Micro Credential - Green Building and Retrofitting

Assiniboine College has been providing exceptional learning experiences for 60 years. For staff and students alike, Assiniboine offers unparalleled learning environments and responds well to the demands and requirements of the Manitoba labour market. Here, instructors follow the philosophy of ‘learn by doing,’ combining theory with hands-on learning inside classrooms, labs, kitchens, shops, fields and the college’s Sustainable Greenhouse. We are an accredited college with the Province of Manitoba.

We offer more than 70 unique certificate, diploma and advanced credential programs across a variety of disciplines including culinary arts and hospitality, business, agriculture and environment, health and human services, trades and technology. We also deliver apprenticeship programming in a range of skilled trade disciplines.

Our Victoria Avenue East campus (Centre for Adult Learning - Brandon) and North Hill campus (Len Evans Centre for Trades and Technology, Manitoba Institute of Culinary Arts, and the Sustainable Greenhouse) are located in Brandon. Our Parkland campus, which also includes a Centre for Adult Learning, is located in Dauphin, Manitoba. At our Winnipeg campus, we deliver our Practical Nursing program and continuing studies courses. Assiniboine College continues to partner with dozens of communities and organizations across the province to deliver place-based education and training every year.

To earn this badge, learners must:

✅ Complete all five courses in the Green Building & Retrofitting Program:

Sustainable Building Basics Energy Analysis & Verification Efficient Energy Systems Envelope & Retrofit Systems Safety & Compliance Basics

✅ Achieve a passing grade of 50% or higher in each course ✅ Participate in a minimum of 100 hours of structured online training ✅ Demonstrate competency in: - Sustainable design and material selection - Building energy performance analysis and verification - Integration of low-carbon mechanical and electrical systems - Retrofit strategies for residential, commercial, and agricultural buildings - Hazard identification, site safety planning, and regulatory compliance

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Skills and Competencies:

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• Green building literacy
• Energy modeling and benchmarking
• Retrofit planning and execution
• Safety and code compliance
• Digital learning and self-management
• Professional accountability in construction environments