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Certified Associate Construction Manager® (CACM®)

Construction Management Association of America

Certification

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The Certified Associate Construction Manager® (CACM®) recognizes professionals who have chosen a career in construction management and voluntarily met the prescribed criteria of the construction management certification program with regard to formal education, field experience, and demonstrated capability and understanding of CMAA’s Standards of Practice.

Format

Hybrid

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Detailed information about this program

Becoming a CACM Before beginning the process, CMCI strongly recommends you first watch the video to determine whether the CACM is appropriate for you and if you are on track to become eligible. If you have determined the CACM is right for you, applicants are required to read the Application Handbook to learn about how to achieve the CACM. How does the CACM Program Work? The CACM application is available online. Applicants must provide contact information for references who can verify the experience listed in the application. Once the references verify that the applicant meets the requirements, that candidate is approved to take the CACM exam. The candidate may then schedule to take the test on their own personal computer or in person at an approved test center. (Note: the examination software is not compatible with government computers, tablets, or phones.)

Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Organize a construction management project by establishing project team structure, roles and responsibilities, and a construction management plan across all project phases
  • Develop and maintain project procedures manuals and management information systems to support documentation communication and reporting throughout the project lifecycle
  • Conduct project meetings and conferences including pre-design design procurement and preconstruction meetings to coordinate team activities and communicate project requirements
  • Review and distribute design documents including drawings specifications and contract agreements to ensure accurate and timely information flow to project team members
  • Assist with public relations activities and project funding documentation to support owner communications and stakeholder engagement during the design phase
  • Support the bidding and contracting process by assisting with bid advertisements solicitation pre-bid conferences bid openings and contract award documentation
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Construction Managers11-9021.00
  • Construction and Building Inspectors47-4011.00
  • Construction and Related Workers, All Other47-4099.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certification)

  • Building code compliance inspections — conduct routine site reviews across multiple trade disciplines, documenting deficiencies and initiating corrective actions with limited oversight.
  • Quality control programs — implement established QC procedures, track non-conformances, and verify closure of corrective actions on mid-scale commercial projects.
  • Construction activity schedules — develop and maintain CPM-based project schedules using scheduling software, adjusting sequences to address emerging delays in familiar site conditions.
  • Progress and cost tracking reports — prepare and submit periodic budget variance and earned-value reports to owners and stakeholders using project management software.
  • Subcontractor and craft crews — supervise daily field operations, resolve work-sequence conflicts, and enforce safety requirements across multiple trades on site.
  • Labor dispatch plans — analyze trade workflow demands and issue crew deployment schedules aligned with project phase requirements and available workforce capacity.
  • Owner and design-team meetings — participate in project coordination meetings, raise construction concerns, and document agreed resolutions for distribution to field teams.
  • Subcontract agreements — review subcontractor proposals, negotiate scope and schedule terms, and process contract amendments within delegated authority limits.
  • CAD and document management software — retrieve, mark up, and distribute revised drawings and submittals to ensure field teams work from current design documents.
  • Risk identification logs — recognize and escalate common project risks related to schedule, cost, and safety to the project manager with supporting data.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
23%
Placement Rate
60%