Allied's Course Approvals and Professional Memberships

As the need for education in renewable energy and sustainable building practices grows, it is critical to the success of the student to enroll with a school that is not only accredited but affiliated with leading industry associations. Training4Green is proud to maintain approvals and membership status with the following organizations:

Approvals

U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

The USGBC is a non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable and energy-saving building design, planning, construction, and maintenance that result in greater energy conservation and higher utilization of environmentally friendly materials. USGBC is the precedent-setting organization that established the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building standard.

Benefits for Allied Students: As an approved Education Provider with the U.S. Green Building Council, Allied has agreed to abide by the USGBC’s established operational and educational criteria. Maintaining this high standard in both technical and instructional quality ensures that our students will be at the forefront of the most current trends and challenges facing the green building industry. Our green building curriculum prepares students to enter the rapidly growing green building industry. In addition, our USGBC- approved courses count towards LEED Accredited Professional recertification.  

North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP)

NABCEP is a volunteer board of renewable energy stakeholder representatives committed to developing and implementing quality credentialing and certification programs for renewable energy and energy efficiency industry practitioners. Solar energy professionals who pursue NABCEP entry level programs or professional certification demonstrate to employers, clients and the community their competence in the energy conservation field, as well as their elevated commitment to upholding the highest professional and ethical standards.

Benefits for Allied Students: Because Allied is a NABCEP-approved education provider, students can be assured that our curriculum meets or exceeds the training requirements necessary to succeed in today's growing renewable energy sector.

Allied's Advanced Principles of Photovoltaic Systems Installation counts as continuing education credit for NABCEP-certified PV Installers who haven’t yet taken this course to fulfill their original qualifying education requirement.

Memberships

Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET)

RESNET’s mission is to promote and uphold industry-wide standards for building energy performance certification. 

This goal is accomplished through the organization’s American Building Performance Rating System. The organization is recognized by the following:

• U.S. mortgage industry for assisting with building energy performance in a mortgage loan
• Financial investors  for certification of “White Tags”
• Federal government for approving a variety of programs, including federal tax incentives
• 16 States for minimum code compliance

Benefits for Allied Students: Membership puts Allied at the forefront of the building energy performance industry. As an Allied student, you will benefit from a school that stays current on important trends and a timely, structured curriculum that prepares you to meet the growing needs of this evolving industry.

American Solar Energy Society (ASES)

The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is the nation’s leading association of solar professionals and advocates. ASES is supported by more than 13,000 members across the nation, including professionals and supporters of the energy industry, all working together to help create a sustainable energy economy. ASES has regional chapters in 40 states and serves as the U.S. section of the International Solar Energy Society – providing a collaborative network of professionals worldwide.

Benefits for Allied Students: Membership enables Allied to stay informed about the renewable energy industry. We're up-to-date on cutting-edge breakthroughs and opportunities on an international level. As a result, our curriculum mirrors the training needed to succeed in today's evolving renewable energy industry.

Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) is a non-profit organization that creates renewable energy programs and policies targeted at the adoption of uniform guidelines, standards and quality assessment. Throughout its 27-year history, IREC has been instrumental in rulemaking for connecting distributed power to the utility grid, workforce development, consumer protection and stakeholder coordination.

Benefits for Allied Students: Membership puts Allied at the forefront of the renewable energy industry training and education. As an Allied student, you benefit from the guidance and insight of a school dedicated to the growth and sustainability of this ever-growing and evolving industry.   

San Diego Regional Sustainability Partnership (SDRSP)

The San Diego Regional Sustainability Partnership (SDRSP) is the first and largest multi-sector consortium of business, government, academic, and community organizations voluntarily working together to create a sustainable future for the San Diego region. The goal of the partnership is to promote practices to support sustainable communities that are secure, economically prosperous, environmentally responsible and healthy places in which to live and work.

Benefits for Allied Students: Membership demonstrates Allied's dedication to furthering renewable energy goals. As a student, you benefit from a school that is an active participant in this growing industry at the grassroots level. Our first-hand involvement in this partnership, alongside such like-minded community partners as the U.S. Navy, local community colleges and sustainable businesses, reinforces our commitment to teaching today's professionals how to create more sustainable communities.

SolarTech

SolarTech is a PV industry consortium focused on creating a Solar Center of Excellence in the Silicon Valley.

Accelerating the adoption of solar products and growing the solar market is dependent on lowering costs, reducing risk and removing implementation barriers, which are main goals of this organization. SolarTech aims to provide solutions that lead to progress and innovation in today's solar industry.  

Benefits for Allied Students: Membership enables Allied to stay informed about the solar PV industry and track the progress of PV systems. As this major technology market makes innovative strides in the solar industry, the rest of the nation will follow its lead. We are excited to be a part of this progress and pass the benefits of relevant and timely career training onto our students.

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