PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATION Professional Development The leaders of CMAA had the vision and foresight to establish a lifetime professional development program for managers at all stages of career development. Its structure establishes tangible career benchmarks by which you can measure your progress and strive for increased levels of competence. Club Management Institute CMAA’s continuing education program is directed by the Club Management Institute (CMI). CMI develops and maintains programs that offer club managers the most advanced principles and precepts of professional club management. • CMI annually conducts more than 100 programs and makes arrangements for more than 150 speakers throughout the year for chapters, regional meetings and the CMAA World Conference. • The chapter workshop program was created to bring education to the grassroots of the Association — the individual member. • Regionally, chapters join together for programs to discuss management matters specific to particular geographic locations. • Other programs such as online education and independent study courses provide professional development opportunities for the manager and a host of benefits to the manager’s club. Business Management Institute The Business Management Institute (BMI) is a university-based curriculum for executive level professional development in the club management profession. BMI serves as an extension of the Club Management Institute and provides advanced professional development opportunities for managers at specific levels of their professional careers. Each of the Business Management Institute programs is offered at a major university hospitality program: • BMI I — Georgia State University • BMI II — California Polytechnic University, Pomona • BMI III — Michigan State University • BMI IV — Cornell University • BMI V — University of Nevada, Las Vegas • BMI Certification Review — Georgia State University • BMI Food and Beverage Management — University of Houston • BMI Golf Management — World Golf Village, St. Augustine, FL • BMI International — St Andrews, Scotland • BMI Wine and Food Experience — Culinary Institute of America (Greystone Campus) • Team Building and Team Processes in Private Clubs (BMI online course) 98