After Your Online Training, Consider
Becoming Certified:
AEE's
Certified Sustainable Development Professional Program
AEE's Sustainable Development Professional (CSDP) program for professional certification is designed to provide recognition for professionals who have distinguished themselves as leaders in the sustainable development field. The program also aims to raise the professional standards of those engaged in sustainable development, to improve the practice of sustainable development for buildings, industrial plants and government facilities, and to identify persons with demonstrable expertise relative to the principles and practices of energy efficiency and pollution prevention. For more details on CSDP certification, Click Here.
THE CSDP EXAMINATION
In addition to meeting specific educational and experience requirements
detailed below, candidates for CSDP certification must successfully complete
AEE's CSDP preparatory training seminar, as well as a four-hour open book
exam. Fundamentals of Sustainable Development & Carbon Reduction
Online Seminar is an approved preparatory vehicle for those wishing
to sit for the CSDP exam. The exam cannot be administered online. In
order to take the exam following completion of your online training seminar,
you must first apply for certification. When completing your certification
application online, you will have the option to select remote testing
for your exam (see instructions below). The cost for applying for CSDP
certification including taking the exam at a remote testing center is
$400 (not included in seminar registration fee).
NEW!
YOU CAN NOW TAKE YOUR CSDP EXAM AT AN
ACT CERTIFIED REMOTE TESTING CENTER
AEE is now pleased to offer the option to qualified CSDP candidates to
take the CSDP exam at ACT remote testing centers, located throughout the
U.S. This option is ideal for those taking the Fundamentals of Sustainable
Development & Carbon Reduction Online Seminar. The procedure for
those wishing to use this option is as follows:
- After
completing the online training seminar, CSDP applicant completes the
online CSDP certification application, selecting the remote testing
option under "Testing Location." CLICK
HERE for the online application.
- Applicant
submits completed online CSDP application to AEE for review.
- AEE reviews
the application and sends an initial response letter to the applicant,
either accepting the application, or requesting additional information
if necessary.
- Upon initial
acceptance, AEE sends the applicant's contact information to the main
office for ACT Testing Centers.
(To see a testing center locations map, Click Here; however do not contact the testing center directly. You must be approved for testing by applying through AEE first, and then the testing center will contact you upon your acceptance as a CSDP exam candidate.)
- ACT Testing
Center contacts the applicant directly to arrange the testing location,
explain the testing procedures and ID required, and provide a testing
center password. Should you need to reschedule after scheduling
your testing time, a two business-day notice prior to the originally
scheduled test date is required by the ACT testing facility. If
for any reason you do not give this notice, you will be required to
pay the center a fee of $68 before you can reschedule your exam.
- Applicant
takes the open-book CSDP exam at his/her chosen remote testing center.
- Upon completion
of the exam, the applicant will see an INITIAL test score. The results
will be sent to AEE by ACT, and the applicant will receive a letter
from AEE within 30 days of completion of the exam which includes the
OFFICIAL test score and applicant's status.
- If all
required references are in place, the application is in order, the applicant
has met all eligibiilty requirements and passed the exam, AEE will send
the applicant's file to the CSDP Board for final approval.
- The Board approval process usually takes 6-8 weeks. Once the approvals have been sent to AEE from the CSDP Board, the applicant achieves CSDP status, and will receive his/her CSDP Certificate in the mail.
OTHER TESTING OPTION: The exam is generally offered at several locations within the continental U.S. during each calendar year. CSDP exams are scheduled in conjunction with live training seminars associated with CSDP certification (the AEE 2-day live course, Fundamentals of Sustainable Development & Carbon Reduction). Advance arrangements must me made with the CSDP certification administrator to sit for the exam at one of these course locations. Contact: 770/447-5083, ext. 318, or francine@aeecenter.org.
HOW TO APPLY FOR CSDP CERTIFICATION:
APPLICATION DEADLINES & FEES
Candidates for CSDP certification must complete and submit an application
form, along with a $400 application/remote exam fee by no later than three
weeks prior to the examination date.
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You may find a link to complete your CSDP application form online, as well as obtain additional information on the CSDP program, by visiting www.aeecenter.org/certification, or you may request to receive your CSDP certification application by mail by contacting:
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WHO QUALIFIES TO TAKE THE CSDP EXAM?
The prerequisites required to qualify for the certification process are
somewhat flexible; this reflects the possible diversity of education and
experience an individual may have. However, each candidate must meet one
of the following criteria prior to sitting for the CSDP examination:
An engineering or architectural degree from an accredited university or college, and/or be a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) or Registered Architect (R.A.) or hold the Certified Energy Manager (C.E.M.) credential, with at least three years’ experience in energy efficiency and pollution prevention or sustainable development;
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A four-year degree in business or a related degree, with at least five years’ experience in energy efficiency and pollution prevention or sustainable development;
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A two-year technical degree with eight years of experience in energy efficiency and pollution prevention or sustainable development;
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Ten years or more verified experience in energy efficiency and pollution prevention or sustainable development.
Qualifications of prospective CSDP candidates are evaluated by the CSDP Board prior to approval to take the examination.