Presentation prepared by American Institute of Constructors and the Constructor Certification Commission. Intended to promote third-party certifications in the construction and building industry, and to display the benefits to the project owner who hires companies and construction managers who hold these certifications.

1. Constructor Certification – Benefits to Construction Owners
Constructor Certification Commission
Building Individual Professionalism
in Construction Since 1971.

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3. Benefits to the Employer
I. Overview of AIC and CCC
II. Benefits of Certification to Construction Owners
III. Constructor Certification
– Requirements to Become Certified
IV. Constructor Certification
– Impact on Owner Project Performance
V. Prequalifying Project Management Teams
VI. Questions and Answers
Presentation Overview

4. Overview of AIC
Promoting Individual Professionalism and Excellence
• Founded in 1971
• Built to serve the construction professional
• Provides education, networking and career
advancement opportunities for its members

5. Overview of CCC
Certification- A Symbol of Distinction
• Founded in 1993
• Certification examinations began in 1996
• Oversees all aspects of the certification process
• Semi-autonomous and impartial

6. About the CCC
Certification- A Symbol of Distinction
• Establishes educational and experiential
qualifications for Professional Constructors
• Develops certification exams in concert with
qualified psychometricians
• Includes representatives from across the
construction industry

7. • Voluntary, non-governmental
process to recognize the
education and/or experience of
an individual who meets certain
criteria or standards
• Ongoing proof of commitment to
ethics, professionalism and
continuing education
• Earned and maintained
throughout a career
What is Certification?

8. Why Constructor Certification?
• Raises the standards of professional practice
• Provides professional credibility, in line with the
Professional Engineer and Registered Architect
• Provides proven benefits to construction owners,
certificants and their employers

9. • Provides an independent
assessment of an employee’s
skills and knowledge
• Drives high-level performance
and reputation for quality in the
marketplace
• Added assurance that
employees will continue to
improve their construction skills
and knowledge
Benefits to Construction
Companies

10. • Nationally recognized
certification of one’s skills and
knowledge
• Demonstrates expertise in key
management competencies
• Enhanced professional profile
to clients, employers and the
public
• Sets one apart in a competitive
marketplace
Benefits to Project and
Construction Managers

11. • Added assurance that their
projects are being managed
effectively
• Opportunity to use
certification as a pre-
qualification requirement
• Confidence that their
construction team will be
professional and ethical
Benefits to Construction
Owners

12. Establishment
of required
educational
and/or
experiential
requirements
Qualified
individuals
apply to take
the exam
Application and
associated
documentation
reviewed and
approved by the
CCC
Candidates take
examination
Passing
Candidates
become
certified after
signing
Certificant
Agreement
Certificants
acquire
continuing
professional
education units
to maintain
certification
Certification Process

13. Levels of Constructor Certification
Associate Constructor (AC) Level 1 | An individual who meets specific
educational and/or experiential requirements and passes an eight-hour
comprehensive examination on the fundamentals of the management
of the construction process.
Certified Professional Constructor (CPC) Level 2 | An individual who
meets specific educational and/or experiential requirements and
passes a four-hour comprehensive examination on the application of
the management of the construction process

14. To qualify to take the 8-hour AC examination, one must
meet at least one of the following:
– Be within 12 months of graduation of an accredited 4-year
CM Program
– 4 years of qualified construction experience
– 4 years of combined qualifying construction education and
experience
Examination consists of 300 questions and is
administered twice a year at over 100 sites
Can be offered at other times as needed and approved
by the Commission
Associate
Constructor
Level I
Qualifications

15. Associate
Constructor
Level I
Exam
Content
I. Communication Skills 11%
II. Engineering Concepts 8%
III. Management Concepts 10%
IV. Materials, Methods, and Project Modeling and Visualization 10%
V. Bidding and Estimating 10%
VI. Budgeting, Costs, and Cost Control 11%
VII. Planning, Scheduling, and Schedule Control 11%
VIII. Construction Safety 10%
IX. Construction Geomatics 8%
X. Project Administration 11%

16. To qualify to take the 4-hour online CPC examination an
individual must meet one of the following:
– Currently hold the AC designation and have 4 additional years
of qualified experience
– Non-ACs can qualify with 8 years of qualified experience or 8
years of combined experience and education
– All CPC candidates must have documented at least 2 years in
which they were in a position of overall responsibility for the
delivery of a construction project or portion of a major project
Examination consists of 175 questions and is administered
online twice a year at over 100 sites
Can be offered at other times as needed and approved by
the Commission
Certified
Professional
Constructor
Level II
Qualifications

17. Certified
Professional
Constructor
Level II
Exam
Content
I. Project Scope Development 11%
II. Employment Practices 8%
III. Working Relationships 11%
IV. Construction Start-Up and Support 11%
V. Construction Resource Management 13%
VI. Construction Cost Control 12%
VII. Project Closeout 11%
VIII. Construction Risk Management 12%
IX. Ethics 11%

18. • Designated ACs and CPCs
are enrolled in the CPD
Program
• CPCs required to obtain 32
Credit Hours every 2 years
• ACs required to be continually
employed in the construction
industry
• ACs and CPCs pay a yearly
CPD Fee of $75 or maintain
an AIC Membership
Continuing Professional
Development Requirements
to Maintain Certification

19. • Both AC and CPC certifications are accredited by the
American National Standards Institute
• Owners and public entities realize the benefits of CPC
certification:
– Clemson, Texas A&M Universities include language citing a
preference for companies who have CPCs as part of their project
management teams in Requests for Qualifications and/or Request
for Proposals
– Oklahoma and Texas contractor licensing board recognize the
CPC as acceptable to perform construction management work in
their respective states
– Pursuing acceptance of the CPC by various segments of the
Federal government
National Recognition of Constructor Certification

20. • The CPC certification is rapidly becoming recognized
as the professional qualification for constructors that is
equivalent to licensing of architects and engineers.
• The AIC-CCC Constructor Certification process is the
only national construction certification that covers all
types of project delivery and contract methods for both
general and specialty contractors.
National Recognition of Constructor Certification

21. • Over 25,000 individuals have taken the
Level I examination and 1,200 have
taken the Level II examination.
• Exams administered at over
100 locations, many of which are
Universities.
• Over 2,500 active Associate
Constructors and 1,000 active Certified
Professional Constructors
• AC exam utilized by the US Army
Engineer School
Growth of the Program

22. “Provide a list of the key personnel that will be assigned to the
project along with their experience and some assurance of their
ability to achieve the project goals. At a minimum, the key personnel
include the proposed project pre-construction manager (and any key
pre-construction specialists, including estimator), project
superintendent, project manager, project director, and executive in
charge.
Summary resumes of key personnel shall include education,
professional certifications, licenses and affiliations (e.g.
Professional Engineer, Registered Architect, American Institute of
Constructors CPC and/or AC, etc.) and relevant project
experience. Increased consideration will be given to firms that
propose staff with these professional certifications.”
Sample Pre-Qualification Language

23. <OPEN SLIDE(S) FOR CONSTRUCTOR PRESENTER>
<DESCRIBE EXPERIENCE UTILIZING CERTIFICATION>
<TESTIMONY TO CERTIFICATION VALUE>
Utilizing Certification

24. <OPEN SLIDE(S) FOR OWNER PRESENTER>
<DESCRIBE EXPERIENCE WITH CERTIFIED
CONSTRUCTORS>
<TESTIMONY TO CERTIFICATION VALUE>
Benefits of Certification

25. Q&A
Constructor Certification Commission
Building Individual Professionalism
in Construction Since 1971.

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Certification Commission
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