Massachusetts Clean Energy Careers Training & Education On-line Directory
www.CleanEnergyEducation.org
Residential Building Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Certification
Building Performance Institute (BPI) www.BPI.org is a national standards development organization that provides accredited training programs for residential energy efficiency and weatherization retrofit work.
Home Energy Rating System (HERS) auditor and Home Energy Survey Professional (HESP) Certification
Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) www.RESNET.us has a National Registry of Accredited Energy Rater Training Providers. Contact one in a nearby state for training.
Renewable Energy Site Analysis and Installation Certification
Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) www.irecusa.org is a national organization creating programs, policies, guidelines, standards and quality assessment for renewable energy information, education, credentialing, and best practices to promote clean energy, workforce development, consumer protection, and stakeholder coordination. A partial list of IREC accredited training affiliates in Massachusetts are:
Everblue Training Institute www.everbluetraining.com
Heatspring www.Heatspring.com
Most Colleges and Universities have a variety of programs. Here are a few but there are many more.
Community Colleges
Cape Cod www.capecod.edu/web/natsci/env Environmental Technology
Greenfield http://web.gcc.mass.edu/renewable-energy/ Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency
Mt Wachusett http://mwcc.edu/sustain/
North Shore https://www.northshore.edu/sustainability/
University of Massachusetts
Amherst www.umass.edu/sustainability/
Lowell www.uml.edu/sustainability/
Boston www.umb.edu/in_the_community/sustainability
Colleges and Universities
Amherst College https://www.amherst.edu/amherst-story/green-amherst
Bentley College, Campus Sustainability Program http://www.bentley.edu/sustainability/index.cfm
Boston Architectural College, Sustainable Design Program www.the-bac.edu/green
Boston College http://www.bc.edu/offices/sustainability.html
Boston University https://www.bu.edu/sustainability/
Clark University http://www.clarku.edu/offices/environment/csi.cfm
The Conway School http://www.csld.edu
Framingham State College www.framingham.edu
Harvard University Extension http://green.harvard.edu
Hampshire College https://www.hampshire.edu/sustainable/sustainable-hampshire
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) https://sustainability.mit.edu
Northeastern University http://www.northeastern.edu/sustainability/
Smith College http://www.smith.edu/green/sustainability.php
Tufts University http://sustainability.tufts.edu/
Williams College http://sustainability.williams.edu
Additional Training Providers for wind, solar, geothermal, LEED and more
Center for Ecological Technology http://www.cetonline.org
US Green Building Council, LEED certification courses www.USGBC.org
Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development’s online services/training course search https://jobquest.detma.org/JobQuest/Default.aspx
Nonprofit or Community Organizations
Co-op Power www.cooppower.coop
Cambridge Home Energy Efficiency Team www.HEETMA.com
Association of Energy Engineers in New England www.aeenewengland.org
