American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA)<\/a> FenestrationMasters program. Depending on individual career plans and personal goals, engineers can stop at the FenestrationAssociate level certification or continue to certify as a more advanced level FenestrationMaster.<\/p>\nAdditional career path certification options for advancement include credentials from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the Construction Specifications Institute as well as Engineer in Training (EIT) and Professional Engineer (PE) credentials. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe applaud YKK AP for establishing AAMA\u2019s FenestrationMasters program as the foundation for their engineering curriculum,\u201d said Rich Walker, president and CEO of AAMA. \u201cWe developed this coursework and certification program with the goal of educating professionals on topics covering the full breadth of the fenestration industry. As a member of AAMA for more than 20 years, YKK AP has a long list of significant contributions for both the association and the industry. Their career development program is just another example of forethought and innovation that will lead to an exceptionally knowledgeable workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n
The key to the program\u2019s success is its use of progressive levels within the job function allowing employees the opportunity to take on new responsibilities within their current role while developing their competencies in other engineering disciplines. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe beauty of this program is you don\u2019t have to wait for a vacancy in order to grow at our company. You need to do a good job, push outside your comfort zone, evolve your skills and capabilities, and you will be recognized,\u201d Stepe said. \u201cContinuous learning and personal motivation will enable any engineer to progress and advance at YKK AP America.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
YKK AP America has launched a formal career development program for its existing and future engineering employees. The program provides a clear and objective means by which engineers can foster personal and professional development, as well as grow within the company and the fenestration industry. The engineering program adds to a series of existing, successful<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[202],"tags":[1983,7678,1485,2262,7679,6096],"ppma_author":[48795],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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