- Here are some great ways for you to earn your LEED CE hours:
Green Building Education Services has created some amazing LEED GBCI CE online courses. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has approved the technical and instructional quality of these courses for 20 GBCI CE hours towards the LEED Credential Maintenance Program. For only $99 the GBCI CE 20-Hour Package gives you the online LEED continuing education courses you need to get all (or the majority of) your LEED credential maintenance program CEs. All of these CE hours count as ‘Education Reviewing Body-Approved Activities’ (Activity Type 1 in the CMP guide).*
Self-Study is a great opportunity if you’re short on time — or money. To earn CE hours, self-study must be at least one hour in length and pertain to a CE category that is relevant to your specialty. You can earn 1 CE hour for the first activity hour and 0.5 CE hour per additional half of an activity hour. If you have been working in the field of sustainability for a while, and you are a trained construction professional like an architect or engineer, you may be able to fast track your study efforts. However, if you are not well versed in either construction or sustainability you may want to consider a training program that spans several days instead of a one day crash course.
When comparing training courses, you also want to consider how you learn best. For some students live instruction offers an opportunity for one on one questions and answers and help with anything you do not understand. For other students, an online course works well, because they can tailor it to their individual needs and progress at their pace. Still for others a self-study approach works best, and this student needs little more than the LEED Reference Guide to prepare for the exams.
Regardless of which style of LEED training that you choose make sure you allow yourself plenty of time to cover the material, and the opportunity to take multiple practice tests. Choose a training provider who is a USGBC Educational Provider and who has experience training LEED candidates.
Professionals must continually educate themselves. Green jobs are available for those certified in LEED. The United States Green Building Council is offering opportunities for green building training. Education is available for employees as well as contractors. LEED training will provide you with all that you will need to succeed in the green industry.
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