The Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute’s Certification Program
Masonry Certification That Sets You Apart
Professional Education. Industry Recognition. Proven Expertise.
The RMMI Masonry Certification Program equips masonry professionals with the knowledge, skills, and credentials needed to lead with confidence. Built by industry experts and rooted in real-world application, this program recognizes individuals and companies committed to excellence, safety, and long-term success.
Why certification?
The RMMI Masonry Certification Program is designed to:
- Provide the highest‐quality continuing education to masonry contractors and their key employees so that they may enhance their professionalism, quality, productivity and profitability;
- Recognize the expertise and accomplishment of those companies whose principals and employees complete the program and adhere to the standards set forth by this program;
- Provide Building Owners and Architects with a valuable prequalification tool and objective verification of the expertise of those masonry contractors that make a long‐term, company‐wide commitment to ongoing professional education;
- Encourage and foster improvements in the quality of masonry construction throughout the Rocky Mountain region;
- Enhance the public image of the professional masonry contractor.
Who may be certified?
Individuals will earn the designation of Certified Masonry Professionals (CMP). Individual candidates may include: Owners and principals of masonry contracting companies; key employees of masonry contracting companies, such as estimators, project managers, superintendents, and foremen; and, other masonry industry professionals, including suppliers and producers.
When one or more individuals within a masonry contracting company becomes certified, the company may apply for designation as a Certified Masonry Contractor (CMC). Provisional certification will be granted by RMMI as long as the masonry contracting company agrees to the following:
- A minimum of one key employee will be actively enrolled in the certification program at all times (until at least 2/3 of all key employees, including owners & principals, are individually certified);
- All certified masonry professionals within the company will maintain their certification by accruing a minimum of eight (8) hours of RMMI‐approved continuing education within every two‐year period; and,
- The company signs a pledge to adhere to the highest standards of service, safety, workmanship and business practices as set forth in the Standards of Conduct established by the Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute.
In addition, Certified Masonry Contractors will be asked periodically to document that they invest in ongoing safety and skills training for their masons and laborers.
What does it take to become certified?
The RMMI Masonry Certification Program consists of 8 core courses and a variety of continuing education classes. These courses will be offered in person or virtually once a year. Candidates for Certified Masonry Professional (CMP) designation must successfully complete a total of 50 credits within a two‐year period. This will be achieved by passing 7 of the core certification courses (6 credits each) plus accrual of at least 8 continuing education credits.
Core Courses (each course is worth 6 credits each)
Certified Masonry Professional (CMP) candidates must take a minimum of 7 of the following courses (42 credits total) within a two‐year period:
Module 1
Fundamentals of Masonry Materials: Brick, Block & Stone (required)
Instructor: Donald Harvey, PE, Atkinson‐Noland & Associates
Module 2
Fundamentals of Masonry Materials: Mortar, Grout & Masonry Testing (required)
Instructor: Michael Schuller, PE, Atkinson‐Noland & Associates
Module 3
Occupational Safety Management (required)
Instructor: Mike Rosser, Corporate Safety Services
Module 4
Fundamentals of Construction Contracts: Concepts, Clauses, and Compliance (elective)
Instructors: Kate Strauss and Trystan Melancon, attorneys at law, Galvanize Law
Module 5
Mastering Masonry Details (required)
Instructor: Dawn DiMedio, RMMI Architectural Advisor
Module 6
Blueprint Reading & Jobsite Estimating (elective)
Instructor: Dawn DiMedio, RMMI Architectural Advisor
Module 7
Fundamentals of Structural Engineering for Masonry Professionals (required)
Instructor: Donald Harvey, PE, Atkinson‐Noland & Associates
Module 8
Construction Leadership Boot Camp (required)
Instructor: Amy Powell, Founder, WellWorks
Continuing Education Classes are worth 1 credit each.
CMP candidates must also accrue a minimum of 8 additional credits from live, live online, or recorded Continuing Education Classes within a two‐year period; Continuing Education Classes may include educational programs offered by RMMI (such as the examples below) or by other approved providers (such as the Mason Contractors Association of America, American Subcontractors Association, Associated General Contractors, Associated Builders & Contractors, Hispanic Contractors of Colorado, etc.).
Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Product Solutions Webinars
- Masonry Masterclasses
- Masonry Demos/Hands‐on Workshops
- Online Courses