Architecture & Construction Sample List of Existing Credentials
(Includes licenses, education and industry certificates, and postsecondary degree options)
Updated: March 9, 2016
NCTEF/NASDCTEc does not endorse any of the listed licenses, certificates or degrees.
Education and Industry Licenses
Pathway
PC, C, MO
Title/Type/Descriptor of
Certification Program
Information provided by states
Issuing Organization
Contractor Licensing
Contractor’s License Reference Site
Examination and Licensing Cervices
National Association of State
Contractors Licensing Agencies
Source for Contact Information
http://www.contractor-licensing.com/
www.contractor-license.org
www.experioronline.com
www.nascla.org
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Industry_T
opics/Licensing__Industry_Topics/licensing__ind
ustry_topics.html
Education and Industry Certificates
Pathway
PC
C
Title/Type/Descriptor of
Certification Program
ACI Field Technician Certification
Program (17 programs)
AICP
AISC Quality Certification program
C
Certificate in Plumbing Design
C, MO
March 9, 2016
Issuing Organization
Source for Contact Information
American Concrete Institute
www.concrete.org/certification/cert.asp
American Planning Association
American Institute of Steel
Constructions
American Society of Plumbing
Engineers
www.planning.org/
www.aise.org/
www.aspe.org/new/CPD/cpd.php
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Certificate of Management - Building
Information Modeling (CM-BIM)
Associated General Contractors of
America (AGC)
PC, C, MO
API E&I Pipeline Technician
C
C
PC, C
Architectural Hardware Consultant
(AHC)
Architectural Plant Certification
ASME Continuing Education Institute
PC
ASNT Certification Programs
PC, C, MO
ASU Education Certifications
Architectural Precast Association
American Society of Mechanical
Engineers
American Society for Nondestructive
Testing
Arizona State University
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
Boilermaking
Boilermaking Technician
Certificate Programs
Certified Building Official (CBO)
National Center for Construction
Education and Research
University of Wyoming
International Code Council
PC, C, MO
Certified Construction Manager
(CCM)
Certified Energy Manger Certification
Certified Ground Water Professional
Certified Plant Engineer
Certified Professional Constructor
Certified Professional in Erosion and
Sediment Control
Certified Welding Engineer
Coating Inspector
Cathodic Protection
Certification Corrosion Specialist
Protective Coating Specialist
Chemical Treatment Specialist
Materials Selection/Design Specialist
Construction Management Association
of America
Association for Energy Engineers
National Ground Water Association
Association for Facilities Engineering
American Institute of Constructors
International Erosion Control
Association
American Welding Society
NACE
PC, C, MO
PC, C
MO
C
PC, C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
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National Center for Construction
Education and Research
Door and Hardware Institute
www.agc.org/cm-bim
This is a certificate credential based on AGC of
America's Building Information Modeling Education
Program (BIM EP)
www.nccer.org
www.dhi.org/INDUSTRY/certification/certification.ph
p
www.archprecast.org/plantcertification.htm
www.asme.org/education/certification
www.asnt.org/certification/certification.htm
www.ade.state.az.us/CERTIFICATION/generalinfo.pd
f
www.nccer.org
http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/certificates/
http://www.iccsafe.org/ACCREDITATION/Pages/defa
ult.aspx
www.cmaanet.org/cmci-0
www.aeecenter.org/certification/
www.ngwa.org/cert/index.aspx
www.afe.org/certification/index.cfm
www.aicnet.org/certification/index.asp
www.ieca.org/education
www.aws.org/w/a/certification/index.html
http://nace.org/content.cfm?parentid=1007&currentiD=
1349
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PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
National Center for Construction
Education and Research
www.nccer.org
PC, C, MO
C
C
Commercial Carpentry
Commercial Electrical
Corrosion Prevention Pipeline
Technician
Craft Instructor
Crane Simulation Training
CSI Certification Programs
North American Crane Bureau
Construction Specifications Institute
PC, C, MO
Engineering Technician Certification
C, MO
EPA Technician Certification
National Institute for Certification in
Engineering Technology
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Institute
Air Conditioning Contractors of
America
National Center for Construction
Education and Research
Air Conditioning Contractors of
America
University of Massachusetts
Home Builders Institute (HBI)
www.cranesafe.com/simulators.htm
www.csinet.org/s_csi/sec.asp?TRACKID=&Cid=83&
DID=362
www.nicet.org/
PC, C, MO
MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
EPA Section 608 Refrigerant
Certification
Field & Control Center Operations
Technician
Geothermal Heat Pump and Training
Certification
Hazardous Waste Management
HBI/NAHB Instructor Certification for
Residential Construction
Housing - Pre-Professional
Certification
HVACR Technician Certification
Programs
ICC Code Central
Industrial Carpentry
Industrial Electrical
Industrial Insulation
Industrial Ironworking
Industrial Maintenance Electrician
Industrial Maintenance Mechanic
Industrial Painting
Industrial Pipefitter
March 9, 2016
American Association of Family and
Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
North American Technician Excellence,
National Center for Construction
Education and Research
International Code Council
National Center for Construction
Education and Research
www.ahrinet.org/Content/AHRICertificationPrograms_
732.aspx
www.acca.org
www.nccer.org
www.acca.org/education/
www.continuinged.uml.edu/certificates/index.htm
www.buildingcareers.org; www.hbi.org
www.aafcs.org/prepac
www.hvacexcellence.org
www.iccsafe.org/certification
www.nccer.org
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Industry Competency Exams (ICE)
PC, C, MO
Interior Design - Pre-Professional
Certification
Instrument Fitter
Instrument Technician
LEED - Green Building Certification
Management Education Instructor
Master Instructor
Master Trainer
Mechanical Pipeline Technician
Millwright
Mobile, Tower, or Overhead Crane
Operator
NAHB - National Green Building
Standard (NGBS)
Certified
Federal/Commercial/Professional/Sche
dules Contracts Manager
Safety Certificates Programs
C, MO
Certified Alarm Technician
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
OSHA 10-Hour Construction Industry
Certification
Performance Evaluator
PC, C, MO
Plumbing Certificate Programs
PC, C, MO
Pipeline Maintenance Technician
PC
PC, C
Pneumatic Mechanic, Technician
(Hydraulic, Electronic)
Project Management Institute
PC, C
Project Management Professional
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC
PC, C, MO
C
March 9, 2016
Air Conditioning Refrigeration Institute
(ARI)
American Association of Family and
Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
National Center for Construction
Education and Research
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
National Center for Construction
Education and Research
National Center for Construction
Education and Research
www.ari.org
National Commission for the
Certification of Crane Operators
National Association of Home Builders
(NAHB)
National Contract Management
Association
www.nccco.org/certification/index.html
National Safety Council
http://www.nsc.org/products_training/Training/certifica
tions/Pages/certifications.aspx
www.alarm.org/nts/certification.html
National Burglar and Fire Alarm
Association
Federal OSHA
www.aafcs.org/prepac
www.nccer.org
www.usgbc.org
www.nccer.org
www.nahbgreen.org
www.ncmahq.org/careers
www.careersafeonline.com, www.OSHA.gov
National Center for Construction
Education and Research
Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors
Educational Foundation
National Center for Construction
Education and Research
Fluid Power Society
www.nccer.org
Project Management Institute
http://www.pmi.org/AboutUs/Pages/Credentials.aspx
www.hall@naphcc.org
www.nccer.org
www.ifps.org/certification/index.htm
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PC, C
PC, C
Certified Associate of Project
Management
Programming Management
Professional
PMI Scheduling Professional
PC, C
PMI Risk Management Professional
C
Registered Roof Consultant
Registered Roof Observer
Residential Carpentry HBI/NAHB
Industry Certification
Residential House Wiring HBI/NAHB
Industry Certification
Residential HVAC HBI/NAHB
Industry Certification
RSES Technical Institute
PC, C
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
C
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C, MO
PC, C
C
PC, C
Certified Assistant/Industrial
Refrigeration Operator
Safety Master Trainer
Safety Supervisor
Safety Technician
Scaffold Builder
Manufacturing Technologist, Engineer
SSPC Certification Programs
Certified Federal Surveyors
Certified Flood Plain Surveyors
Certified Hydrographer
C, MO
PC, C
Training and Certification Program for
Installers of Residential and Light
Commercial Windows and Exterior
Glass Doors
Transportation Profession Certification
March 9, 2016
Roof Consultants Institute (RCI)
www.rci-online.org/professional-programs.html
Home Builders Institute (HBI)
www.buildingcareers.org; www.hbi.org
Refrigeration Service Engineering
Society
Refrigerating Engineers and
Technicians Association
National Center for Construction
Education and Research
www.rses.org
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
www.sme.org/cgibin/getsmepg.pl?/cert/certification.html&&&SME&
www.sspc.org/certification/forms_etc.html
www.cfeds.org
www.acsm.net/cfscert.html
Society for Protective Coating
Certified Federal Surveyors
American Congress on Surveying and
Mapping
National Society of Professional
Surveyors
Installation Masters
Institute of Transportation Engineers
www.reta.com/certification/index.htm
www.nccer.org
www.nspsmo.org/hydrographic_cert/hydrographic_ind
ex.shtml
www.installationmastersusa.com
www.tpcb.org
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C, MO
PC, C, MO
UL On-line Certifications
UW Extension Certified Programs
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc
University of Washington
C
Voluntary Plumbing Inspector
Certification
Voluntary Mechanical Inspector
Certification
International Association of Plumbing
and Mechanical Officials
C
www.ul.com/
www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/ceh/ceh
_hta.asp
www.iapmo.org/pages/GetCertified.aspx
Postsecondary Degree Options
Pathway
PC
Title/Type/Descriptor of
Certification Program
Architectural Engineering
PC
Architecture
PC
Architecture
Chemical Engineering
PC, C
Civil Engineering
C
Construction Engineering and
Management
C
Construction Management
PC, C
Electrical Engineering
PC, C
Energy and Power Management
March 9, 2016
Issuing
Organization
College or
University
Source for Contact Information
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/Colleges_and_Universities/Gradu
ate_Programs__Colleges__U/Architectural_Engineering__Gra/architectural_engineerin
g__gra.html
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/Colleges_and_Universities/Gradu
ate_Programs__Colleges__U/Architecture__Graduate_Program/architecture__graduate
_program.html
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/Colleges_and_Universities/Engine
ering__Colleges__Univers/engineering__colleges__univers.html
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/Colleges_and_Universities/Gradu
ate_Programs__Colleges__U/Chemical_Engineering/chemical_engineering.html
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/Colleges_and_Universities/Gradu
ate_Programs__Colleges__U/Civil_Engineering/civil_engineering.html
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/Colleges_and_Universities/Gradu
ate_Programs__Colleges__U/Construction_Engineering_and_M/construction_engineeri
ng_and_m.html
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/Colleges_and_Universities/Archit
ecture__Colleges__Univer/architecture__colleges__univer.html
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/Colleges_and_Universities/Gradu
ate_Programs__Colleges__U/Electrical_Engineering/electrical_engineering.html
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/Colleges_and_Universities/Gradu
ate_Programs__Colleges__U/Energy___Power_Management/energy___power_manage
ment.html
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PC, C
Energy Management and Policy
PC, C
PC
Engineering
Engineering Design
C, MO
Engineering Management
PC
Geotechnical Engineering
PC, C,
MO
PC, C
Landscape Architecture
PC
Mineral and Mining
Engineering
PC, C
Structural Engineering
PC, C
Surveying
Mechanical Engineering
March 9, 2016
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/Colleges_and_Universities/Gradu
ate_Programs__Colleges__U/Energy_Management_and_Policy/energy_management_a
nd_policy.html
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/Colleges_and_Universities/Constr
uction_Management__Colle/construction_management__colle.html
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/Colleges_and_Universities/Gradu
ate_Programs__Colleges__U/Engineering_Design/engineering_design.html
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/Colleges_and_Universities/Gradu
ate_Programs__Colleges__U/Engineering_Management/engineering_management.html
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/Colleges_and_Universities/Gradu
ate_Programs__Colleges__U/Geotechnical_Engineering/geotechnical_engineering.html
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/Colleges_and_Universities/Gradu
ate_Programs__Colleges__U/Landscape_Architecture/landscape_architecture.html
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/Colleges_and_Universities/Gradu
ate_Programs__Colleges__U/Mechanical_Enginering/mechanical_enginering.html
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/Colleges_and_Universities/Gradu
ate_Programs__Colleges__U/Mineral___Mining_Engineering/mineral___mining_engin
eering.html
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/Colleges_and_Universities/Gradu
ate_Programs__Colleges__U/Structural_Engineering/structural_engineering.html
http://www.constructionweblinks.com/Organizations/Colleges_and_Universities/Gradu
ate_Programs__Colleges__U/Surveying/surveying.html
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