Continuing Professional Development

Our courses are pre-approved for continuing education credits with AIBC and BC Housing, but used my many others students to meet continued learning requirements. The table below shows the total learning hours and pre-approved credits by microcredential.

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

Learning Hours and Continued Education Credits by Microcredential

The table below shows the total learning hours and pre-approved credits by microcredential.

MICRO CREDENTIAL	LEARNING HOURS & CREDITS	PRE-APPROVED BY
Essentials of Zero Energy + Passive House Construction	96 Learning Hours AIBC – 96 LU’s BC Housing – 192 Formal CPD/96 Informal CPD, 100% mandatory Energy Step Code Training Modules CACEA – 96 CEC
Supervising Net-Zero and Passive House Construction	120 Learning Hours AIBC – 96 LU’s BC Housing – 240 Formal CPD/120 Informal CPD, 80% mandatory Energy Step Code Training Modules CACEA – 120 CEC
Whole-Building Life Cycle Assessment Professional	90 Learning Hours AIBC – 90 LU’s BC Housing – 180 Formal CPD/90 Informal CPD CACEA – 90 CEC

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

Proof of Completing Training for CPD Credits

There are a few ways to receive proof of completing training for 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.

Certificate of Completion

If you successfully completed all the graded items and you need an interim documentation for formal learning credits before final grades are officially posted, you can access a temporary ‘Certificate of Completion‘ under myTools –> Awards. Please note that your BCIT transcript is the only proof of completion likely to be accepted by licensing bodies (BC Housing Builder Licensing).