Contractors
ACI offers numerous certifications, training programs, workbooks, free online learning presentations, and technical resources specifically designed for concrete contractors.
Contractor Membership
ACI Contractor Members now have access to annual subscriptions that allow free access to all ACI University webinars, and on-demand courses, plus unlimited access to the Institute’s 200+ practices (including all ACI guides and reports) and the Concrete Craftsman Series documents. Contractor Members can also submit questions related to ACI documents which are answered by the ACI Staff Engineers.
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Get Certified
ACI offers nearly 30 certification programs in a variety of areas within the concrete industry. Learn why over 750,000 craftsmen, technicians, inspectors, and other concrete professionals have pursued ACI Certification, and why a large and growing list of specifiers and owners are requiring the concrete industries' leading certification credentials.
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Find a Testing / Training Location in Your Area
ACI Certification training and testing is conducted through a network of over 120 Sponsoring Groups.
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ACI Resource Centers
ACI has 3 strategically placed Resource Centers across the United States. ACI Resource Centers provide on-demand regional access to ACI offerings for contractors. Offering training for new-hire onboarding and more, access to all ACI Certification programs, and education programs on popular industry topics, ACI Resource Centers can prepare you for success.
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ACI Contractors Guide
The guide includes full-color photos and illustrations, a new, easier-to-read layout, and substantial content updates. Also included in the fourth edition are 43 Position Statements from ASCC, details on ACI Certification programs, and an appendix introducing several legal issues of interest to concrete contractors. A summary, review questions, and additional recommended reading list accompany each of the 12 chapters.
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Concrete Fundamentals & Decorative Concrete Resources
Concrete Fundamentals and Placing and Finishing Decorative Concrete Flatwork books provide concrete industry professionals with indispensable information. Together with the other books in ACI’s Concrete Craftsman Series—Slabs-on-Ground, Supported Beams and Slabs, and Shotcrete for the Craftsman—these new publications form part of a series of essential and practical guides for the concrete professional. Learn more on these topics and more through ACI webinars.
Training Options
Keep up with the latest technologies, and quality construction techniques with ACI educational offerings in the format and time frame that works for you. Learn more about ACI's Training Options for contractors.
ACI Career Center
ACI's Career Center is specifically targeted to the concrete industry and brings together great job opportunities and great candidates.
Certificate Program
Fundamentals of Concrete Construction
The Fundamentals of Concrete Construction Certificate Program covers the best practices and means and methods for concrete construction. This program is aimed at builders, site supervisors, construction managers, owner’s representatives, architects, and anyone who wishes to gain further knowledge in the construction of concrete. Program details (PDF).
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Free Online Education Presentations
Watch Free Online Education Presentations on a wide-range of concrete-related topics. Learn about adhesive anchors, mixture proportioning, repair, moisture in concrete slabs, and more.
Common Technical Questions
Find answers to question on subjects like floor flatness, admixtures, formwork, placement, repair, testing, cracking, curing, and more in the free FAQ section.
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Join a Committee
ACI Committee participation provides the opportunity to share your knowledge and the contractor’s perspective in the development of new standards and industry-leading reports and technology. Contractor participation on committees are a critical part of ACI’s process for creating industry resources.
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Advancing Productivity in Concrete Construction
PRO: An ACI Center of Excellence for Advancing Productivity is a catalyst for solving the barriers of constructability to advance concrete construction productivity. With a large focus on collaboration between contractors, designers, and materials suppliers, the Center aims to advance new technologies and processes that improve productivity beyond historic levels.
PRO has recently released the first installment of their Constructability Blueprint. This resource can be used as a guide for all individuals and companies looking to improve a project’s productivity and will continually evolve and expand its constructability concepts.
PRO also offers a several tools on the Resources page of their website, including case studies, general concrete industry productivity knowledge, and productivity success stories.
To learn more about PRO visit concreteproductivity.org.
Education Publications
ACI educational publications use ACI technical documents as a basis, supplementing them as necessary, to produce documents that are intended for a wider audience. The ACI educational committees produce a variety of documents many of which are free or offered at a low price.