March 22, 2007 11:50 AM CDT

MCAA Announces New Education Seminar Dates and Locations

By Tim O’Toole

The Mason Contractors Association of America is pleased to announce three new dates and locations for the Masonry Quality Institute and the brand new Understanding Masonry Codes & Standards for the Mason Contractor seminar.

The Masonry Quality Institute (MQI) will provide you the ability to measure your company’s level of quality. This two-day course assists mason contractors in evaluating their services, meeting stringent customer expectations, and improving their profitability.

If you are working towards certification and are serious about building a successful, profitable mason contracting business that operates at a level higher than your competition, you should attend this valuable 2-day program.

The new dates and locations are as follows:

• April 20-21, 2007
  Las Vegas, NV
  
  
• May 31-June 1, 2007
  Chicago, IL
  
  
• June 13-14, 2007
  New York, NY

MQI is a required course to become eligible for certification. This course is worth 20 education credits.

Please click here to download the full brochure and registration form.

The intensive 3 hour Understanding Masonry Codes & Standards for the Mason Contractor seminar will guide you step-by-step through the recently updated masonry specification provisions included in the consensus masonry standards. It will cover basic masonry design and construction examples that contractors need to know, using both the Code and the Specification. By the end of this seminar, you will have a real feel for the Code, so that you can put the new Masonry Code into practice.

This seminar is intended for contractors who will be applying for certification and who use the Specification to erect masonry structures.

Dates and locations are as follows:

• April 26, 2007
  Chicago, IL
  
  
• May 24, 2007
  Kansas City, MO
  
  
• June 12, 2007
  Akron, OH

This is a required course to become eligible for certification. This course is worth 5 education credits.

Please click here to download the full brochure and registration form.

For more information on these educational sessions and Masonry Industry Certification, please visit the Educational Programs page of our website or call 800-536-2225.

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About the Author

Tim O’Toole is the Director of Marketing, Education, and Information Technology for the MCAA. He has a Masters in Business Administration from Webster University and has worked in the masonry industry since 2003.