IREC Standard 14732: 2012

General Requirements for Renewable Energy
and Energy Efficiency Certificate Programs

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc. (IREC) ISPQ credentialing program has developed a new Standard for assessment of credit or non-credit energy-related certificate programs.

IREC Standard 14732: 2012, General Requirements for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Certificate Programs, does not replace IREC ISPQ Standard 01022: 2011. It will focus on the specialty certificate programs emerging in the renewable energy and energy efficiency fields. Distinguishing features include requirements for a systematic program plan, written examination, and more rigorous auditing and surveillance.

IREC 14732: 2012 describes curriculum, administrative, personnel, facilities, and equipment requirements for certificate programs training the energy efficiency/weatherization and renewable energy workforce. Assessment to this new Standard will provide third-party verification to students, funders, policymakers and others that certificate programs meet and document educational processes, specific energy content and requirements for design, delivery and assessment resulting in issuance of a market-valued certificate.

IREC is working in partnership with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for joint accreditation to this new Standard. Candidates who are successful in meeting the requirements will be awarded ANSI-IREC accreditation.

Learn more about the IREC Standard 14732: 2012, General Requirements for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Certificate Programs:

View a draft of IREC Standard 14732: 2012 here. (pdf).

View comments and the Standards Committee’s response from the first public comment period here.

View comments and the Standards Committee’s response from the second public comment period here.

Access slides from the October 24 webinar introducing 14732 here. (pdf)

Information about the ANSI-IREC Accreditation Program

Access slides from the November 17 webinar about the Accreditation Program Pilot here. (pdf)

Visit the ANSI-IREC Accreditation Program website here.

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