ENVIRONMENTAL/GREEN TECHNOLOGIES / GREEN MANUFACTURING - CONTINUING EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
Help your customers minimize their home's environmental footprint. Green Building courses offer information on healthier, more sustainable choices for the design, construction, and maintenance of a home or building.  Take Comprehensive Green Building (the 5-course series) for cost-effective savings.

ENV 344
Your Role in the Green Environment
Learn about the impact construction has on the environment and how to lessen that impact. Explore alternative building practices, building materials, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating process, life cycle phases of a building, and common construction pitfalls that affect a project's LEED rating.
Total Cost: $209 (Tuition: $75 Fees: $134)

Solar Power Professional and Wind Energy Professional

New for summer are two course series that will present information on the cutting-edge technologies of wind and solar energy: Solar Power Professional and Wind Energy Professional. Listed here are the prerequisites and computer requirement that apply to both areas of training.

PREREQUISITES:
• Knowledge of keyboarding (typing)
• Using computer programs
• A good command of English grammar and punctuation

COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS:
• High speed internet is recommended
• Must be compatible with Windows XP and later operating systems; and with IE7 and later browsers
• Must have latest version of Adobe Flash and Adobe Reader AOL, MSN Opera, Safari, and Camino browsers are not supported

Solar Power Professional
Continuing Education Certificate
This is a two-part, online course series that includes parts A and B for a total of 120 hours of training.  The student has an initial three (3) months to complete the course series. If additional time is needed for completion, an extension of three (3) additional months is available for a cost of $175. 

No refund will be given after the student has been given access to the program.

Total cost for the course series: $1,695

VOA 864
Solar Power Professional Part A
Learn the basics of solar energy systems, their benefits, and their many applications. examine the history of photovoltaic solar power and gain a sense of where PV industry is headed. Topics include PV and electrical safety, use of protective equipment, fundamentals of electricity and solar energy, calculating circuit values, and predicting solar position.
Total Cost: $1,695 (Tuition: $0 Fees: $1,695)

VOA 865
Solar Power Professional Part B
Learn the basics of solar energy systems, their benefits, and their many applications. Examine electric and solar circuits and gain an understanding of PV installation. Topics include electrical and solar terms, calculating circuit values, theory of solar power, use of series and parallel circuits, and measurement conditions for solar cells.
Total Cost: $1,695 (Tuition: $0 Fees: $1,695)

Wind Energy professional Continuing Education Certificate

This is a three-part, online course series that includes parts A, B and C for a total of 240 hours of training.  The student has an initial six (6) months to complete the course series. If additional time is needed for completion, an extension of six (6) additional months is available for a cost of $300. 

No refund will be given after the student has been given access to the program.

Total cost for the course series: $2,195

PREREQUISITES:
• Knowledge of keyboarding (typing)
• Using computer programs
• Command of English grammar and punctuation

COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS:
• High speed internet is recommended
• Compatible with Windows XP and later operating systems, and IE7 and later browsers
• AOL, MSN Opera, Safari, and Camino browsers are not supported
• The latest version of Adobe Flash and Adobe Reader

VOA 898
Wind Energy Professional Part A
Learn the basics of wind energy, the history, and the management applications. examine the history of wind energy and gain a sense of the management aspects. Topics include wind history, turbine components, wind farms, six sigma, root cause analysis, supply chain management, lease agreements and HR and company policies.
Total Cost: $732 (Tuition: $0 Fees: $732)

VOA 899
Wind Energy Professional Part B
Learn the basics of wind energy principles, including wind technology, wind energy anatomy, wind farm design, wind business, and the characteristics of energy sources. topics cover the fundamentals of hydraulics and the basic theory and practice of electrical circuits, including calculations as applied to alternating and direct currents.
Total Cost: $732 (Tuition: $0 Fees: $732)

VOA 900
Wind Energy Professional Part C
Learn the basics of wind energy hydraulic and pneumatic theory, pumps, valves, motors, actuators, storage, hydraulic plumbing and petroleum based fluids.
Total Cost: $732 (Tuition: $0 Fees: $732)

ENV 344
Your Role in the Green Environment
Learn about the impact construction has on the environment and how to lessen that impact. Explore alternative building practices, building materials, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating process, life cycle phases of a building, and common construction pitfalls that affect a project's LEED rating.
Total Cost: $209 (Tuition: $75 Fees: $134)

GREEN MANUFACTURING
CONTINUING EDUCATION CERTIFICATE

Take this 212 hours of training to earn a Green Manufacturing Continuing Education Certificate. To earn the certificate, you must take all 8 courses in the training series. If you take classes for 16 hours/week, it will take less than 4 months to complete the series. Training will be offered in different time slots and different locations over time.

The cost for in-county students is $1,765.
Funding may be available through the Maryland Energy Sector Partnership grant (US Department of Labor); contact your local workforce development office or one-stop center to see if you qualify.

REQUIRED COURSES
• Manufacturing and Production Fundamentals
• Work Habits/Work Ethics for Industry
• OSHA 10-Hour General Industry
• Green and Lean Manufacturing
• Measurement, Materials, and Safety
• Forklift Operator Training
• Technical Blueprints and Schematics
• Employment Strategies

These courses are also available on an individual basis.

VOA 836
Green and Lean Manufacturing
Gain an introduction to sustainability concepts in industry and manufacturing. Designed for the entry level worker to obtain a broad awareness of the green movement, economy, jobs, and green aspects of jobs, environmental issues, and techniques related to manufacturing, and an overview of basic lean manufacturing concepts and how lean is related to sustainability.
Total Cost: $219 (Tuition: $108 Fees: $111)

VOA 605
Forklift Operator Training
Learn safety measures as they pertain to vehicle inspection and operation, product handling under general and specific site conditions and load balance, gravity, visual and operational checks. Presented in accordance with OSHA standards
Total Cost: $269 (Tuition: $134 Fees: $135)

VOA 837
Manufacturing and Production Fundamentals
Learn manufacturing and basic skills/concepts required to work in manufacturing and associated industries. Designed for the entry-level worker, topics include categories of manufacturing, types of processes (including rapidly growing technologies), materials, role of production, design and process planning, costs, performance measures, and quality.
Total Cost: $209 (Tuition: $110 Fees: $99)

VOA 912
Measurement, Materials, and Safety I
Gain an understanding of the basic elements of measuring devices, referencing material needs, and safety essential to completing machining projects and operating equipment (manual lathe, mill, and surface grinder) properly. Topics to be covered include using machining tool handbooks, chart, and tables, demonstrating the use and care of measuring instruments, safety guidelines for shop work, and measuring and cutting stock.
Total Cost: $292 (Tuition: $146 Fees: $146)

VOA 825
Technical Blueprints and Schematics
Learn the basic graphic elements and symbols used in a variety of industrial drawings. Technical prints covered include machine, sheet metal, hydraulic and pneumatic, piping and plumbing system drawings, and drawings representing electrical systems. Sketching concepts are also presented to aid in understanding basic drawing principals. Recognize standard features in schematics, and read and interpret symbols used in this field.
Total Cost: $289 (Tuition: $144 Fees: $145)

VOA 835
Work Habits/Work Ethics for Industry
Learn good work habits and related ethical concepts in industrial and manufacturing environments. Designed for the entry-level worker, topics include good work habits, dress/grooming, timeliness, attitude, communication and work relationships, stress and emotions, and handling ethical dilemmas.
Total Cost: $99 (Tuition: $48 Fees: $51)