Certification

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In 1990 the International Maintenance Institute (IMI), recognizing the need for industry standards, developed its first Maintenance Certification Program for General Industry. It offers three levels of certification for the skilled trades or technicians and two levels for maintenance management.  

In 2001, the Institute developed a customized Certification Program for the Water/Wastewater Industry offering three technical levels and one technical/management level.  

IMI will customize certification programs for other large, specialized industries. Call the IMI Executive Office: (203) 626-9739 or E-mail: goudreauassociates@aol.com for details.

The IMI Certification Program is based on testing. All levels of certification are earned by passing a written comprehensive exam or by passing a series of end-of-unit exams. Exams are conducted only by proctors appointed by the International Maintenance Institute, and only under the strictest of conditions to ensure credibility and integrity. All exams are “closed-book”.

The International Maintenance Institute requires that candidates for certification meet certain prerequisites. The candidate must submit documentation that establishes they meet the requirements, along with their application for certification testing. The documentation may be in the form of: copies of diplomas, degrees, certifications, and/or confirmation on their employer’s letterhead. Submission may be submitted to their proctor, or directly to the IMI Executive Office:

International Maintenance Institute 

P.O. Box 404 

Wallingford, CT 06492 

(203) 626-9739

goudreauassociates@aol.com

The required prerequisites, by industry, for each level of certification may be found by going to our Certification Prerequisites section.

For those lacking the required Prerequisites, please check out an option by going to In-Training Certification section. This option will not only benefit individuals who want to improve themselves, but it will allow educational institutions, Technical and Community Colleges and Trade Schools, to add value to their course offerings designed for the maintenance field.

All categories of Technical Certification, except CMT I and CWWMT I, require a prior IMI certification. Candidates are encouraged to take one test at a time, and await results before testing for the next grade. However, due to the fact that testing opportunities may be limited in some cases, participants are permitted to take next-grade exams before receiving results for the prerequisite(s), as long as the prerequisite exam(s) was (were) attempted. In such cases, however, if the candidate passes the higher-level exam(s), but fails the prerequisite test(s), no certification is awarded. A record is kept of those exams completed successfully, and advanced-grade certification will be automatically awarded upon passing the prerequisite(s).

The passing score for all IMI certification exams is 70%.

Any exam candidate who fails an exam may re-test after 60 days from the date he or she last took the exam. This time is to be used for remedial training.

Any exam candidate who is not personally known to the proctor responsible for the exam is required to provide photographic identification before being registered and given an exam booklet and answer sheet on the day of the test. Acceptable identification includes, but is not limited to: driver’s licenses, government identification cards, passports, and military identification.

The fees for all exams, re-exams, and certification are:

Member: $150.00

Non-Member: $270.00

Following the successful completion of the required examination(s) for a specific certification level, the IMI Certification Award is valid for two years.