Micro-credential in Supervising Net-Zero and Passive House Construction Micro-credential at British Columbia Institute of Technology in Burnaby, Canada is a micro-credential in Energy Engineering programme. The programme runs for 6 months, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 2,300 per total for local students.
This micro-credential is for people already in the construction industry, or who have recently finished a related construction program, who want the skills, knowledge and tools specific to supervising Passive House, Net-Zero or Net-Zero-Ready construction projects. It covers coordinating and supervising smaller teams and sub-trades on smaller Part 9 buildings as well as working with larger teams on more complex Part 9 or Part 3 wood-frame projects, building the ability to manage compliance with BC Energy Step Code and net-zero performance requirements and preparing learners for upcoming changes to the National Building Code.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: BCIT requires no formal application to this microcredential; applicants register directly for its four stacked courses. The entry course, XZEB 1001 (Fundamentals), carries no prerequisite; XZEB 1120 (Airtightness) requires a minimum of 60% in XZEB 1001; XZEB 1146 (Mechanical/Electrical) requires 60% in both XZEB 1001 and XZEB 1120; and XZEB 1171 (Site Supervision) requires 60% in all three preceding courses. The page states no English-language test score, age requirement, interview, portfolio, or specific work-experience condition. Completed over four to six months across BCIT's ongoing January, April and September intakes, the program is open to applicants with valid Canadian status, though accepted international applicants are not eligible for a study permit.
Application Details
Start Date:January, April and September
Application Deadline:BCIT publishes common credential application dates for most cohort-based diplomas, degrees and Flexible Learning routes, though each program's own page governs: for the January 2027 intake domestic applications run 1 February 2026 to 2 January 2027 and international to 1 November 2026; for the April 2027 intake domestic runs 1 May 2026 to 1 April 2027 and international to 1 February 2027; for September 2027 domestic applications open 1 October 2026 and close 1 September 2027, international 2 July 2027. Openings are 9:00 am and deadlines 11:59 pm Pacific Time, moving to the next business day on a weekend. Admission is not institute-wide rolling, but many programs work first-qualified-first-accepted and can fill before the posted deadline, and several programs, mostly in Health Sciences, trades and graduate studies, run entirely separate application tables of their own. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.