In an era of unprecedented growth in the building automation industry, Smart Buildings Academy's (SBA) Workforce Development Program stands as a beacon for organizations seeking outstanding talent. Our accelerated 11-week training curriculum is designed to fast-track the transformation of fresh talent into highly capable BAS professionals who are 80% billable by the fourth week.
Offering accredited and manufacturer-agnostic training, we ensure that our graduates possess a well-rounded skill set applicable to a wide range of building automation technologies. But we're more than just promises – our success is underscored by compelling student testimonials and tangible results from pre and post-training assessments.
If your organization is ready to enhance its talent acquisition strategy and empower its workforce, contact our sales team today and experience the SBA difference.
Smart Building Academy's Building Automation Technician Certificate Program prepares students to hit the ground running on day one.
Our seasoned cadre of instructors will facilitate live training sessions for students along with self-paced lessons, and on-the-job exercises.
In just 11 weeks, students cultivate the foundation needed to skip the typical learning curve met by new technicians.
Explore the program roadmap below to learn exactly what students learn as they move through SBA's Workforce Development Program.
SBA's Building Automation Technician Certificate Program is a highly accelerated workforce development program.
We support employers looking to rapidly upskill new and existing employees.
Furthermore, we have the capability to facilitate connections between employers and a broad spectrum of talent during their quest for new hires.
Given the substantial involvement of live instruction, each cohort is capped at a maximum of 25 students.
SBA's students take the exact same quantitative skill assessment that companies use to evaluate the performance of their employees.
The results of this assessment determine the student's strengths and weaknesses. It pinpoints areas for students and their instructors to focus on during the program.
At the end of the program, students take the exact same assessment to validate improvement.
Mentors are a key part of our program. We have developed a robust mentor onboarding and support plan. We also provide a detailed mentor facilitation guide that makes mentoring new students a breeze.
Because we believe that hands-on training is the best training, all Workforce Development Program students require a lab kit. We will provide employers with a list of items including controllers, software, power supplies, actuators, relays, sensors, and wiring supplies.
We also have lab kits available for purchase.
SBA's student success team will work with employers to ensure students have the materials and necessary safety training that is required to begin the program.
By the end of the week, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of building automation systems, allowing you to:
Our comprehensive curriculum dives deep into all aspects of building automation systems, covering everything from the basic components to the intricacies of different architectures.
During Week 1, you will explore:
By the end of Week 2, you will be able to:
Our week 2 curriculum is designed to build on the basics learned in week 1, introducing more advanced topics. You will learn about:
By the end of Week 3, you will be able to:
Our third week of the course will delve into the following key areas:
By the end of Week 4, you will be able to:
The fourth week of our course will focus on the following key areas:
By the conclusion of Week 5, students will be equipped to:
For Week 5, we delve into the following core areas:
By the end of Week 6, students will be equipped with:
Week 6 dives deep into the following foundational knowledge areas:
By the end of Week 7, students will be able to:
Week 7 continues to enhance your foundational knowledge as a BAS professional by focusing on the following areas:
By the conclusion of Week 8, students will be able to:
Week 8 builds upon your existing knowledge and further enriches your capabilities as a BAS professional, focusing on:
By the end of Week 9, the student will be equipped to:
Week 9 provides students with key knowledge related to the integration of building automation systems with IT networks and a basic introduction to BAS programming. The week covers:
At the completion of Week 10, students will:
In Week 10, students are introduced to the practical aspects of project completion, including point to point checkout, functional testing, as-built creation, commissioning, and owner training. The key topics are:
At the completion of Week 11, students will:
In Week 11, students will be participating in a unique practicum that simulates the real-world tasks a BAS professional would face. The key topics are:
This practicum is a hands-on exam that is unique to the SBA curriculum. It simulates being handed a set of job drawings and being told to "go figure it out".
Students will get a random set of job drawings and will be expected to create one-lines, Bill of materials, and controller wiring diagrams. They will need to explain their choices and how those choices impact the mechanical systems they are controlling.
If students pass this part of the practicum, they will move on to the hands-on portion where our instructor staff will observe them wiring up a control system according to their design and then making this system work.
This unique, hands-on testing methodology sets this course apart from others in the market. Each practicum is customized with randomly generated documents, ensuring a unique and challenging experience for every student.
The Smart Buildings Academy validation process is unique in that we utilize an extensive written exam and physical practicum.
As part of the practicum, the student will physically install, commission, and program a set of controllers according to provided submittal documentation.
In order to exit the program, the student must perform the following to validate mastery of the skills taught in the program.
Proctored Final Exam
Students perform a comprehensive, proctored final exam that tests their knowledge of the skills and processes learned during SBA's Workforce Development Progam
Hands-On Practicum
The student is remotely observed by an instructor as they assemble their lab kit into a functioning system based on an assigned design submittal set. The instructor then evaluates the installed and deployed system.
ENROLLMENT OPENS
JUNE 10TH 2024
ENROLLMENT CLOSES
AUGUST 23RD 2024
COHORT BEGINS
SEPTEMBER 23RD 2024
COHORT ENDS
DECEMBER 13TH 2024
ENROLLMENT OPENS
OCTOBER 1ST 2024
ENROLLMENT CLOSES
DECEMBER 27TH 2024
COHORT BEGINS
JANUARY 27TH 2025
COHORT ENDS
APRIL 18TH 2025
ENROLLMENT OPENS
DECEMBER 1ST 2024
ENROLLMENT CLOSES
FEBRUARY 3RD 2025
COHORT BEGINS
MARCH 3RD 2025
COHORT ENDS
MAY 23RD 2025
ENROLLMENT OPENS
JANUARY 6TH 2025
ENROLLMENT CLOSES
MARCH 28TH 2025
COHORT BEGINS
APRIL 28TH 2025
COHORT ENDS
JULY 18TH 2025
ENROLLMENT OPENS
APRIL 7TH 2025
ENROLLMENT CLOSES
JULY 25TH 2025
COHORT BEGINS
AUGUST 25TH 2025
COHORT ENDS
NOVEMBER 14TH 2025
ENROLLMENT OPENS
JUNE 20TH 2025
ENROLLMENT CLOSES
AUGUST 22ND 2025
COHORT BEGINS
SEPTEMBER 22ND 2025
COHORT ENDS
DECEMBER 12TH 2025
SBA is the go-to training provider for 2,000+ top companies like Albireo Energy, The Federal Reserve, and Honeywell. Our mission is to give you a clear, concise learning plan to help you launch a thriving building automation career.
We help our students succeed and grow in their building automation careers without sacrificing their health, hobbies, or family. Learn at your own pace, fully online. We even offer live office hours so that you can ask us questions on anything in your courses that you need help understanding.
Through our Workforce Development Program, online courses, videos, and the Smart Buildings Academy blog and podcast – we are creating a BAS learning revolution. We hope you’ll join us.
SBA has been instrumental in allowing me to break into the BAS industry. Its very possible I would still be doing HVAC service had I not discovered SBA.
I am brand new to the field of building automation and I have learned so much information just in this small window of time. Phil can take you from the ground floor and make you into a great professional.
Very helpful in getting more acclimated in the BAS/Control field. I've been a medium voltage electrician for 17 years and recently decided to transition to controls. It's very nice to have a resource like this to move me along more quickly.
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