The Improving Your Home’s Energy Efficiency microcredential introduces participants to building science fundamentals, focusing on heat, air, and moisture flow. Learners explore insulation and air-sealing techniques, material selection, and the performance of energy-efficient windows, doors, and basic HVAC systems, along with an overview of National Building Code requirements. Training is offered in two formats: a 15-hour online asynchronous course for up to 20 participants, and a 15-hour, two-day in-person workshop at Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Prince Albert campus, offered four times for up to 80 total participants. The in-person option emphasizes hands-on experience, interaction, collaboration, and real-time feedback in a structured learning environment using carpentry facilities. The program targets trades professionals, particularly HVAC technicians and carpenters, seeking to enhance their energy-efficiency and building science skills.
Funded in part by the Government of Canada’s Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program.
This microcredential introduces participants to the construction trades sector, focusing on the essential principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). Participants will learn to value the varied backgrounds and perspectives that team members bring to the job site and develop skills to identify and mitigate biases that can affect team performance. Through self-reflection and the examination of real-world examples and EDI initiatives, participants will gain the tools necessary to lead by example and cultivate a culture of belonging and allyship. This course combines face-to-face and online learning in a blended model.
The Indigenous Leadership for Renewable Energy microcredential equips Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Canadians with essential knowledge and competencies to actively contribute to a cleaner economy and society within their workplaces and communities. Developed and facilitated in collaboration with the Mi’kmaq community in Epekwitk (Prince Edward Island), this microcredential centers Indigenous communities, voices, and leadership in the context of renewable energy initiatives.
Participants will gain a fundamental understanding of renewable energy terminology and concepts and will explore strategies to benefit from federal, provincial, and municipal opportunities. Promoting traditional ecological principles in renewable energy projects will help foster sustainability, cultural preservation, and community empowerment in a collective commitment to Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan.
This training supports learners in all trades to prevent, analyze, and fix issues with the building envelope that affect energy efficiency. Collaborative communication and respectful work are essential to the concept of house as a system, where all trades work together during the construction of a home to create the most energy-efficient product. The training will introduce solid building science with the intent of making tradespeople more informed about the importance of their work and how that work affects the other trades and impacts the performance of the home as a whole.
Employees in trades such as construction, electrical, HVAC, and plumbing, will gain skills and knowledge regarding energy efficiency in residential and commercial buildings. This upskilling opportunity will ensure employees have the necessary skills and abilities to perform their duties in an energy efficient and net zero environment.
In this 15-hour online course, Introduction to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), you will explore the technologies that make up the CCS value chain, their applications, and the use of CCS in Canadian industry. Learn about CCS’s role in advancing sustainable energy, emerging CO2 capture uses, benefits, challenges, and the socio-economic impacts of developing Canada’s CCS sector. This instructor-guided course is ideal for anyone interested in CCS, particularly energy services workers, engineers, geoscience professionals, operators, technologists, and tradespeople. Complete this prerequisite course and at least one of seven electives to earn SAIT’s Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Certificate of Completion. Receive a SAITMicro digital badge if you meet the earning criteria for this micro-credential.
A general introduction to the terminology and principles of the circular economy, looking at food systems and plastics as specific examples. Using the circular economy system (Butterfly Diagram, Ellen MacArthur Foundation) as guidance and the zero waste hierarchy of highest and best use (International Zero Waste Alliance), each stage of the hierarchy, from rethinking/redesigning products to residuals management, will be investigated.
Unlock the future of energy with NAIT’s comprehensive course on clean fuels! Explore the various types of clean fuels and discover how they compare to conventional options. Dive into key topics such as lifecycle, production pathways, carbon intensity, properties, and economics. You’ll gain the skills to identify different clean fuels, understand the variables affecting their carbon intensity, and assess their suitability for various applications. Upon successful completion of the competency assessment, you will earn a NAIT microcredential and receive a Digital Badge to showcase your expertise on social media and with your professional network.
This microcredential will examine how climate change impacts the everyday lives of Canadians and help them choose more sustainable options in daily life. This involves investigating climate change and sustainability by exploring the most significant contributors to, and solutions for, climate change globally, nationally, and regionally. Expanding Canadians’ knowledge of sustainability and climate change is one way we can address these important challenges that face our environment, society, and economy. By becoming more informed about these topics, you personally can make better decisions in your day-to-day life at home and work and also influence others, including governments and corporations.
This microcredential is specifically aimed to educate and upskill those who are beginning to learn about sustainability and climate change.
In this course, you will learn to develop an effective framework for monitoring and evaluating construction projects using widely accepted industry methodologies, along with sustainable and equitable management practices. While the course is designed for individuals with experience in the construction sector who wish to expand their skills, prior experience is not a requirement. However, for optimal success, it is recommended but not mandatory, that participants have one of the following: three to five years of experience in the construction sector; a Red Seal in a construction-related field; or a certificate or diploma from a recognized construction-related program.
This microcredential offers practical training in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) using ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, StoryMaps, Survey123, and Field Maps. Learners will develop skills in data collection, creation, documentation, and analysis of both spatial and non-spatial data. Training covers evaluating and selecting data, applying map design principles, performing basic spatial analysis, and using filters and scripts to enhance interactive web maps. Participants will also document and report on all stages of the workflow. This program is designed for professionals and students seeking practical GIS skills. It is an entry-level pathway into the field and does not require prior experience.
Funded in part by the Government of Canada’s Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program.
As the demand for reliable and sustainable electricity continues to grow, microgrids have emerged as a vital solution to meet our increasing power needs. Introduction to Microgrids provides a comprehensive overview of the importance of microgrids in creating and sustaining electricity. By the end of the course, you will gain a solid understanding of microgrid fundamentals, their components, and their role in the future of energy systems.
Learners should have a good understanding of electric generation, transmission, power systems analysis, microgrid operation, and renewable energy.
Canada’s residential, commercial, and institutional buildings account for 18% of our national greenhouse gas emissions. The adoption of zero-emission energy sources such as solar photovoltaic (PV), as an alternative to fossil fuels, represents a key part of Canada’s 2030 Emission Reduction Plan. This course provides students with foundational theory on solar photovoltaic technology and systems. Students learn the science behind how the sun’s energy is converted into electricity, the theory behind solar PV system operation, and the characteristics of different solar PV systems, components, and equipment.
Businesses around the globe are waking up to the importance of sustainability. This course frames marketing in the context of a more sustainable world and challenges marketing students to think differently about marketing to transform the discipline into a force for good with a zero-tolerance approach to greenwashing and purpose-washing. To do this, marketers need to adapt and be more socially and environmentally conscious. This course provides foundational knowledge about current sustainability challenges, explores the principles and practices of sustainable marketing, and examines how to effectively integrate sustainability into the marketing mix to create a more sustainable marketing plan.
This microcredential seeks to introduce students who have construction experience to the mass timber industry, and explore some of the fundamental features and tools associated with mass timber construction. The 5.0-credit microcredential is designed to provide students who have a background in construction with an introduction to the burgeoning more specialized field of mass timber construction. It will be of interest to carpenters, ironworkers, quantity surveyors, estimators, construction managers, 3-D modelers, developers, manufacturers, and designers. Virtually anyone within the construction field with an interest in expanding their expertise to mass timber.
This microcredential is relevant for tradespeople, such as Carpenters and Ironworkers, as well as those who design construction projects, such as Architects, Estimators, Digital Modelers and Engineers. It is relevant for those who plan projects (owners, developers, construction managers) and those who have other related connections like Building Officials. The connecting thread is construction, and the application is across the spectrum of roles.
In precision farming, the benefits of adopting farming practices guided by real-time data are made possible using the Internet of Things (IoT). This micro-credential will assist agricultural workers in exploring how devices and agricultural applications can capture data that supports good farming practices.
The ideal learner will be looking to adopt sustainable farming practices using data and already be employed in the farming industry, either as an employee or owner. It is expected that the learner will have at least basic digital skills. The learners will complete the modules at their own pace. Therefore, this microcredential has been developed fully online.
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The acquisition, retrieval, and storage of data from IoT devices is essential for agriculture professionals. This microcredential will explore various data storage methods and what each method can do in providing access for later analysis. The ideal learner will be looking to adopt sustainable farming practices and already be employed in the farming industry, either as an employee or owner. It is expected that the learner will have at least basic digital skills. The learners will complete the modules at their own pace. Therefore, the microcredential has been developed fully online.
Canada is a global leader in hydrogen, with world-class expertise in fuel cell technology and innovation. This 10-hour self-directed online course, Low-Carbon Hydrogen: What Canadians Need to Know, expands your understanding of low-carbon hydrogen, what it is, how it can be safely produced, stored, transported, and used to reduce emissions. You will also explore its environmental, social, and economic benefits, including job opportunities in Canada’s growing hydrogen economy. Designed for anyone curious about hydrogen’s potential, this course helps you develop an informed perspective for personal and professional discussions. Earn a shareable SAIT digital badge upon meeting the course earning criteria.
The Survey of Software to Perform/Assist in Agriculture Data Analysis will discuss the most often used software applications applied to agricultural data analysis. ML/AI (Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence) applications exist for some of the data analysis a farming operation might wish to employ. This microcredential includes a description of each application, and how to install it and use it. There are eight microcredentials within the Precision Farming series and they can be taken in any order or on their own.
The ideal learner will be looking to adopt sustainable farming practices and already be employed in the farming industry, either as an employee or owner. It is expected that the learner will have at least basic digital skills. The learners will complete the modules at their own pace. Therefore, the microcredential has been developed fully online.
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