The International Masonry Institute offers free technical assistance to the design and construction communities, along with quality training for craftworkers and professional education for masonry contractors.

Team IMI consists of architects, engineers, construction managers, skilled craftworkers and instructors, offering what no other group can: expertise in training, craftsmanship, design, installation and marketing. That means buildings built by union craftworkers and contractors get built the right way.

IMI’s network of 12 regional centers and the National Training Center in Maryland offers training at all career levels, from apprentice to supervisor, in all the masonry crafts - brick/block, tile, terrazzo, marble, stone, restoration, plaster and cement - plus new products and systems.

Apprenticeship & Training programs include:

• National Prejob Programs
• Specialty Materials Training Programs
• National Certification Training
• Instructor Certification
• Masonry Camp
• Safety Training
• Training Curricula and Standards

Market Development & Technical Services programs include:

• Life Cycle Analysis
• Technical Assistance
• Education for Designers & Builders
• Contractor College
• Supervisor Certification/ Foremen Training
• Codes and Standards
• Golden Trowel Awards
• Masonry Camp
• R&D
• Job Site Troubleshooting

IMI Technical Services staff of architects, engineers, and construction professionals stand willing and able to entertain your technical questions — about masonry, of course.

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