P.GSC

Strive to get your enhanced professional status

By obtaining your Professional Gold Seal Certified (P.GSC) credential, you are making a statement of enhanced professional development and recognition, while letting your clients, co-workers and partners know that they are working with a capable professional that is committed to the job. Other P.GSC benefits include:

P.GSC success stories

Angela Lai, P.GSC, Estimator

Bob Lund, P.GSC, Construction Safety Practitioner

Zachary Ponto, P.GSC, Construction Safety Practitioner

To be eligible for the P.GSC, the applicant must:

• Be Gold Seal Certified (GSC);
• Be currently employed in Canada in the construction industry;
• Gain one additional year of experience after receiving the GSC;

The P.GSC credential is renewable every two years, for $125 plus applicable taxes.

The P.GSC requirements outlined below apply to both new and renewal applications.

The requirements include:

1. Working for a general, specialty trade, electrical, mechanical, civil infrastructure contractor or a public/private owner for the past two years in the designation in which they were certified.
2. Proof of having earned a minimum of 30 Gold Seal credits within the past two years:
   • Minimum 10 credits (1 credit per 3 hours) from construction-related courses obtained after receiving the GSC is mandatory. Courses must be Gold Seal accredited.
     • Courses under 3 hours cannot be combined to equal 1 credit. Eg.: Working at heights – 2 hours, and WHMIS – 1 hour cannot be combined to equal 1 Gold Seal credit.
   • Seminars, conferences, self-directed study or professional meetings (1 credit per 3 hours);
   • Involvement in community-based or charitable organizations, mentoring, etc. (1 credit per 3 hours);
   • Teaching including giving presentations, seminars and workshops (2 credits per hour of teaching);
   • Contributing to activities that improve the construction industry, such as committee work (1 credit per hour).

Note that the standards are monitored annually by the Gold Seal Certification Program. A percentage of applicants may be audited to ensure program integrity.

As P.GSC, you:

• Receive a P.GSC certificate;
• Receive a golden P.GSC hard hat in the first year of designation;
• Can use the abbreviation P.GSC after your name; and
• A listing on our website with provided consent.

To apply or renew, log in to the Gold Seal portal via the CCA member centre