Training, Education, & Safety

The International Masonry Institute offers quality training for craftworkers, professional education for masonry contractors and free technical assistance to the design and construction communities. IMI is a strategic alliance between the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) and their signatory contractors to promote quality masonry construction. 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 of the masonry crafts: brick/block, tile, terrazzo, marble, stone, restoration, refractory, plaster and cement, plus new products and systems.

Apprentice Training Coordinators:

Darrell Craig (Tennessee)

Phone: 615-568-9502

Chris Gould (Florida) 

Phone: 813-847-2681

APPRENTICESHIP & TRAINING

NATIONAL PRE-JOB PROGRAMS

INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
(ICP)
JOB CORPS PROGRAMS
MASONRY INDUSTRY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
TRAINING CURRICULA a STANDARDS
MASONRY CAMP
INTERNATIONAL APPRENTICE CONTEST

Brick
Tile
Terrazzo
PCC
Cement
Plaster
Stone

SAFETY TRAINING
Fully compliant with OSHA
and state regulations.
SPECIALTY MATERIALS TRAINING PROGRAMS
NATIONAL CERTIFICATION TRAINING
ACI
AAC installations and coatings
JAHN
Coss-Craft Training
Skill Enhancement Training
Foreman and Supervisors

IMI MARKETING DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

Making Union Contractors and Craftworkers the Top Competitors

IMI SERVICES

CONTRACTOR COLLEGE
Raising the level of professional practice for union masonry contractors with education and national certification.
SUPERVISOR/FOREMAN CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
Fully compliant with OSHA and state regulations.

CRAFT CERTIFICATIONS

Intensive training and certification in all specialized areas of masonry construction.
THE R&D INDUSTRIAL DIVISION
Testing and training to bring innovation to union masonry.
JOB SITE TROUBLE SHOOTING

IMI PROGRAMS

MASONRY VARIATIONS
Spotlighting masonry’s potential and the value of collaboration.
MASONRY CAMP
Making the design/build appreciation for masonry practitioners.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
In the office or on the job site, all the technical information expectations needed, from one expert source.
EDUCATION for DESIGNERS & BUILDERS
The national leader in technical and professional education programs for contemporary masonry design and construction.
CODES and STANDARDS
SHOWS and EXHIBITS