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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
 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’s
  • BC Housing – 240 Formal CPD/120 Informal CPD, 80% mandatory Energy Step Code Training Modules
  • 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’s
  • BC Housing – 180 Formal CPD/90 Informal CPD
  • CACEA – 90 CEC
 Round green seal with the text Continuing Professional Development – Approved Registrar BC Housing

Red 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

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).