Become a Certified RSA Roofing Company
RSA began its certification and training offerings in order to help ensure proper roof system installation to reduce product failure and homeowner dissatisfaction. The program goes hand-in-hand with our in-depth and flexible workmanship warranty program and is designed to help your business succeed.
Highly satisfied customers with quality installations that are warrantied for extended periods helps increase referral business and marketing-assists through social media and word-of-mouth marketing.
Our program is administered directly by Roofing Standards of America, based on a combined curriculum developed in part by the Roofing Contractors Association and ASTM Roofing Standards. Our standards include specifying, testing, and evaluating the dimensional, mechanical, and performance requirements of various forms of roofing systems.
Eligibility for Certification
RSA recognizes Companies as Certified RSA Installers based on a combination of work experience and successful completion of a course of training an examination based on the body of knowledge and applied skills needed to properly install asphalt roofing systems and accessories. Company principals with a minimum of three years of installation experience and who meet our clearance requirements can become an RSA Certified Company. Those with fewer than three years of experience can still attend a training course as a non-certification participant or as an apprentice installer as an employee of a certified company; however, for an apprentice installer, certification cannot be achieved until the required experience is completed.
How to Get Certified
Upcoming Workshops
- Specifying Impact-Resistant Roofs – This workshop looks at the latest technology in the manufacture of impact-resistant shingles and helps identify best practices in roof system design when specifying impact-resistant materials.
- Design Essentials for Low Slope Roof Performance – This training session provides an in-depth look at different types of low-slope roof systems, including comparisons, pros and cons, code requirements and more.
- Design Essentials for Steep Slope Roof Performance – This workshop evaluates different steep-slope roof systems, including comparisons, pros and cons, code requirements and more.
- Damming the Ice Dams – A Tutorial on Ridge Venting and Proper Air Flow – This workshop is designed for contractors in colder climates who want to develop practical methods to expand their ice dam remediation business.