New Online Education Courses Available

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The MCAA is offering four new courses for Certification credit.

The Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) has added four new courses to its online education catalog. Each course is self-paced and can be accessed by you or your entire team twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The new courses include:

Brick: Efflorescence, Stains, and Cleaning
Discipline: Masonry Products
Credits: 1.5

Brick: Properties, Shapes and Sizes
Discipline: Masonry Products
Credits: 3

Brick: Veneer Wall Systems
Discipline: Masonry Products
Credits: 1.5

Fall Arrest Systems
Discipline: Safety
Credits: 24

Each course is eligible for Certification credit. A full list of online courses offered by the MCAA can be found in the Virtual University at www.masoncontractors.org/onlinetraining. To learn more about Certification, please visit certification.masoncontractors.org.
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