Training Opportunities are Just a Click Away

There’s a new way to find out about training opportunities available at IMI’s National Training Center at Fort Ritchie. Just visit our website, www.bacweb.org, and click on IMI/Training, or visit IMI’s website at www.imiweb.org. Training schedules are listed by trade and by date, and can be accessed any time, day or night. Whatever you’re looking for in trowel trades training, IMI has a course designed with your needs in mind.

IMI Plaster Training Available

EIFS Familiarization classes will be held in July and August at the National Training Center in Maryland. Courses on AAC Block and Coatings, and Pre-Job Plastering, will be held throughout the year. For details, contact Clarence Nichols at 1-800-JOBS-IMI or cnichols@imiweb.org.

BAC apprentices and veteran Local representatives alike came to the IMI National Training Center in February to learn more about coatings for Aerated Autoclaved Concrete (AAC) block. More than two-dozen trainees learned basic coats and several types of finishes for the new block. “Getting out ahead on this newer material will give our contractors an advantage,” says West Virginia Administrative District Council Director Leroy Hunter, Jr., who
sent seven members.

Along with specialty courses like AAC, IMI conducts entry-level plaster training at the National Training Center in Maryland, plus upgrade and cross-craft training at regional centers and upon demand. Currently, IMI is sponsoring a 12-week pre-job plastering program in conjunction with Local 6 Louisiana/Mississippi/ Alabama.

Cement Masonry Training

The same market-sensitive approach to local and regional training needs holds true for cement masonry training. Along with the pre-job classes offered continuously at the National Training Center, IMI customizes training to meet the needs of BAC locals and signatory contractors.

ACI certification, another way to distinguish the BAC advantage, is also offered.