DRILLER CERTIFICATION LEARNING MATERIALS

Information

Certification of Geoexchange Drillers in British Columbia is administered by SkilledTradesBC (formerly the Industry Training Authority).  The requirements to earn certification as well as the application form and instructions on how to apply can be found at the SkilledTradesBC website: https://skilledtradesbc.ca/geoexchange-driller

Learning Materials

The following learning materials are available literary sources for applicants preparing to ‘challenge the certification’ (meaning write the exam):

• Professional Guidelines for Geoexchange Systems in British Columbia, published by GeoExchange BC and found on this website <click to view>

• Groundwater Protection Regulation - B.C. Reg. 253/2022 (last amended 01 December 2022 in accordance with the Water Sustainability Act): https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/39_2016
   

• Water and Groundwater resources published by the BC Ministry: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/air-land-water/water
   

• Guidelines for Loop Wells for Vertical Closed Loop Ground Source Heat Pumps, (USA) National Groundwater Association: https://my.ngwa.org/NC__Product?id=a185000000BYublAAD
   

• Grouting for Vertical GHP Systems, International Ground Source Heat Pump Association: https://igshpa.org/product/manual-grouting-manual-pdf-download/
   

• Soil and Rock Classification Field Manual, International Ground Source Heat Pump Association: https://igshpa.org/product/manual-soil-rock-manual-pdf-download/