EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN MASSACHUSETTS

2011 UPDATES

Massachusetts Clean Energy Careers Training & Education On-line Directory

www.CleanEnergyEducation.org

2010 RESOURCES  

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.  BPI Training affiliates in Massachusetts are:

Center for Ecological Technology-CET    Northampton, MA

Conservation Services Group, Inc. Westborough, MA

Green Stamp Waltham, MA

HeatSpring Learning Institute Cambridge, MA

North Shore Community College Beverly, MA

YouthBuild U.S.A. Somerville, MA

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 at http://resnet.us/programs/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: 

Alternative Energy Store  www.AltEstore.com/classes Basic courses and NABCEP certification, Hudson, MA

Everblue Training Institute  www.everblueenergy.com  
Heatspring  www.Heatspring.com

Harvard University  Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences  Survey of Energy Technology /Alternative Fuels, Cambridge, MA

Community Colleges

Bristol               www.bristolcc.edu  Weatherization, Energy, Solar, Online  T 508-678-2811 x 2565    

Cape Cod          www.capecod.edu/web/natsci/env Environmental Technology 

Greenfield         http://web.gcc.mass.edu/renewable-energy/  Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency  

Massasoit         www.massasoit.mass.edu/green_team

Mt Wachusett   http://www.mwcc.edu/catalog/egd.html

North Shore       Sustainability, Energy, Building Analyst, Environmental Studies  www.northshore.edu  T 978-236-1211

Roxbury             Alternative & Renewable Engergy Certificate Program and Energy Conservation/Efficiency Certificate Program

Springfield Tech    www.MassGreenSTCC.com

University of Massachusetts

Amherst           www.umass.edu/tei     www.umass.edu/uww/programs_courses/programs/sustainability.html   

Dartmouth       www.umassd.edu/sustainability

Lowell              www.uml.edu/sustainability    www.sustainableproduction.org    www.turi.org 

Boston             www.es.umb.edu www.envsty.umb.edu   www.ehs.umb.edu    www.greenchemistry.umb.edu  www.umassonline.net

Colleges and Universities
The Clean Energy Center list at http://masscec.com/index.cfm?pid=10493 has MIT, WPI and more.  Additional colleges include:

Babson College   www.babson.edu/ugradgogreen  
Bentley College, Campus Sustainability Program  http://www.bentley.edu/sustainability/index.cfm

Boston Architectural College, Sustainable Design Program  www.the-bac.edu/green  

Clark University  http://www.clarku.edu/offices/environment/csi.cfm  
Framingham State College www.framingham.edu

Harvard University Extension  http://www.extension.harvard.edu/courses/envr.jsp  
Tufts University http://sustainability.tufts.edu/
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)  http://web.mit.edu/environment/academic/env_classes.shtml and

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/environment-subject-areas/

Northeastern University  http://www.northeastern.edu/sustainability/

Additional Training Providers for wind, solar, geothermal, LEED and more

Center for Ecological Technology http://www.cetonline.org   

Green Education Services www.greenedu.com

US Green Building Council, LEED certification courses  www.USGBC.org  
Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development's online services/training course search https://web.detma.org/JobQuest/Default.aspx

Nonprofit or Community Organizations

Co-op Power www.cooppower.coop 
Cambridge Home Energy Efficiency Team  www.HEETMA.com  
Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation  http://crmi.org/  
Association of Energy Engineers in New England   www.aeenewengland.org