{"id":51660,"date":"2026-06-18T13:27:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aeecenter.org\/?page_id=51660"},"modified":"2026-06-19T12:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T16:32:20","slug":"performance-contracting-funding-professional-training-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aeecenter.org\/zh\/certification-training-programs\/performance-contracting-funding-professional-training-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Performance Contracting and Funding\u00a0Professional (PCF\u2122) Training Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>The <strong>Performance Contracting and Funding<\/strong> <strong>(PCF\u2122) <\/strong><strong>Professional<\/strong><strong> Training Program<\/strong> is designed to educate and qualify individuals involved in <strong>energy project development,<\/strong><strong>\u00a0funding, and imple<\/strong><strong>mentation<\/strong>. Over three days, our professional instructors will guide you through the principles and practices of the most significant and practical value to <strong>performance contracting and financing for energy projects<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Available formats: <strong>On-Demand<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Type:<strong> Certification Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Training Length: <strong>3 days<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aeecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iStock-689822462.jpg\" alt=\"iStock-689822462\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" title=\"iStock-689822462\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<p>Download the course flyer or view upcoming scheduled training program. Trained already? Check our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aeecenter.org\/aee-certifications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certification options.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/TRP-PCF-05-21-US.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"    rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDOWNLOAD FLYER\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeecenter.org\/training\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"    rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFIND A PROGRAM\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tWho is this Training for?\t<\/h3>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aeecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/iStock-679406492.jpg\" alt=\"iStock-679406492\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" title=\"iStock-679406492\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"38\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Energy Professionals\u00a0<\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"38\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Energy Auditors\u00a0<\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"38\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Energy Engineers\u00a0<\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"38\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Energy Managers\u00a0<\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"38\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Maintenance Managers\u00a0<\/li>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"38\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Manufacturing &amp; 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