CTEF's Advanced Installer Certifications (ACT) Listing

Proud to Have Earned the ACT Designation!

The Advanced Certifications for Tile Installers (ACT) program evaluates the skills and knowledge of tile installers and currently offers certifications in seven specific areas of tile installation.  An installer may choose to become ACT-certified in one or more of these areas:

• Large Format Tile & Substrate Preparation
• Membranes
• Mortar (Mud) Floors
• Mortar (Mud) Walls
• Shower Receptors 
• Gauged Porcelain Tile and Gauged Porcelain Tile Panels/Slabs 
• Grouts

ACT certification in each area is granted upon successfully completing a written online test - designed to measure the installer's understanding of applicable ANSI specifications and TCNA recommended methods - and a field test conducted by trained, third-party evaluators who assess the installer's skills under real-life conditions. 

On this page, we proudly list all of those who have earned the ACT designation. They are Qualified Labor whose tile installation work exhibits best practices endorsed by the entire Tile Industry.

Large Format Tile & Substrate Preparation (LFT)

Membranes

Mortar (Mud) Floors

Mortar (Mud) Walls

Shower Receptors

Gauged Porcelain Tile and Gauged Porcelain Tile Panels/Slabs

Grouts

To Become ACT Certified, You Must Be Pre-Qualified

Installers wishing to become ACT-certified must be pre-qualified in one of two ways:

• Be a Certified Tile Installer (CTI) through the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation; or
• Be a journeyman tile setter who has successfully completed the apprenticeship program conducted by the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

For more information on ACT certifications, contact CTEF or call 1-864-222-2131. You can also contact the International Masonry Institute (for installer members of IUBAC) or 1-800-JOBS-IMI.