Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.10
Liaison Ciara Tennis
Submission Date Jan. 11, 2016
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Eastern Connecticut State University
EN-11: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.70 / 5.00 Laura Miller
Energy Technical Specialist
Institute for Sustainable Energy
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Does the institution offer continuing education courses that address sustainability?:
Yes

Number of continuing education courses offered that address sustainability:
20

Total number of continuing education courses offered:
352

A copy of the list and brief descriptions of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:
A list and brief descriptions of the continuing education courses that address sustainability:

Certificate in Holistic and Integrative Health Foundations 1: This certificate program focuses on foundational concepts in holistic and integrative health, including stress management, physical activity and movement, nutrition, and healing environments.

Stocks, Bonds, and Investing: Learn how to make wise investment decisions so that you have enough money to live comfortably through your retirement.

Certificate in Food, Nutrition, and Health: In this certificate program, you'll gain a holistic overview of current food and nutrition issues and their impact on physical, social, emotional, and spiritual health.

Lose Weight and Keep it Off: Discover how to establish a healthy approach to successful weight loss and weight maintenance for a lifetime

Start your Own Edible Garden: Learn how to grow delicious, nutritious fruit and vegetables in your own backyard.

Introduction to Natural Health and Healing: Learn how to promote wellness, balance, and health in all aspects of your daily life.

Where does all your money go? : Learn how to get control of your money once and for all.

Certificate in Stress Management: Explore the physiological, social, and psychological impacts of stress and study modalities to get stress under control.

Keys to Successful Money Management: Certified financial planner shows you how most wealthy people build their fortunes.


Biofuel Production Operations
The Biofuel Production Operations Online Training Program will give you the education you need to work as a biofuel production operator, inspecting and repairing equipment, operating computer systems, and handling lab equipment.


Building Analyst Quick Start
This program will teach you about the principles of green buildings—from insulation to indoor air quality—as well as how to perform comprehensive building assessments.


Certified Green Supply Chain Professional
Help your company achieve its environmental goals with the Certified Green Supply Chain Professional Online Training Program. Gain the skills you'll need to make a green impact on global sourcing, material management, procurement and buying, transportation and logistics, and new product development.

Certified Indoor Air Quality Manager
Are you a facility manager, building engineer, or health and safety officer who wants to improve the indoor air quality of your building? If so, the Certified Indoor Air Quality Manager Program is just for you.

Certified Indoor Environmentalist Prep
Would you like to become an indoor air quality or green building consultant? Would you like to better understand how to create a healthy home or building by preventing, diagnosing, and resolving indoor environmental problems? The Certified Indoor Environmentalist Program will help you take the next step in your career.


Natural Gas Plant Operations
For decades to come, natural gas will be produced and consumed in the United States, creating an ongoing demand for natural gas plant operators. This online program provides the fundamental technical background you need to get started in this field.

Performing Comprehensive Building Assessments
This program will give you a thorough understanding of the building assessment process, focusing on the skills you need to professionally conduct visual building inspections, perform diagnostic testing, determine improvement opportunities, and prepare a work scope that will guide the homeowner’s decision-making process for making the improvements.


Principles of Green Buildings
The Principles of Green Buildings (PGB) program explains the science that individuals in the building, remodeling, or trade industries need to know in order to make buildings perform more efficiently.

Senior Certified Sustainability Professional
Are you prepared for an exciting career as a leader in the green collar economy? The Senior Certified Sustainability Professional Online Training Program will prepare you to set the course and coordinate an enterprise's sustainability strategy.


Solar Power Professional
Learn the fundamentals of photovoltaic solar powered energy systems and gain the knowledge you'll need for an entry level position with a dealer, installer, or other photovoltaic industry company.


Wind Energy Professional
This entry-level Wind Energy Professional program prepares you for a career in the wind energy industry.

http://careertraining.ed2go.com/easternct/sustainable-energy-green-programs


Does the institution have at least one sustainability-themed certificate program through its continuing education or extension department?:
Yes

A brief description of the certificate program:

Led by industry experts, GPRO Operations & Maintenance Essentials provides building professionals with the critical tools to transition from conventional to sustainable operations. GPRO O&M is ideal for facility managers and building maintenance staff responsible for state and municipal buildings, including; commercial buildings; colleges and university facilities, and local schools.This 14-hour certificate professional credential course is being offered to state employees at no cost, including the manuals and certification exam.


Year the certificate program was created:
2,014

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