MCAA’s Institute for Project Management (IPM) is a unique educational opportunity designed by mechanical contractors, for mechanical contractors. This two-week program provides intensive, in-depth coverage of a host of topics essential to successful mechanical project management. The IPM is designed to provide attendees with real-world skills that can be taken back to their companies and immediately applied to their work.

Taught as a combination of lecture and problem-solving workshops, sessions are presented by a both industry experts and professional educators, all of whom have practical experience in the field of mechanical contracting. The IPM curriculum is constantly evaluated and developed to keep pace with the ever-changing demands of the industry. In addition to practical lessons learned in the classes described below, the IPM provides peer-to-peer learning and networking opportunities that are every bit as valuable as the in-classroom learning.

Suggested Attendees

Project Managers/Engineers with 3+ years of project management experience, foremen transitioning to a PM role, superintendents or general foremen with management responsibility, and estimators transitioning to a PM role or currently managing work that meets the following criteria:

1. Managing projects with profit/loss responsibility;
2. Assisting in the management of projects;
3. Managing projects with or without jobsite staff; and/or
4. Managing multiple projects.

Project Managers/PEs/APMs with less than 3 years of experience are encouraged to attend the Preparatory Institute for Project Management.

Registration

Each IPM class takes place over a two-week period and is divided into two sessions. The second week-long session starts several months after the first week’s session concludes. Courses always take place April (Week I) and September (Week II); and October (Week I) and January (Week II).

• All registration will be done online, via this page.
• Registration for the spring-start IPM course will open on January 30^th of 2025 at noon EST. (Week I: April 6-11; Week II: September 21-26, 2025).
• Registration is done on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Companies may enroll up to two PMs per year - one in the April-start programs, and one in the October-start programs. This means that in January, companies may enroll one PM in either Class 93 (Sunday-start) or Class 94 (Monday-start), but not both.
  
  • Note: For the purposes of IPM registration, each company office that is a separate dues-paying entity will be considered its own company.
• To register yourself, or someone else, both the registrant and the individual completing the registration must have an MCAA account. Registration requires an MCAA user account.
  • To create a new account please click here.
• Tuition is $4,750 per student, and does not include the cost of accommodations. IPM participants are now required to book their own accommodations at the event venue and will receive emailed instructions on how to do so once they have registered for the program.
• All questions about registration and payment should be directed to events@mcaa.org.