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Hands-On Training

CCI's concrete countertop training and support program is designed for professionals who are serious about building a successful concrete countertop business.

Far more than just a class on how to make pretty concrete, our hands on concrete countertop training teaches you how to build high-quality countertops, prevent problems, minimize callbacks and mazimize profitability. Here's how:

• You'll get solid information from an engineer:

  Our instructor, Jeffrey Girard, P.E., is a licensed professional civil engineer who personally teaches all classes. He will teach you far more than just the basics of creating concrete countertops. He will educate you on how to utilize different materials and methods and why they work.

  To see what engineering can accomplish, read about some of the high-performance countertops Jeff has designed and taught students to create.

• We don't sell proprietary products:

  The Concrete Countertop Institute does not push products. Our no BS approach helps you find the best materials from the best vendors. We don't push proprietary products on you. All classes teach inexpensive, versatile, high-performance from-scratch mix designs, and our textbooks include lists of all the equipment and materials you need and where to get them directly from the manufacturer. This means you get the best prices on the best materials and equipment, not overpriced proprietary products.

• Learn not just how, but why:

  Our classes are extremely comprehensive, teaching you not just how to make concrete countertops but WHY to do it that way. You will completely understand mix designs, reinforcing, sealing, etc. so there is no more trial and error or experimenting. You will have total confidence in your countertops.

Our classes are designed exclusively for professionals who want to make concrete countertops as a business. If you want to have a successful business, not be a starving artist, learn from The Concrete Countertop Institute.

Hands on classes:

• Intensive Precast Countertops - 3 days, $1795
  • Consider joining the Guided Technical Success Program to continue working closely with Jeff Girard and other alumni in non-competing areas. Get weekly Q&A calls with Jeff, technical discussion forums, and be matched up with 5 other non-competing businesses for peer support and accountability.

• GFRC for Countertop Pros  - 2 days, $995 (Prerequisite: Intensive Precast Countertops or at least one year of experience)

• Choose all 5 days of both Precast and GFRC training for just $2595, and save almost $200!

Still not sure CCI training is right for you? Does this sound like you:

• You are serious about your concrete countertop business and want to learn from a trusted source, not base your business on online forums full of misinformation and varying opinions.
• You want to minimize mistakes and callbacks, and increase profits.
• You believe that manufacturing technically superior products that provide long-term performance is key to gaining market dominance and growing your business.
• You want the freedom to choose your own materials and not buy a mysterious proprietary mix.
• You want to understand why concrete countertop construction is done a certain way, not just blindly follow a recipe.
• You don't like taking shortcuts, but you do want to avoid the pitfalls.
• You take pride in producing high quality designs for the most discerning clients.