The leading voice for the crushed stone, ready mixed concrete, sand and gravel, and cement industries' community.
PELA is a 10-month hybrid program with online and in-person educational sessions and networking opportunities.
Careers in the Aggregates, Concrete & Cement Industries
The Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association (PACA) is the industry’s unified voice, representing more than 200 member companies across the state.
Creating a unified and strong voice for our industry.
PACA monitors and analyzes local, state and federal regulations and advocates for a balanced approach by the regulators.
PACA builds a bridge between our members and our partners at PennDOT, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission along with Pennsylvania’s construction industry to further the use of our materials to the benefit of the commonwealth.
One of the most effective tools in government relations for an industry is a robust advocacy/grassroots strategy.
In the last legislative session, we contributed over $275,000 to our political champions.
November 2025 at Hotel Hershey in Hershey, PA (PACA members only event).
PACA offers comprehensive concrete certification programs for ACI, NRMCA, and PennDOT in the central Pennsylvania area.
Membership has its privileges - most of PACA's events are open to PACA members only.
PACA conducts numerous education and training events during the year.
Choose concrete for your next parking lot project.
Streets built with concrete are built to last, consider concrete for your next project.
Concrete's strong, resilient and the choice for your next building or bridge.
PACA works with the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) to convert your parking lot or building project to concrete without hurting your bottom line.
PACA drives a member-approved strategic plan to increase market share and engages specifiers and owners on the value of concrete in their projects.
This program provides free continuing education to the design and specifying communities. There are currently four courses available, ranging from 30 minutes to 60 minutes focused on the cement, aggregates and concrete industries. You'll receive a certificate of completion once you pass a quiz. The bookmarking feature allows you to leave the course and resume where you left off when you return.
There are three levels of installation certification and this program is the entry level or technician. You must start at the technician level and you progress to the other levels with project experience.
ACI 522.1-13 includes language which requires personnel certified in pervious concrete to be on the installation crew at each project.
ACI 522.1-13 prerequisites:
Prerequisite is technician level, ACI flatwork finisher certification and documented 10,000 square feet of installation experience.
Prerequisite is technician level, installer level and a performance evaluation and documentation of 1,500 hours of pervious concrete work, or documentation of 3,000 hours of pervious concrete work experience.
This is an opportunity to certify your crew so that you are qualified to bid on projects mandating ACI 522 compliance.
NOTE: Since the release of ACI 522.1-13, the requirements for installing pervious concrete have been upgraded and the former specification requiring five (5) technicians is no longer a prerequisite.
Our program consists of: Six (6) hours of classroom training followed by the exam and placement of pervious concrete. Don’t get caught shorthanded. Be sure you have enough trained individuals.
If you have additional questions regarding this certification, please contact Ken Crank.
The program is delivered in one (1) module and it should take approximately 30 minutes to complete. You will receive a certificate of completion once you pass the quiz. The bookmarking feature will allow you to leave the course and resume where you left off when you return.