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Continuing Professional Development

The majority of courses offered by the Zero Energy & Emissions Building (ZEB) Learning Centre are pre-approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits with the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) and BC Housing but are used by many other students to meet continued learning requirements. Furthermore, some of our courses are eligible for BC Housing BC Energy Step Code Training Equivalency.

Students who most frequently use these courses to satisfy continued learning requirements include: architects, building designers, engineers, building officials, licensed residential builders, passive house tradespeople, and energy advisors.

Learning hours and credits by microcredential

Microcredential  Learning hours & credits  Pre-approved by
Essentials of Zero Energy + Passive House Construction  96 Learning Hours

  • AIBC – 96 Learning Units (LU)
  • BC Housing – 192 formal CPD / 96 informal CPD
  • CACEA – 96 Continuing Education Credits (CEC)
 Round green seal with the text Continuing Professional Development – Approved Registrar BC HousingRed rectangles with the letters AIBC and text Architectural Institute of British Columbia Recognized Educational Provider
Supervising Net-Zero and Passive House Construction  120 Learning Hours

  • AIBC – 96 LU
  • BC Housing – 240 formal CPD / 120 informal CPD
  • CACEA – 120 CEC
 Round green seal with the text Continuing Professional Development – Approved Registrar BC HousingRed rectangles with the letters AIBC and text Architectural Institute of British Columbia Recognized Educational Provider
Whole-Building Life Cycle Assessment Professional  90 Learning Hours

  • AIBC – 90 LU
  • BC Housing – 180 formal CPD / 90 Informal CPD
  • CACEA – 90 CEC
 Round green seal with the text Continuing Professional Development – Approved Registrar BC HousingRed rectangles with the letters AIBC and text Architectural Institute of British Columbia Recognized Educational Provider

BC Housing BC Energy Step Code Training Equivalency

Some of our courses are eligible for BC Housing BC Energy Step Code Training Equivalency. They are outlined in the table below.

Course Number Course Name BCIT Credits BC Housing CPD Credits BC Housing BC Energy Step Code Training Equivalency
XZEB 1001 Fundamentals of Zero Energy/Emissions and Passive House Buildings 2 24 informal / 48 formal CPD Modules 1 and 2
XZEB 1120 Airtightness and Low-TEDI Enclosures of Zero Energy/Emissions and Passive House Buildings 2 24 informal / 48 formal CPD Modules 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8
XZEB 1140 Intro. to Residential Mechanical Systems for Zero Energy/Emissions and Passive House Buildings 1 12 informal / 24 formal CPD Modules 2, 6 and 8

Proof of completing training for CPD credits

There are a few ways to receive proof of completing training for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit.

BCIT Transcript

Official and unofficial student records of course completion is in your BCIT Transcript.  You can access your transcript through your my.bcit.ca portal. You will need to enter your BCIT email and passphrase.

BCIT Digital Course Badge or microcredential

Digital course badges are awarded to students once the final grades for a badged course has been issued to their myBCIT account. Approval of final grades may take around 2-4 weeks to process after course completion.

The link to obtain each course badge and/or program microcredential will be sent to your student email at my.bcit.ca portal from Canvas Credentials. Instructions will be provided to set up an account via your myBCIT student platform under My Email, and download your digital badge or microcredential.

Available Programs

The Zero Energy & Emissions Building (ZEB) Learning Centre offers a variety of microcredential programs with flexible schedules that help you quickly gain new industry skills and knowledge. Our microcredential programs are short, for-credit, modular programs that are made up of a series of flexible courses you can take at your own pace.

Check out ZEB Learning Centre Programs