Certified Measurement and Verification Professional (CMVP®)

Training Schedule (click the image to see it in full screen)

There will be an optional but appreciated 45-min informal networking session at the end of the first day so you can get to know your fellow participants better; it starts after the Q&A at around 5:15 pm CDT.

• Introduction
• Key Concepts
• Short Examples
• M&V Planning
• Critical Issues
• M&V Calculations
• Retrofit Isolation details
• Option C details
• Option D details
• Other M&V applications
• Summary and review of a detailed M&V plan

Each applicant for the CMVP certification must attend AEE’s three-day Fundamentals of Measurement & Verification training program prior to sitting for the CMVP exam. Exams are administered at each seminar site following each scheduled seminar. Each candidate for CMVP certification must pass the four-hour written exam as well as meet one of the following criteria:

Certified Measurement & Verification Professional in Training Option 

If you don’t yet meet the education or experience eligibility requirements for the CMVP, but succesfully pass the exam, you will be awarded the Certified Measurement & Verification Professional in Training (CMVPIT ^TM) certification.

The CMVP certification is recognized, required and otherwise supported in numerous public and private entities. In Canada, the CMVP is frequently listed as a key qualification on job announcements, but IPMVP and CMVP are most notably recognized in the following ways:

• The Independant Electricity System Operator (IESO) lists CMVP as a highly advisable status under its EM&V Protocols and Requirements.
• Consistency with IPMVP is part of IESO’s Project Measurement and Verification Procedures.
• The City of Toronto has required evaluators of claims for electrical savings have a CMVP for its Better Buildings Partnership – Existing Buildings Program.
• The IESO subsidizes up to 50% of training fees for the CMVP program under their saveONenergy Certified Measurement and Verification Professional (CMVP) Certification Incentive.

• The Government of Alberta’s Quantification Protocol for Energy Efficiency in Commercial and Institutional Buildings require the Protocol to be applied either by a CMVP or a Certified Energy Manager (CEM).

• The CMVP is an acceptable certification allowing professionals to verify building energy use data under Ontario’s Reporting of Energy Consumption and Water Use Regulation.

You know the CMVP is required or recognized elsewhere? Please let us know!

STEP ONE: REGISTER FOR THE SEMINAR

All CMVP candidates must complete theFundamentals of Measurement & Verification 3-day Training Program. After completing your seminar registration, go to STEP TWO below.

STEP TWO: COMPLETE YOUR CMVP CERTIFICATION APPLICATION

Certification application is now done online! You can access CIET’s Online Certification Platform here.

For your first certification, you will need to create an account, which will allow you to apply for other certifications in the future, to upgrade your certification (i.e. from CMVPIT to CMVP and, in the near future, to renew your certification.

Examination

The CMVP exam is administered at each seminar site, on the afternoon of day three of the seminar.

Notification of Exam Results

Within thirty days of the date of the exam, you will be notified of your score. Your CMVP Application form must be submited before your score can be released. Do not call CIET about your test results before the end of the thirty-day period.

Review by Certification Board

If you receive a passing score and have submitted your CMVP Application form, and if your file is complete including all supporting documents, your file will be sent to the Certification Board for final review. You will be notified at that time that you will receive the Board’s approval or denial within sixty days.

Use of CMVP Designation

A Certified Measurement & Verification Professional (CMVP) may use the designation with name on organization letterhead, business cards, and all forms of address. Certification is for individuals only. The CMVP designation may not be used to imply that an organization or firm is certified.

Application Deadlines

Your completed application must be received at least 3 weeks prior to the course. After this date, you may be required to complete a waiver on-site if your name is not pre-registered on the exam sign-in list.

Maintaining Certification

Upon completion of the official CMVP title, a CMVP must accumulate ten professional continuing education units (10 CEU’s) every three years at a cost of US $300 (converted into Canadian dollars) and submit a completed Renewal Form to the Certification Renewal Director to remain certified. CMVP renewal notices are mailed in the 3rd year of certification six months prior to the expiration date, which falls on December 31 of that year.

For Additional Information About CMVP Certification…

If you have any questions about CMVP certification, please contact the Canadian Institute for Energy Training (CIET) at

phone: 1-800-461-7618
email:support@cietcanada.com

• If you register before noon, Tuesday June 8, 2021, you will receive your copies of the CMVP workbook and supplemental training material at your primary address before the course starts, which are included in the course fee.
• This course will include tips and tricks on how to use the RETScreen Expert Clean Energy Management software to apply learnings, as well as a free 90-day subscription to the Professional mode of RETScreen Expert, which you will receive at the end of the course.

Click here, to see our course postponement and cancellation policy.