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Every code, certification, license, and insurance requirement that governs the trades — in one place. The same requirement can matter to you two ways: as a credential for your career, and as something your company needs to operate. Filter by your trade, your level, and which lens you're looking through.Licensing by trade + state · expanding
Certifications that move you up
The cards, certs, and licenses that get you hired and take you from apprentice to journeyman to master — EPA 608, OSHA 10/30, NABCEP, and the licensing your trade requires.
Show career credentials →What it takes to operate legally
The licensing, insurance, and compliance you need to stand up and run a shop — contractor and business licenses, general liability, workers' comp, bonding, and the codes you're inspected against.
Show company requirements →See what's relevant to you. Add your trade, level, and the certs you already hold to your Trade Card — we'll surface the credentials and training that matter for where you are and where you're headed.
Build your Trade Card →Wildfire Prepared Home
Wildfire PreparedAn IBHS designation for homes retrofitted against wildfire, at Essential (Base) and Enhanced (Plus) levels.
Wildfire Defense Certificate
Wildfire DefenseA training certificate for building and landscape professionals on defending homes against wildfire, run by USGBC California.
NFPA Certified Wildfire Mitigation Specialist (CWMS)
CWMSNFPA Certified Wildfire Mitigation Specialist (CWMS), issued by NFPA (wildfire).
CA Zone 0
Zone 0A proposed California rule for the ember-resistant zone nearest a home. Effective date unconfirmed.
NFPA Firewise USA recognition
NFUNFPA Firewise USA recognition, issued by NFPA (wildfire).
USGBC-CA Wildfire Defense Certificate for Landscape Professionals
UWDCLPUSGBC-CA Wildfire Defense Certificate for Landscape Professionals, issued by USGBC California (wildfire).
Home Hardening Certification Program for professionals (SB County FSC / Wildfire DefenseWorks)
HHCPCFHome Hardening Certification Program for professionals (SB County FSC / Wildfire DefenseWorks), issued by Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council with Wildfire DefenseWorks (wildfire).