Classes
The Lighting Education Institute classes are designed to address the basic knowledge necessary to work in the lighting industry, as well as specialized classes that address specific applications. Both basic and specialized classes are usually delivered in a one-day, "immersion" format, designed to focus on a single topic for the entire day. A hallmark of LEI classes is "hands-on" experiences that help to facilitate learning.
Upcoming classes are listed below; featured classes are highlighted with a blue background. To register for a class online, click the 'Register (Add to Cart)' button that appears under the class title. When you're done, click a 'View Cart' button to complete the transaction, which is handled securely via PayPal. You do not need a PayPal account. Registration is also available by phone at 610.524.7969 or by e-mail at lei@lightingeducation.com, with payments sent to 409 Rennard Drive, Exton, PA, 19341. All monetary values are US dollars.
NOTE: The Lighting
Education Institute has partnered with the Illuminating Engineering
Society of North America and the IES New York Section to provide a more
comprehensive educational experience in reviewing for the 2014 Lighting
Certification examination. Please go to: http://www.ies.org/pdf/education/2014-ies-lc-study-group-information-general.pdf Lighting Certification Review – Online (New -
IES Handbook 10th Edition content included) Join a cohort
of lighting professionals seeking the LC certification in a structured
online community that includes weekly lessons, a live weekly web
seminar, and interactive forums and chat sessions that enable you to
ask questions of both the instructor and your colleagues, as well as
help others through your own experience. Led by Craig Bernecker,
Founder and Director of The Lighting Education Institute, the class
will run for ten sessions from August 27 through October 29, ending
four days before the November 3, 2012 LC exam. It will review
content in the the six areas of the LC exam, from lighting design
considerations through codes and standards and beyond. For 2012,
it will also include new material from the 10th Edition of the IES
Handbook. Except for the weekly interactive “web seminars,” most
of the class is structured for any time, any place participation.
If travel or other responsibilities require that you miss a seminar or
if you'd simply like to review the seminar, it will be recorded for
later viewing in a secure online environment. Cost: $895, including all web seminars and VOIP connection,
access to the dedicated website and course materials. Live
participation limited to the first 25 registrants. All you need is a computer with speakers and microphone to participate (microphone
recommended, but not required if participating without speaking)!
for more detailed information and to register.
August 27 – October 29, 2012
Mondays, 11:30 am - 1:00 PM EDT (with exception for Labor Day)
Lighting Fundamentals –
Online
Now available asynchronously!
Learn the fundamentals of
architectural lighting from the
comfort of your own office -- now available anytime, anyplace. The
Lighting
Education Institute is pleased to announce an
online
fundamentals course that can be started at any time and completed on
your own schedule, i.e., asynchronously. Targeted
toward
architects, interior designers, engineers, lighting designers,
manufacturers,
sales agents, electrical distributors, and others, and delivered by
Craig A.
Bernecker,
Founder and Director of The Lighting Education Institute,
the class consists of six
recorded web seminars (90 minutes each), and a dedicated website for
access to the
"weekly" lessons, multiple resources and
“assignments,” class forums and chat
rooms.
After viewing the recordings, ask questions through the forums of Dr.
Bernecker for an interactive learning experience that also provides for
complete flexibility. Participants will
finish
the course with a clear understanding of the basics of lighting and
lighting
vocabulary, and a better understanding of lamps and luminaires, color
characteristics, lighting design criteria, and other lighting topics.
Cost: $595, including all web seminars, access to the dedicated website and course materials.
All you need is a computer to participate!
Photometrically Speaking –
Online
April 19 – June 1, 2010
Mondays, 11:30 am - 1:00 PM EDT (except Tuesday, June 1)
The course, taught by Craig A. Bernecker, Director of The Lighting Education Institute, consists of a weekly 90 minute web seminar covering these topics beginning on April 19 and ending June 1 (note: no class May 10). The weekly web seminars will be supplemented by a dedicated course management website which includes weekly lessons, resources and “assignments,” interactive forums and chat sessions, and archiving of the web seminars for review or if you miss the live seminar.
Cost: $595, including all web seminars and toll-free telephone connection, access to the dedicated website and course materials.
All you need is a computer and telephone to participate!
Calculating Lighting –
Online
June 7 –
July 12, 2010
Mondays, 11:30 am - 1:00 PM EDT (except Tuesday, July 6)
A six session online “immersion” course covering lighting calculations for architects, interior designers, lighting designers, sales reps, manufacturers, and related professionals. Content includes Lumen Method (Zonal Cavity) and Point Calculations for interiors, with structured examples and hands-on exercises of each. An overview of computer analysis techniques will also be provided, with an emphasis on interpretation of computer-generated analyses. This course will serve to establish a sound foundation for conducting lighting analysis as well as a springboard for later study of computer-aided analysis and design.
Join Craig A. Bernecker, Founder and Director of The Lighting Education Institute, in six weekly 90 minute web seminar covering these topics beginning on June 7 and ending July 12. The weekly web seminars will be supplemented by a dedicated course management website which includes weekly lessons, resources and “assignments,” interactive forums and chat sessions, and archiving of the web seminars for review or if you miss the live seminar.
Cost: $595, including all web seminars and toll-free telephone connection, access to the dedicated website and course materials.
All you need is a computer and telephone to participate!
Lighting Certification Review
–
Online
August 30 – November 1, 2010
Mondays, 11:30 am - 1:00 PM EDT (except Tuesday, September 7)
Join
a cohort of lighting
professionals seeking the LC certification in a structured online
community
that includes weekly lessons, a live weekly web seminar, and
interactive forums
and chat sessions that enable you to ask questions of both the
instructor and
your colleagues, as well as help others through your own experience.
Cost: $795, including all web seminars and toll-free telephone connection, access to the dedicated website and course materials.
All you need is a computer with speakers and microphone to participate (microphone recommended, but not required if participating without speaking)!
"LIVE" CLASS IS FULL; YOU MAY STILL REGISTER IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VIEW RECORDINGS OF LIVE WEB SEMINARS, RATHER THAN PARTICIPATE REAL TIME. ALL OTHER RESOURCES WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE.NEW! The
Greening of
Building Lighting Systems: Design for Sustainability
November 8
– December 13, 2010
Mondays, 11:30 am - 1:00 PM EST
Green lighting . . . sustainability . . . these are buzzwords in building lighting design these days. But what do they really mean, and more importantly, what do they mean for the lighting design process and the lighting industry? Join Craig A. Bernecker, Founder and Director of The Lighting Education Institute in a six-week, interactive online course that addresses these questions and more. Learn about:
- - A brief history of sustainable lighting design,
- - current initiatives in sustainable lighting design, including ASHRAE Standard 90.1, the LEED program, and the Energy Star program,
- - sustainability resources that will aid you in the practice of “green” lighting design.
Intended for architects, engineers, interior designers, lighting designers, sales reps, manufacturers, and related professionals, the weekly web seminars will be supplemented by a dedicated course management website which includes weekly lessons, resources and “assignments,” interactive forums and chat sessions, and archiving of the web seminars for review or if you miss the live seminar.
Cost: $595, including all web seminars and toll-free telephone connection, access to the dedicated website and course materials.
All you need is a computer with speakers and microphone to participate (microphone recommended, but not required if participating without speaking)!