{"id":4423,"date":"2014-02-20T20:18:31","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T20:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/member_news\/turner-school-of-construction-management-is-officially-open-for-registration\/"},"modified":"2014-02-20T20:18:31","modified_gmt":"2014-02-20T20:18:31","slug":"turner-school-of-construction-management-is-officially-open-for-registration","status":"publish","type":"member_news","link":"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/member_news\/turner-school-of-construction-management-is-officially-open-for-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"Turner School of Construction Management is officially open for registration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\tThe Turner School of Construction Management is officially open for registration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\tWe are also looking for organizations that would like to be a part of our networking fair on May 14, prior to the graduation ceremony, from 4:30 &ndash; 6 PM at Howard University&rsquo;s Blackburn Ballroom.&nbsp; If your organization is interesting in having a booth set up at the fair, please contact me for more details.<\/p>\n<p>\t<strong>What is the Turner School of Construction Management?<\/strong><br \/>\tThe Turner School of Construction Management for Small, Women-Owned and Minority-Owned Businesses is the oldest community outreach program in Turner&rsquo;s history.&nbsp; Initiated in 1969, the program has since become an opportunity to develop strategic business relationships with minority and women-owned firms. Today, the Turner School of Construction Management is offered in more than 30 of Turner&rsquo;s offices nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>\t<strong>The Turner School of Construction Management Advantage<\/strong><br \/>\tAttending the Turner School of Construction Management provides subcontractors with the following advantages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\t\tMeet other MWBE&rsquo;s that have similar experiences<\/li>\n<li>\t\tDevelop a relationship with Turner Construction and learn how to do business with a larger general contractor<\/li>\n<li>\t\tDevelop a relationship with the partners of the Turner School<\/li>\n<li>\t\tEnhance your managerial, technical and administrative expertise<\/li>\n<li>\t\tLearn how to make your company more visible to larger contractors in order to be more competitive for winning subcontracts<\/li>\n<li>\t\tStudents gain access to Turner&rsquo;s Online University for additional courses<\/li>\n<li>\t\tGraduates receive a Certificate of Completion which can be sent to contractors to verify that you are a qualified subcontractor<\/li>\n<li>\t\tAfter graduation, Turner School participants will be invited to participate in&nbsp; Turner&rsquo;s Graduate School of Construction Management which covers more advance topics such as Building Information Modeling, LEAN and Sustainable Construction as well as more detailed insight on how to succeed as a MWBE contractor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t<strong>2014 TSCM at Howard University<\/strong><br \/>\tThis year, the Turner School of Construction Management will be hosted by the DC Small Business Development Center, a collaborative initiative of Howard University, the US Small Business Administration (SBA) and the District of Columbia small business community.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\t\t8-Week Program that Meets Every Wednesday<\/li>\n<li>\t\tCourses run Wednesday, March 19 &#8211; May 14&nbsp; from 6:00 &#8211; 9:00 PM<\/li>\n<li>\t\tClass Location:<br \/>\t\tHoward University &#8211; School of Business<br \/>\t\t2nd Floor Auditorium<br \/>\t\t2600 6th Street, NW<br \/>\t\tWashington, DC 200059<\/li>\n<li>\t\tFree Parking Available After 5 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t<strong>Registration Website<\/strong><br \/>\t<strong><a href='http:\/\/www.turnerschool.eventbrite.com'>www.turnerschool.eventbrite.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\t<strong>Social Media Post<\/strong><br \/>\tTurner School of <a href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/construction'><strong>#Construction Management <\/strong><\/a>for DC is now open for registration! Check out the website for information on classes <strong><a href='http:\/\/www.turnerschool.eventbrite.com'>www.turnerschool.eventbrite.com<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp; or download the classes <a href='\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Turner_School_of_Construction_Management_2014.pdf'><strong>flyer<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Turner School of Construction Management is officially open for registration.&nbsp; We are also looking for organizations that would like [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4424,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4423","member_news","type-member_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Turner School of Construction Management is officially open for registration - Washington Building Congress<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/member_news\/turner-school-of-construction-management-is-officially-open-for-registration\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Turner School of Construction Management is officially open for registration - 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