Agenda

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)

RECOGNITION

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 Program.
• All of FortisBC’s PowerSense technical advisors for large commercial and industrial customers have the CEM designation.
• The Independant Electricity System Operator (IESO) subsidizes 50% of training fees for the CEM program under their saveONenergy Energy Manager Training Incentive.
• The IESO lists the Certified Energy Manager as one of the required qualifications to perform audits under its Audit Funding program.
• The IESO lists the Certified Energy Manager as one of the required qualifications for the funding of an Energy Manager hiring, under its Industrial Accelerator Program.
• 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).

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

CERTIFICATION PROCESS

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 (4 page application, employment verification and/or client verification and college transcripts) must be received at least 3 weeks prior to the date of the examination for which you wish to sit. If all of your supporting documentation is not received prior to your test date, it will not preclude you from sitting for the exam.

Maintaining Certification

The continuing education of Energy Managers is essential to cope with the rapidly changing field of energy management. A CEM must accumulate ten professional credits every three years 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

The course includes...

• On the first day of training, you receive your copies of the CEM workbook and  the Guide to Energy Management, International Version, which are included in the course fee.
• Please note that all breakfasts, lunches, as well as morning and afternoon coffee breaks are also included in the course fee.