Continuing Education
Participating in continuing education demonstrates your commitment to keeping up with industry trends. Over 75 percent of employers interviewed see BOC certification as a positive factor when reviewing resumes. To maintain certification, continued education in the field is required.
Awareness of BOC is growing nationally. Training is available in twenty-four states and over 8,000 operators hold BOC certification nationally. This makes the BOC credential more valuable and more widely recognized by employers. Below are some of the continuing education options available to help you maintain the valuable certification you have earned.
First and foremost are the BOC live and recorded webinars, which provide 1.5 hours towards your certification renewal for each session taken and quiz passed.
In addition, below are listings for the web sites of various national and regional organizations that offer continuing education courses that are applicable to annual BOC certification renewal. Check out the Education, Professional Development and Events Calendars at these sites.
National Resources
- APPA – The Association of Physical Plant Administrators
- BOMA – Building Owners & Managers Association
- BOMI International – Building Owners & Managers Institute
- NEW BOC – BOMI International Partnership — Through a partnership with BOMI, BOC Level I & II Graduates receive credit towards BOMI SMT designation and SMA designation.
- Building Re-tuning Interactive Web-Based Training —Learn the initial steps involved in re-tuning a building controlled via a building automation system (BAS). Interactive exercises are included to provide you "hands-on" practice of the re-tuning process within a virtual building. This training takes 5 to 6 hours to complete and qualifies for 6 hours of continuing education credit towards your BOC certification renewal.
- ENERGYSTAR® – Live web conferences, recorded trainings, self-guided presentations
- FEMP – Federal Energy Management Program Workshops & Conferences
- GreenBuild – US Green Building Council
- HVACR Education: On-Line Learning for the HVACR Industry
- IFMA International Facility Management Association The International Facility Management Association has several regional chapters, all of which can be accessed from the association's main web site address as above. Be sure to check out the site for the variety of learning options available, both online and via seminar.
- Utility Energy Training Centers
Your local utilities may offer energy education events and their sites are sources for training opportunities as well. Regional industry associations also offer a number of options for further education. The link below brings you to a database of state incentives for renewables and efficiencies.
http://www.dsireusa.org/
Continuing education classes for facilities professionals in California are offered throughout the year by the BOC-sponsoring utilities at their energy training centers. BOC graduates can attend these classes to earn re-certification hours towards BOC renewal. Follow the links below to find continuing education class schedules in your area.
- BOC Single Classes – Single BOC Level I or II classes serve as 8 hours of continuing education for BOC certificate renewal. Availability to register for single classes is limited, contact us for more information.
- BOMA – Greater
Los Angeles
- California
Society for Healthcare Engineering
- California
Utility Collaboration – Energy Efficiency Center
Sponsoring utilities are: Pacific Gas & Electric, San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, and Southern California Gas. - CASBO – California Association of School Business Officials
- Food Service Energy Efficiency — See
the websites below for several courses offered by the following
utilites:
San Diego Gas & Electric
Southern California Edison
Southern California Gas
Pacific Gas & Electric – FSTC – Food Service technology Center - IFMA Los Angeles Chapter
- IFMA San Francisco Chapter
- IFMA San Fernando Valley Chapter
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District
- San
Diego Gas & Electric
Phone: 562-803-7347
Email: seminars@sdge.com - Southern
California Gas Company & Energy Resource Center
Phone: 800-427-6584
Email: erc@socalgas.com - PG&E
- Pacific Energy Center San Francisco
851 Howard Street – San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415-973-2277 - PG&E
- Energy Training Center Stockton
1129 Enterprise Street - Stockton, CA 95204
Phone: 800-244-9912
Outside service territory: 209-932-2500 - The UC/CSU/IOU Partnership (University of California, California State University, Investor-Owned Utility Energy Efficiency Partnership)
- BetterBricks
Professional Training Program
Phone: 206-343-3960
Workshops, brown bag presentations and roundtables for design and engineering professionals in the Northwest. Call to request a free Brown Bag presentation for your company in the Northwest. - BOC Single Classes – Single BOC Level I or II classes serve as 8 hours of continuing education for BOC certificate renewal. Availability to register for single classes is limited, contact us for more information.
- IFMA Seattle Chapter
- NEEI – Northwest
Energy Education Institute
Contact: Erik Westerholm, 800-769-9687 or
Email: westerholme@lanecc.edu - Northwest
Lighting Design Lab & Portland Daylighting Lab
Phone: 206-325-9711 ext. 0 or 800-354-3864 ext. 0
- University
of Washington Engineering Professional Programs
Phone: 866-791-1275
E-mail: west@engr.washintom.edu - WAMOA – Washington Association of Maintenance & Operations Administration
- WAPA – Western Area Power Administration
- Washington State Society for Health Care Engineering
- WSU Energy Program – Continuing Education Calendar
- Chicago Chapter of IFMA
- ENERGY STAR Buildings Program
- Focus on Energy – Education and training, Wisconsin
- Central Iowa Chapter of IFMA
- Eastern Iowa Chapter of IFMA
- Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Events
- Northern Illinois University Facility Management Program
- U.S. Green Building Council Illinois Chapter
Updated: 1-14-13
