Construction Superintendent Certification Program Details
Built for Companies & Individuals
Whether you want employees to train independently or together as a team, this program fits your goals. Choose a self-paced track or launch a cohort model using NCCER’s ready-to-go facilitator guide. Cohorts encourage regular group discussions, shared insights, and team-building through hands-on activities.
Assess and Advance Your Team
Use the included Superintendent Assessment to:
- Evaluate current field leaders
- Identify skill gaps with a personalized report
- Create targeted upskilling plans
Those who meet the requirements and pass earn a national certification. Those who don’t? They get a clear path forward to grow and succeed.
Pricing
For organizations that purchase more than one program at a time, NCCER offers a volume discount. If you purchase five or more complete programs simultaneously, NCCER will apply a 10% volume discount. This discount cannot be applied to past purchases.
Full Programs
Fully Facilitated Program |
$3,825 |
National cohort facilitated by NCCER Master Trainer – includes all 16 courses and assessment |
Full Program |
$3,475 |
Includes all 16 courses and assessment, without a facilitator |
Other Options
5-Course Bundle |
$1,875 |
Choose five courses to create a custom bundle |
Assessment Only |
$795 |
Includes one assessment exam |
Remediation Per Course |
$329 |
This price is per course, for remediation after the assessment has been taken. |
Facilitator Cohort Program
Participants complete an online course every two weeks, then join a live, instructor-led session at 1:00 PM EST (12:00 PM CST) via Zoom to review and reinforce their learning.
•Facilitated by NCCER Master Trainer
Jesse Hernandez
•Topics include leadership, ethics, contracts, risk management and project closeout
•$3,825 per participant
Course Details
Each of the sixteen courses is designed to engage learners and support comprehension. An introductory course is included to provide a learner with everything they need to know to be successful. Each course includes:
- Learning Objectives help prepare and set expectations for what learners will learn in each course.
- Learn and Engage Lessons provide instruction using text, audio, scenarios and videos that provide practical and actionable lessons on key topics. There is also a feature that offers additional opportunities to enhance learning.
- Apply and Reflect Activities provide opportunities to put new learning into practice.
- Continue Learning provides practical forms, checklists, guidelines, expert videos and links to recommended reading that helps expand the learning experience.
- Review and Practice Questions at the end of each course help ensure comprehension of the materials and practice for taking the end-of-program assessment. The Review and practice tests can be taken as many times as an individual likes to prepare for the certification assessment.
- How Did We Do? Each course concludes with an opportunity for you to share your thoughts and feedback about the learning experience in that course.
The 16-course outline:
- Leadership, Ethics, and Communication
- Quality
- Information Management
- Scheduling
- Work Planning
- Cost Control
- Contracts and Procurement
- Resource Management
- Human Resources
- Change Management
- The Risk Management and Claims Prevention
- Legal Concepts and Regulations
- Constructability
- Site Logistics
- Project Closeout
- Safety and Health
Certification
Participants will earn the NCCER Superintendent Certification upon:
- Passing the rigorous program-level assessment
- High school diploma plus four years of verifiable, qualified experience or Bachelor’s degree in construction management plus two years of verifiable, qualified experience
Please note that qualified experience, regardless of job title, must be from periods during which:
- You acted as the leader and single point of responsibility for construction performance for an entire project OR a significant, defined major portion or a specific scope as a specialty contractor.
- Your specific areas of responsibilities included safety, cost, schedule, quality, compliance, resource management, site logistics, and contract partner relationship management.
Support for Facilitated Cohorts
Running a group through the program? We’ve got you covered.
The Program Overview & Facilitator’s Guide includes everything you need to lead a successful training experience.
- A step-by-step guide to the program and certification process
- A sample facilitator plan, learners’ guide, and helpful tips
- Tools to deliver online, instructor-led, or blended learning
- Flexibility to add your company’s own training content
Perfect for companies, associations, and training centers that want to grow their next generation of foremen—together.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is the content delivered?
- An easy-to-access, online program that is mobile friendly. Learners can train anytime, anywhere.
- Individuals can work at their own pace and complete the program without any guidance.
- The program can also be delivered to a cohort within a company led by a facilitator. Organizations are encouraged to include their company-specific information as part of the cohort delivery.
- NCCER is in the process of developing a national cohort model for companies who want the cohort experience for their employees but do not have a facilitator to run the program.
What are the benefits of having learners take the program as self-paced online learning?
- For your company, assigning learners to take the course as self-paced online training makes it easy to get started immediately.
- For participants, self-paced online learning gives them the flexibility to gain new skills while on the go. Participants can fit training into their busy schedules without
sacrificing time on the job. - Training in this way also allows aspiring or experienced foremen to learn at their own pace and apply new knowledge directly in the field, boosting quality, safety and productivity on-site.
How do participants measure their learning during the program?
- Within each lesson, participants encounter Check Your Understanding questions to help them measure their learning progress.
- Review and Practice questions at the end of each course provide a way for the learners to evaluate their understanding of the full course content and practice for the end-of-program assessment. These questions provide real-time feedback on right or wrong answer choices to help learners build their understanding and their confidence prior to the assessment
How is the program organized?
- The Construction Superintendent Certification Program includes 16 online courses that present instruction through text, audio, scenarios, videos and activities.
If I decide to create a facilitated model, what type of facilitator is needed?
- You do not have to set up anyone as a facilitator, but if you would like to set up a cohort to have a group go through the program together, you will have access to a facilitator guide that explains how to set up the cohort, best practices, and activities to do when meeting virtually or in person.
- Selecting a facilitator is totally up to you. This individual may be an experienced superintendent, a company trainer, or anyone else you feel has the time, knowledge and skills to effectively engage with the group and apply the concepts to your organization’s practices.
- If you would like suggestions and/or referrals to qualified facilitators, NCCER can help! Please reach out to the Workforce Development Solutions team.
What are the responsibilities of the facilitator?
- The specific responsibilities of a facilitator are at your discretion. Suggested responsibilities include:
- Reviewing the provided facilitator guide
- Familiarizing themselves with the program content
- Determining the frequency of group meetings (e.g., weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly)
- Assigning learners and providing schedules and deadlines
- Setting expectations for the group and creating a community of learning
- Organizing and setting up meetings
- Addressing questions related to course content
- Utilizing the pre-designed activities
- Encouraging learner accountability for completion and setting them up for success
- Helping learners apply program concepts
How can we be sure this program is effective?
- The program was designed and created with industry subject matter experts, technical writers and instructional designers to ensure the program was developed to meet quality online learning standards.
- The program includes clear learning objectives, authentic content, engaging activities, review questions and an end-of-program assessment.
- The end-of-program assessment evaluates the knowledge of the learner and provides a personalized training prescription that shows which areas or knowledge domains the learner has mastered and the domains that may require remediation. You can give the assessment before a learner takes the course and after to see the increase in knowledge.
- You will have access to a dashboard in our learning platform that allows you to see learner progress through key course components and monitor grades and completions.
Do experienced Superintendents need to complete the training to get certified?
- The program includes an assessment designed to evaluate your experienced superintendents. If they meet the experience requirements and pass the assessment, they earn certification without having to go through the training. Additionally, the assessment generates a gap analysis report, highlighting their strengths and areas for improvement, which can be aligned with training to support additional upskilling.
Where do participants upload their experience requirements?
- Visit NCCER.org and click the Support button in the top-right corner.
- Alternatively, you can use this direct link: Construction Superintendent Certification Experience Verification form
How many times can participants take the assessment?
- Participants are allowed two attempts to pass the assessment. Each time the assessment is taken, it generates a gap analysis report highlighting strengths and weaknesses directly tied to the training for upskilling.
- For those who don’t pass, this report provides a clear training plan — a focused prescription to address areas of improvement before retaking the assessment.