Programs & Initiatives
Building it Green
Building It Green is a national training program to strengthen the construction industry’s ability to support journeypersons, apprentices, and trades instructors as they meet the challenge of a net-zero future and the challenges posed by climate change.
Developed by tradespeople, for tradespeople, Building It Green is the most comprehensive climate training program for the union skilled trades in Canada.
Best of all? It’s free for apprentices, journeyworkers, training and trades instructors, union leaders, contractors, and employers.
To get started, enroll today in the Building It Green Foundations Course, a 2½-hour fully online course designed to give workers in the construction sector the foundational knowledge they need to deliver high-performance, green construction projects.
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Sign up for the Building it Green Foundations Course
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If you want to implement Building It Green at your training centre, contact the project team at [email protected].
Adriana Hernandez
Project Manager
Zarina Mujanovic
Project coordinator
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Funded by Employment and Social Development Canada’s (ESDC) Union Training and Innovation Program (UTIP), Building It Green will bring our journeypersons, apprentices, and trades instructors along for the journey as Canada sets out to achieve its sustainability goals.