Rater Trainer Professional Development Requirements

Effective on January 1, 2010 in order to maintain their status as a rater trainer, trainers must complete the following professional development requirements:

Rater Trainers annually shall complete a two hour RESNET roundtable on current information and complete one of the following activities:

1. Document 12 hours of attendance at the RESNET Conference or
2. Complete 12 hours of RESNET approved CEU's, or
3. Instruct a minimum of ten (10) rater certification classes.

If a rater trainer pursues #2, the trainer has the following options:

• Documented attendance at ACI or EBBA Conference
• In 2010, attendance of the EPA "train the trainers" training for Version 3 of Energy Star
• Documented attendance at a training or workshop that covers one or more of the following:

1. How to rapidly build expertise
• How to develop and execute a training plan
• How to deliver effective presentations
• Integrating media
2. How to train adults for vocational instruction
• Teaching critical thinking skills
• Working memory management principles
• Teaching architecture
• Receptive
• Directive
• Guided Discovery
• Exploratory
3. Ethics of training
• How to teach ethics & morals
• Golden Rule
• Relationship management
• How to determine values
• Why ethical failures occur
• How to prevent ethical failures
4. Business management
• Entrepreneurship
• Marketing
• Writing business plans
• Managing people & time
• Executing plans
• Finance
• Pricing for Profit
5. Advanced building science
• Advanced structures & systems management of:
• Water
• Air
• Heat
• Indoor air quality

Rater trainers must complete the application posted at Rater Trainer Continuing Education Application and submit it to RESNET for approval. Please attach a certificate of completion or attendance or receipt of payment