January 14, 2024 at 9:14 p.m.
By Jonny Suchor.
Find out how NRCA PROCertification® helps contractors and redefines roofing business benchmarks.
NRCA PROCertification® units the roofing business’s excessive normal for excellence in roof system set up, making certain licensed installers possess the mandatory abilities and expertise for high quality work.
The Nationwide Roofing Contractors Affiliation (NRCA) addresses the problem of recruiting and retaining high quality expertise within the roofing business. Implementing profession path improvement {and professional} development initiatives is a strategic transfer to draw and retain people who excel in roofing. As a contractor, using NRCA PROCertified(R) installers may help your organization stand other than the competitors. Whether or not your PROCertified staff are roofing foreman, service and upkeep technicians, steel, slate, EPDM, modified bitumen or different roofing particular, the NRCA has a certification path in your group. And similar to final yr on the Worldwide Roofing Expo (IRE), at IRE 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada at sales space #5931, there shall be reside demonstrations of the ProCertification examination.
“Everyone’s been listening to about PROCertification,” says Jared Ribble from NRCA, however what are the {qualifications} for getting it?
These eligible for the certification should have a minimum of two to a few years of expertise of their designated subject. Relying on the specified certification, there’s a multiple-choice eligibility examination, along with a hands-on abilities evaluation. Installers (or crew members – writer’s selection) looking for certification obtain an project forward of time and are requested to finish the evaluation whereas demonstrating the widespread duties they do day-after-day on the job as a roofer. Contractors have the choice of getting a Certified Assessor conduct the evaluation on a mockup or can submit a video and photos of them performing particular duties on a job or on a mockup. Hear from Jared Ribble about what to anticipate in the course of the steel panel roof methods installer examination carried out on a mockup.
Nonetheless making an attempt to resolve if getting PROCertified is well worth the time and funding? Take recommendation from NRCA Certified Assessor John Scheh, “Incomes the PROCertified steel panel roof methods credential provides you that skilled recognition you’ve been looking for. You’ll be able to share that certification with all people to inform the world you’re a true craftsperson.”
As a contractor, you will need to be trusted forward of time along with your professionalism and the standard of your roof system installations. David Crowther, president at CFS Roofing Companies, explains why he prefers staff who’re PROCertified, saying, “The very best a part of having NRCA PROCertified installers is instilling delight in crew members whereas inspiring others who need to take part. It reinforces the talent degree for high quality workmanship and experience.”
And for these attending IRE 2024, be sure to cease by the NRCA sales space #5931 to see a reside demo of the PROCertification examination!
Word to writer from JR-NRCA: The worth of PROCertification to the roofing contractor is that when the 2 or three crew leaders are sporting their purple badge exhibiting “I Am PROCertified” the remainder of the crew needs it as properly and raises their high quality recreation.
Additionally, when a contractor is utilizing subs, they’ll now have proof (the purple badge) of who on the subcontract crew has had their abilities verified.
Contractors concern certifying their employee, and so they depart. It is a reliable concern, however our statistics present that 92% of the PROCertified installers are nonetheless with the corporate that they have been employed by after they acquired their certification.
Jonny Suchor is a author for the Espresso Outlets and AskARoofer™. When he isn’t working, he may be discovered within the mountains on a fly fishing or snowboarding journey.