British Columbia Institute of Technology
EN-12: Continuing Education

BCIT offers microcredentials which are short, for-credit, modular programs or courses that help students quickly master new skills and gain knowledge essential in Canadian industries. There are a few microcredentials that are sustainability-focused.

The Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Fundamentals program encourages participants to investigate the environmental, social, and governance impacts and develop strategies to act on their values. The ESG Fundamentals Microcredential is designed to grow the community of professionals who:

• Understand the ESG impact areas


• Can identify the ESG factors that are material to an organization


• Can meaningfully engage relevant stakeholders to ensure actions are inclusive and evidence-based


• Are equipped to act now to maximize the positive and minimize the negative ESG impacts at organizations of all sizes. This program is offered in partnership with the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade.

https://www.bcit.ca/business-media/industry-services/corporate-training/esg-fundamentals-microcredential/

BCIT also has microcredentials aimed at fueling Canada’s clean economy transition that are fully funded by Canadian Colleges for Resilient Recovery (C2R2).

Introductory Studies in Mass Timber Construction – Students will come away with a broad understanding of mass timber, an appreciation for and interest in applying existing expertise, and the ability to leverage what they have learned in this microcredential to apply to the next level of BCIT programs that go deeper into mass timber skills and knowledge – for example, the Associate Certificate in the Construction of Mass Timber Structures. https://www.bcit.ca/programs/introductory-studies-in-mass-timber-construction-microcredential-part-time-0800cm/

Building Energy Modelling and Simulation Fundamentals – Students receive knowledge on how to build an energy model and run a simulation up to current industry standards. As well, they learn how to obtain model inputs that appropriately represent the building design at various stages of the building design process. From those inputs, students will build an energy model from scratch, run an annual simulation, and analyze the results. With their model, they will also perform an energy efficiency and greenhouse (GHG) gas reduction study. Finally, they will present their analysis and results to your “client” in a report. https://www.bcit.ca/courses/building-energy-modelling-and-simulation-fundamentals-xbem-3050/

Electric Vehicle Technology and Service – Students gain critical training in electric vehicle technology. This microcredential is broken into eight modules. The first three modules are self-paced online and are expected to be completed in advance of the course’s five-day face-to-face, hands-on portion. The first module covers safety and PPE, which will be reviewed on the first day of in-person training. Modules four through eight are designed to cover extensive hands-on practical exercises, including; high-voltage battery removal in both a hybrid and a complete electric vehicle, lithium-ion battery pack disassembly and testing, high-voltage motor testing, DTC diagnosis on several brands of electric vehicles, testing and bleeding high-voltage cooling systems, and identifying regenerative braking systems. https://www.bcit.ca/courses/electric-vehicle-technology-and-service-auto-4011/

Drone Applications for Environmental Risk Assessment – Students are guided through Transport Canada regulations pertaining to the safe and legal operation of small remotely piloted aircraft systems (sRPAS). There is a thorough discussion of elements related to conducting a site survey and mission planning. This is followed by an overview of structure-from-motion (SfM)-based photogrammetry image processing techniques using color, multi-spectral, and thermal drone images. The microcredential ends with practical examples of NDVI, radiometric thermal orthomosaics, and multi-spectral GIS analysis. https://www.bcit.ca/programs/drone-applications-for-environmental-risk-assessment-microcredential-part-time-0836cm/#courses

Additional fully-funded microcredentials include:

• Advanced Building Performance Simulation


• Applied Internet of Things (IoT)


• Accor Aircraft Structures Quality Inspection


• Building Circularity – Deconstruction Management


• Building Circularity – Design for Disassembly


• Building Circularity – Construction Material Flows


• Fibre Optics: Installation, Principles and Repair


• High Performance Building Design-Project Course


• Wind Turbine Maintenance and Troubleshooting

These and other microcredentials offered can be browsed by areas of study at: https://www.bcit.ca/explore/microcredentials/areas-of-study/