Educational Programs
The Mason Contractors Association of America offers several different courses and seminars throughout the year on such topics affect the daily lives of contractors.
In addition to seminars offered throughout the year, the MCAA also holds an annual convention that offers different seminars. These seminars are broken down into educational tracks. These "tracks" make it easy to find your areas of interest in seminars and allows you to learn everything available in that particular area.
The MCAA is committed to bringing quality educational programs with the best available speakers at a reasonable cost to mason contractors.
Masonry Industry Certification
The MCAA believes that a strong certification program will help to ensure that construction customers do not select an unqualified mason contractor for their projects. It is our goal to make this program the standard which all mason contractors strive to achieve.
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Basic Masonry Estimating Seminar
This course will teach the key areas of responsibility for estimators such as bidding documents, estimate types, estimating mathematics, bid forms and computer solutions.
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Masonry Foreman Development Course
The Masonry Foreman Development Course has been designed to provide your key employees with the skills necessary to become an effective job foreman and profit center for your company.
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Masonry Quality Institute
The Masonry Quality Institute is a key component in continuing education and masonry certification. If you 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.
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Masonry Wall Bracing Seminar
The Masonry Wall Bracing Design Course has been developed to provide contractors with the know-how to confidently design and construct bracing for a variety, of common masonry structures. This is an opportunity to save your company money by designing your own wall bracing rather than paying a structural engineer.
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MCAA Virtual University
The MCAA Virtual University hosts self-paced online courses that can be accessed by you or your entire team twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week! Available courses range from OSHA 10 & 30 hour Outreach training, fall protection, scaffolding safety, ergonomics, hazardous waste training, human resources courses, environmental courses, and much more! Over 100 courses are currently online; all courses are eligible for Certification credit.
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Understanding Masonry Codes & Standards
This intensive seminar will guide you step-by-step through the recently updated masonry specification provisions included in the consensus masonry standards.
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Family Business Succession
This online course will teach you the financial techniques and tools you will need to create a proactive "succession" plan to assure the long-term survival of your business and estate assets. Family members (regardless if they are active in the family business) are encouraged to attend.
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Immigration: A Practical Guide to Minimizing Your Risks and Maximizing Your Benefits
This online course will provide you with a number of practical tips for your business including what visas you can use in hiring essential foreign national workers, what Comprehensive Immigration Reform will look like and how it will affect your company, I-9 Compliance, and more.
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