Through an interactive series of modules, the Alliance administers and designs training institutes to service both businesses and individuals in the construction industry. These programs are as follows:

Construction Business Management Institute (CBMI)
The Construction Business Management Institute (CBMI) holds two, eight-week sessions with classes taking place two nights a week. Men and women attend these classes with hopes of becoming more viable candidates for upcoming construction projects in Greater Atlanta.

The CBMI curriculum is designed by the Alliance to provide education and a greater understanding of the construction industry. The CBMI instructors offer their expertise in construction, engineering, architecture, design, law, accounting, insurance, communications and marketing. Certificates of Completion and Continuing Education Credits are awarded to each student who successfully completes the sessions.

A networking reception culminates the completion of each session providing an opportunity for participants to interface with important industry executives, program/project managers and other key decision makers attending the function.

Construction Skills Development Institute (CSDI)

The CSDI is designed to train, recruit and retain a prospective workforce from the underemployed, unskilled and displaced workers throughout Atlanta. The CSDI provides them with the necessary elements to become skilled craft and construction workers.

Phase I of this program was instituted in 2002 with 9 students from the Construction Program at George Washington Carver High School. The students participated in an eight week job skills training and internship program preparing them for work in the construction industry.

The following companies participated in the program’s pilot stage and will be asked to support the program in the future:

· United Forming
· New South Construction
· H.J. Russell and Company
· Beers/Skanska
· International Aviation Consultants
· FAD Consulting, LLC
· Benise Dowling

Alliance Academy
The Alliance Academy (Academy) is an innovative technical assistance tool developed in the fall of 2002. The mission of the Academy is to promote enhanced business performance by delivering on-going personalized technical development focused on aggressive growth that builds capacity, capability and increases opportunity for participating firms. Participation criteria for students of the Academy are:
· The Bonding criteria is $1 million and above
· Must have 5-7 years of ownership experience
· Must be from the Atlanta Region
· Must be certified by the City of Atlanta as a Recognized Certified Business
· Must possess three verifiable professional references.

The objectives of the Academy are to gather a group of firms that are ready to participate in a “managed growth” strategy with the goal of evolving them from sub-contractors to Prime Contractors.

In 2002, the Alliance impacted over 1,300 individuals through its Technical Assistance efforts.

· United Forming
· New South Construction
· H.J. Russell and Company
· Beers/Skanska
· International Aviation Consultants
· FAD Consulting, LLC
· Benise Dowling