Now you can take a CTQP written exam for any of the CTQP programs that CMEC offers, on your schedule. CMEC is now offering CTQP written exams at its headquarters in Orlando. Simply make an appointment for a private exam sitting, Monday through Friday. Written exams or re-test written exams are available for Asphalt programs, [...]

The PCI Level l/ll 450 Specification Workshop/Exam has been added to the CMEC schedule. Level l Candidates must meet one of the following qualifications: 6 months experience precast concrete production 1 year of related experience BSCE Degree or related field Associate Degree in Concrete Technology Level ll Candidates must meet one of the following qualifications: [...]

The ACI Aggregate Field Testing Technician and ACI Aggregate Lab Testing Technician certification programs have undergone changes starting in 2008. Additionally, a new ACI certification program, Aggregate Base Testing Technician has been introduced. Both the names and the content of the existing Aggregate programs have changed. The new Aggregate Base Testing Technician program will encompass [...]

FDOT Qualifications Programs Re-Structured Since the introduction of the new ACI CTCI Associate and ACI Aggregate Base Technician programs in 2008, the FDOT has re-structured its FDOT Qualifications. CMEC has prepared a handy chart indicating the FDOT Qualifications, and the ACI certifications and/or CTQP qualifications needed for these FDOT Qualifications. View this chart below, “What [...]

Construction Materials Engineering Council, Inc. (CMEC) and Laboratory Accreditation Bureau LLC (L-A-B) have entered into a technical Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). CMEC and L-A-B have agreed to cooperate through a MoU benefiting both organizations working together to further their technical compliance to the National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation (NACLA) Construction Material and Testing Recognition Program. [...]

CMEC is now offering laboratory accreditation for ISO/IEC 17025 to Construction Materials Testing Laboratories. A laboratory interested in obtaining accreditation for ISO/IEC 17025, General Requirements for the Competence of Calibration and Testing Laboratories, must also satisfy the requirements of AASHTO R18. The laboratory must also have implemented, or be implementing, a quality system which satisfies the requirements [...]