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Advice provided by: Rob Freeman Jr, LEED AP, Green-Buildings.com

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A.D. asks: I would like to appear for the GA exam and to meet the eligibility requirements I would like to complete your online training now. Please advise me how to proceed and the immediate available opportunity to complete this session.

Answer: Hi A.D., thank you for your email. If you work for a big construction company, I'm guessing that you may already have fulfilled the experience requirement option for the "Sustainable Field of Work".... As such, you may not need to invest in a green educational program, other than for the purposes of studying for the exam.

The online training we offer (here is the link) can be completed at any time. You just need to sign up online and you will receive an email with instructions for how to access the materials and start preparing for the exam.

There is a more extensive list of programs that you can sign up for to study for the LEED Green Associate exam here in this post. Just click on the links and you can read detailed descriptions of the programs and decide which one you want.

Some more general information on the eligibility requirements for the LEED GA exam are provided below:

Eligibility prerequisites: To be eligible to sit for the LEED Green Associate exam, candidates must demonstrate at least ONE of the following: Experience in the form of involvement on a LEED Registered Project, OR Employment (including previous employment) in a sustainable field of work, OR engagement in (or completion of) an education program that addresses green building principles.

How to apply with GBCI: New candidates applying for the exam must go to the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) website and register for the exam. The exam itself is delivered in computer testing facilities administered by Prometric.

Documenting your prerequisite experience: Experience must be documented in the form of a letter of attestation from a supervisor, client, project manager, or teacher and must describe your involvement on the LEED Registered Project, on the job or in the classroom.

In each case, the letter must be dated, provided on official letterhead, written in 750 words or less and signed by a qualified individual (such as a supervisor, project manager, teacher or other qualified party.

For LEED Registered Projects, the name of the LEED project must be included along with the dates of the applicant's involvement with the project. For personal employment, the letter must describe how the job is related to the green building industry along with the applicant's job title and dates of employment.

For educational programs, the letter must include a course title and the name of the provider, a description of how the course is applicable to green building and/or LEED and confirm the dates of the applicant's enrollment.

Agreeing to GBCI rules and to an application audit: Finally, candidates must agree to GBCI's Disciplinary and Exam Appeals Policy and Credentialing Maintenance Program (CMP) as outlined on GBCI.org as well as submit to an application audit. Five to seven percent of all applications will be audited; you will be notified immediately if you are chosen for an audit and will be notified of your eligibility within 14 days.