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The Careers Building Communities Credentials Hub connects you to trusted credential opportunities from leading industry organizations — helping you discover what’s possible and when you may be ready to take the next step.

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What Are Credentials?

Credentials are certifications, licenses, certificates, and professional designations that demonstrate knowledge, experience, and professional achievement.

Across the built environment, credentials help professionals:

  • Build specialized expertise

  • Increase credibility with employers and clients

  • Qualify for leadership opportunities

  • Stay current with industry standards and technology

  • Advance into new career pathways

Some credentials are required for specific careers, while others help professionals grow their skills and stand out in a competitive job market.

Explore Credentials

The built environment offers many career pathways — and each sector includes unique credentials that support professional growth. Explore examples of credentials connected to careers across the industry.

  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Certificate

    The certificate program covers a broad range of diversity, equity, and inclusion topics through a series of live sessions and webinar recordings.

    Requirements

    Education:

    Experience:

    N/A

    N/A

  • Workplace Experience Certificate Program

    This course builds on employee experience foundations to explore how people experience work across office, remote, and hybrid environments, helping participants develop practical insights and a focused 90-day action plan.

    Requirements

    Education:

    Experience:

    N/A

    N/A

  • Environmental, Social, Governance Certificate Program

    Prepare for a future that is here now! Understand how the SEC climate disclosure ruling will impact your organization within the broader context of sustainability, gain more confidence in your ability to help your company

    Requirements

    Education:

    Experience:

    N/A

    N/A

  • QPCR Virtual Group Program

    70+ Hours of group programs provide substantial networking opportunities with CRE professionals and faculty leaders to further build your professional circle.

    Requirements

    Education:

    Experience:

    N/A

    N/A

  • Master of Corporate Real Estate (MCR) Designation

    The MCR workplace specialization (MCR.w) is designed for those who are interested in learning about and demonstrating expertise in the study of workplace strategies. 

    Requirements

    Education:

    Experience:

    N/A

    Mid-Level

  • NCIDQ Certification

    The NCIDQ Certification validates an interior designer’s knowledge, experience, and skills and is required for many types of interior design practice in regulated jurisdictions across North America.

    Requirements

    Education:

    Experience:

    2-Year College

    N/A

  • Building Energy Modeling Professional (BEMP)

    The BEMP certification validates competency to model new and existing buildings and systems with the full range of physics; and evaluate, select, use, calibrate and interpret the results of energy modeling software where applied to

    Requirements

    Education:

    Experience:

    Bachelor's Degree

    Mid-Level

  • Certified Decarbonization Professional (CDP)

    The CDP certification program validates competency of the decarbonization professional to assess, analyze, and develop effective and sustainable strategies that reduce/eliminate the life-cycle carbon footprint of new and existing buildings.

    Requirements

    Education:

    Experience:

    Bachelor's Degree

    Mid-Level

  • Certified HVAC Designer (CHD)

    The CHD certification validates competency to design HVAC systems to meet building/project requirements, including equipment, equipment sizing, load calculations, mechanical equipment room design, duct and piping design and layout, and develop HVAC plans for permit

    Requirements

    Education:

    Experience:

    Bachelor's Degree

    Mid-Level

  • Healthcare Facility Design Professional (HFDP)

    The HFDP certification validates competency to Incorporate standards and guidelines as well as unique healthcare facility requirements and design principles in HVAC system design.

    Requirements

    Education:

    Experience:

    Bachelor's Degree

    Mid-Level

  • High-Performance Building Design Professional (HBDP)

    The HBDP certification validates competency to design and integrate sustainable building systems, including HVAC&R, into high performing buildings.

    Requirements

    Education:

    Experience:

    Bachelor's Degree

    Mid-Level

  • Accredited Residential Manager (ARM)

    To become an effective residential property manager, you need to know it all: budgeting, leasing, maintenance, risk management, resident relations and retention – all while being accessible to your residents 24/7. And that’s exactly what

    Requirements

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    Experience:

    N/A

    N/A

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The Financial Times reported on the growing national movement toward skills-based hiring, apprenticeships, certifications, and industry training as employers increasingly prioritize practical competencies over traditional degree pathways alone.

Connecticut Launches Expanded Industry Credential Pathways for Students

Connecticut introduced more than 300 industry-recognized credentials available to high school students across fields including manufacturing, technology, healthcare, and professional services.

Maryland Expands Industry-Led Workforce Credential Programs

Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced an additional $2.6 million in workforce development grants to help employers connect workers to occupational training and industry-recognized credentials.