvesting
LM01: Introduction to Daylighting
LM02: Daylight Harvesting by Design
EE203. Lighting and Commercial Energy Codes
LM01: Introduction to Energy Codes
LM02: ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1
LM03: International Energy Conservation Code
LM04: Compliance with Controls
EE204. Hi-Bay Lighting Upgrades
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Lighting Control & Design

LC&D offers a number of training courses. Daylight Harvesting: Lighting Control Tutorial & Exercises is available on line and qualifies for continuing education credit. Here is an overview of the course:

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Lightolier Lessons in Lighting

Lightolier's Lessons in Lighting is a free, on line course on lighting fundamentals. The program consists of 24 lessons and a final exam that covers the entire lighting system...luminaires, lamps, ballasts, and controls. There are lessons on lighting design & application, light & color, lighting terminology, and other related topics.

Lessons in Lighting can count towards continuing education credits for Professional organizations including

Section 1 Lessons in Lighting Fundamentals
Lesson 1 - Light and Vision
Lesson 2 - Light and Color
Lesson 3 - Light Sources
Lesson 4 - Incandescent Lamps
Lesson 5 - Low Voltage Lamps
Lesson 6 - Fluorescent Lamps
Lesson 7 - Ballast Technology
Lesson 8 - Controlling Light
Lesson 9 - Luminaire System Performance
Lesson 10 - High Intensity Discharge Lamps
Lesson 11 - Fluorescent Luminaires and Systems
Lesson 12 - Recessed Down lighting
Lesson 13 - Decorative Lighting
Lesson 14 - Track and Cable Lighting Systems
Lesson 15 - Fiber Optic Illumination Systems
Lesson 16 - Lighting Controls
Lesson 17 - Light and Space
Lesson 18 - Lighting Design
Lesson 19 - The Quantity and Quality of Light
Section 2 Lessons in Lighting Applications
Lesson 20 - Basics of Commercial Office Lighting
Lesson 21 - Retail Lighting
Lesson 22 - Residential Lighting
Lesson 23 - Lighting Education Facilities
Lesson 24 - Emergency Lighting
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Westinghouse University

Westinghouse University is described by the web site as "an interactive on line training program, which teaches you about the history and technology behind our lighting products. At the end of each lesson is an interactive question and answer session, which will check your learning progress. Average time to complete each lesson is approximately 15-20 minutes including the quiz. You will receive a certificate of accomplishment after completing all sections and passing the quizzes for each level."

Registration is required for entry to the contents of the Westinghouse University site. Lessons include:

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