Certified Energy Manager (CEM)

Day 1

• The need for energy management
• Energy management and surveys
• Energy survey instrumentation
• Building energy codes and standards
• Indoor Air Quality; Energy Purchasing
• Energy Accounting and Benchmarking; Energy rate structures; Electric rates and tariff structures

Day 2

• Economic analysis and life cycle costing
• Electrical systems and electric energy management
• Lighting basics
• Lighting system improvements
• Building commissioning

Day 3

• Electric motors and applications
• Motors and drives
• Compressed air systems
• HVAC systems
• Building envelope

Day 4

• Boilers and steam systems
• Pump Systems
• CHP Systems and Renewable Energy
• Energy management software
• Green buildings; Practice problems
• Basic Controls
• Building automation and control systems

Day 5

• Thermal energy storage, Maintenance, and Alternative financing
• CEM Examination (Optional)

The prerequisites to qualify for the certification process have been designed to take into account the possible diversity of education and practical experience an individual may have. However each CEM candidate must meet one of the following criteria:

Energy Manager in Training Option

If you don’t yet meet the education or experience eligibility requirements for the CEM, but succesfully pass the exam, you will be awarded the Energy Manager in Training (EMIT ^TM) certification. 

The CEM certification is recognized, required and otherwise supported in numerous public and private entities. See AEE’s 2013 CEM Report for more details. In Canada, the CEM is frequently listed as a key qualification on job announcements, but is most notably recognized in the following ways:

• BC Hydro includes the Certified Energy Manager (CEM) as the first recommended Further Education to be qualified as an Energy Manager under their Power Smart Energy Manager Program.
• BC Hydro includes the CEM as one of the mandatory further education requirements to become a Community Energy Manager.
• FortisBC lists the Certified Energy Manager as one of the required qualifications to be considered as part of their Energy Specialist Funding.
• The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) subsidizes 50% of training fees for the CEM program under their saveONenergy Energy Manager Training Incentive.
• The IESO requires embedded and roving energy managers to be CEM.
• CEM is a desired qualification for the two key energy roles at the City of Guelph. If a candidate does not have the qualification, the intent is that they will obtain it in their first year.

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

• The Municipal Climate Change Action Centre of Alberta identifies the CEM as an asset to their program.

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

STEP ONE: REGISTER FOR THE SEMINAR

All CEM candidates must complete the Certified Energy Manager 5-day Training Program. After completing your seminar registration, go to STEP TWO below.

STEP TWO: COMPLETE YOUR CEM CERTIFICATION APPLICATION

• CEM_Application
• EMIT_Application

The exam is administered from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on the last day of the seminar.

Notification of Exam Results

Within thirty days of the date of the exam, you will be notified of your score. Your CEM 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 CEM 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 CEM Designation

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

Application Deadlines

Your completed application must be received 3 weeks prior to date of the examination for which you wish to sit in order to guarantee that you are pre-registered for the examination. After this date, you may be required to complete a waiver on-site if your name is not pre-registered.

Maintaining Certification

The continuing education of Energy Managers is essential to cope with the rapidly changing field of energy management. Upon completion of the official CEM title, a CEM 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. CEM 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.

Additional Information about CEM Certification

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

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

• On the first day of training, you receive your copies of the CEM workbook and the supplementary CEM Exam Study Guide, which are included in the course fee.
• Note that the optional Guide to Energy Management, International Version reference book is no longer included with CEM courses, but you can order it online. Course fees for the CEM have been reduced accordingly in 2020. The book is not required for the exam. The book can be found on Amazon, but supplies are limited and will likely not be replenished. CIET has also negotiated a 20% discount for participants with the official Canadian distributor, Login Canada. CIET derives no revenues from book orders.
• 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.
• Please note that all breakfasts, lunches, as well as morning and afternoon coffee breaks are also included in the course fee.