Registration Now Open for Turner’s School of Construction Management
September 06, 2011
Turner Construction, in partnership with the Daniel’s College of Business at the University of Denver, has opened registration for their 2011 School of Construction Management training course. This eight-week course is offered free of charge to small, minority, and women-owned businesses in the Denver metro area.
This year’s program will begin on September 27, 2011 with classes being held every Tuesday evening through November 15, 2011 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at the University of Denver. Courses will be led by various business professionals including Turner staff members as well as a construction lawyer from Moye White. Topics will include: Green Building, Project Delivery Systems, How to Run Your Business, How to Get Paid, Estimating/Procurement, BIM 101, Scheduling, Accounting Basics, Field Operations/Safety, and Sales and Marketing.
Turner’s Denver Business Unit, in conjunction with the University of Denver has hosted this course for the last 11 years. The Turner School of Construction Management is the oldest community outreach program in Turner’s history. It was initiated in 1969, one year after their Affirmative Action Department was created. It soon became an opportunity to develop strategic business relationships with minority and women-owned firms.