In a unique partnership with the National Ready Mix Concrete Association (NRMCA), the Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association (OPCMIA) has begun training contractors in the art of pervious concrete. Under this agreement, the OPCMIA will offer an intensive, hands-on training program to its members and provide the NRMCA pervious concrete contractor certification exam. The exam will be administered through the NRMCA Local Sponsoring Group in coordination with the local union hall.
Individuals completing the class and passing the exam will be certified technicians. When they complete three projects with at least 10,000 square feet of pervious concrete pavement they will be able to upgrade their certificaiton to the installer level.
Overall, this partnership will provide union-heavy markets with a pool of trained individuals, while still mainting a uniform level of quality, across the country, in the certification process.
Interested individuals can find information on their local union hall through http://www.opcmia.org/.
