Connect with your GAF Territory Manager
To schedule or attend an EVS presentation, reach out to your GAF Territory Manager.
CARE Contractor Training Center
Count on training from the Center for the Advancement of Roofing Excellence to fit your goals and the way you prefer to learn.
Learning with GAF
To thrive in this industry, it’s not enough to build roofs. You need to build hands-on skills, product knowledge, business expertise, and much more. That’s why GAF CARE offers such a wide range of learning opportunities — to help you build your business.
On Demand Learning
Choose from hundreds of on-demand prerecorded courses to view when and where you want.
Hands On Training
Get in-person, hands-on training in residential and commercial roofing technologies, from installation experts
Business Seminars
Discuss business best practices with respected industry experts, and gain the strategic insights you need to reach your goals.
Courses on demand to fit your schedule
Whether you want to become a roofer, are an established roofing pro heading for certification, or want quality training for your crews, CARE training is available in person and virtually, where and when you want it.
Steep-slope
Choose from a wide range of courses on installation, selling to homeowners, offering financing, and many more.
Low-slope
Find resources to hone skills from measurement to maintenance, including the popular Roofing it Right video series.
Clases ofrecidas en español
Many CARE classes are offered en español by native Spanish speakers.
Live Instructor-Led Training
Some of the best trainers in the industry lead interactive sessions and answer your questions in real time. Virtual and in-person classes are available.
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Gain in-depth knowledge from respected experts
Choose from a wide range of business-building courses, led by experienced, seasoned roofing pros, ready to deliver focused, in-depth seminars on the topics that matter to you and your employees.
Recruiting
Learn strategies and techniques for attracting and retaining the high-quality, highly motivated talent your company needs.
Development and Planning
As a business leader, you’re playing the long game. That’s why EVS offers budgeting, planning, and business development seminars to help you create and implement effective long-term growth strategies.
Selling
Whether you’re looking for fresh in-home selling strategies or want to master the nuances of negotiation, EVS offers you and your team a wide range of market-proven insights.
Maximizing opportunities
Find out how successful contractors use financing, insurance knowledge, codes, and storm strategies to help their customers deal with their roofing challenges.
Other ways to learn
Protecting what matters most includes promoting the career growth of roofing industry professionals like you. In addition to CARE training, GAF offers a variety of learning opportunities to meet you where you are, with the resources you need.
Roofing Academy
Classroom and on-the-roof training helps new roofers prepare for successful new career.
Architect Continuing Education
Earn continuing education credits with our certified building and roofing science curricula
Connect with a local rep
Our local representative can help create unique learning opportunities for you and your team.
Training Documents
For a self-guided learning experience, explore our vast library of training documentation.
Meet Our CARE Trainers
Our diverse team of GAF CARE trainers draws on decades of real life, on-the-roof experience.
Meet Chino Alvarado | National CARE Training Manager
Meet Andres Beltran | CARE Training Lead at GAF
Meet Mito Fuentes | The Company We Keep by GAF Roofing
Professionals recommend CARE
Pros from every level of the industry — single-roofer start-ups, multi-crew small businesses, and multi-state enterprises — count on CARE to hone the skills they need to achieve their goals. Here’s what some of them had to say.
Why take a CARE training course? | GAF Roofing
CARE: Center for the Advancement of Roofing Excellence. Real testimonials from real CARE participants.
In-Home Selling | GAF Roofing
See how professionals are using the new In-Home Selling training program, presented by CARE for GAF Certified and Master Elite Contractors, to make in-home selling more effective, and their companies more successful.
CARE Contractor Training Testimonial: William Frank of Allan Frank Roofing | GAF Roofing
Learn why to attend a commercial roofing CARE training with William Frank of Allan Frank Roofing. Hear first hand from a commercial roofer about GAF's CARE trainings that provide roof guidance you can't get anywhere else. To learn more about CARE Contractor Training, visit https://www.gaf.com/en-us/for-professionals/care-contractor-training-center Watch related videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL57CUjbCtZ63ygv7kkRHSV_HKi1AJbniR More homes and businesses in the U.S. are protected by a GAF roof than by any other product. We are the leading roofing manufacturer in North America, with plants strategically located across the U.S. As a Standard Industries company, GAF is part of the largest roofing and waterproofing business in the world. Connect with us: Find us at: https://www.gaf.com/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaf/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gafroofing Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GAFRoofing/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gafroofing/
CARE Contractor Training Testimonial: Richard Luimes of Summit Point Roofing | GAF Roofing
Learn why to attend a commercial roofing CARE training with Richard Luimes of Summit Point Roofing in Michigan. Hear first hand from a commercial roofer about GAF's CARE hands-on trainings that provide professional experience that you can't get anywhere else. To learn more about CARE Contractor Training, visit https://www.gaf.com/en-us/for-professionals/care-contractor-training-center Watch related videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL57CUjbCtZ63ygv7kkRHSV_HKi1AJbniR More homes and businesses in the U.S. are protected by a GAF roof than by any other product. We are the leading roofing manufacturer in North America, with plants strategically located across the U.S. As a Standard Industries company, GAF is part of the largest roofing and waterproofing business in the world. Connect with us: Find us at: https://www.gaf.com/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaf/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gafroofing Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GAFRoofing/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gafroofing/