Flatwork Associate & Adv. Flatwork Finisher

PRE-CLASS INSTRUCTIONS
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Thank you for your interest in becoming certified as an ACI Advanced Concrete Flatwork Finisher or Concrete Flatwork Associate. In order to meet the growing demand of this program, we have recently made some changes in order to offer it as a one-day session. Historically, ACI offered this session as nine hours of review with a two-hour written examination, over the course of four weekday evenings. Although the time spent on review has now been reduced to five hours, the requirements placed upon the students to pass the examination remain the same.

Your course workbook is intentionally supplied to you in advance of the scheduled session date. We strongly recommend that you thoroughly study the workbook prior to attending the session. There will only be a review of each chapter section, and clarification of the main core concepts; there is not enough time to review every concept and application of this course in depth. The responsibility lies upon the student to have a strong understanding of the required content before arriving to this session.

As a reminder, applicants having a minimum of 4,500 hours of concrete finishing experience (2+ years), who pass the test will be Certified Advanced Concrete Flatwork Finishers. Applicants who pass the test, but do not have the required work experience, will be Certified Concrete Flatwork Associates.

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, well-prepared, and we hope you find this instruction a valuable learning opportunity. Please bring a simple-use calculator (smart phones and TI “graphing” calculators are NOT allowed), a photo ID and a #2 pencil.
 

**** AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ****

In regards to requests for accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is not the Sponsoring Group’s responsibility to judge whether or not the individual could do the job if certification is granted. The Sponsoring Group’s only concern is whether or not the individual’s request for accommodation can be provided for and is reasonable. Under the act, the individual making the request must provide written documentation from a doctor or other healthcare provider. The individual must also provide a reasonable amount of lead time to fulfill the special request. We recommend that you include your ADA policy on your web site and/or certification registration forms. The following is provided as an example: 

“If you have a disability that may impact your participation in this activity, please check here and append a statement regarding your disability-related needs. Someone will contact you prior to the program to discuss accommodations. We cannot assure the availability of appropriate accommodations without prior written notification of need.”

Upon receipt of a request for ADA accommodation please contact John Nehasil at john.nehasil@concrete.org for further instruction. Be sure to copy aciscc@cox.net on your request!