Efficient Energy Systems

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.

Badge Criteria: To earn this badge, learners must:

✅ Complete all required modules and learning activities ✅ Demonstrate understanding of key concepts through formative assessments ✅ Achieve a minimum passing grade on the final knowledge check or quiz ✅ Engage with course content covering: - Low-carbon HVAC systems including heat pumps and energy recovery ventilation - Solar PV systems and battery storage fundamentals - LED lighting and building automation systems - Emerging energy systems such as district energy, BIPV, and thermal storage

Skills and Knowledge Areas:

• Energy efficiency in building systems
• Renewable energy integration
• HVAC and lighting technologies
• Sustainable retrofitting strategies
• Emerging energy innovations