The Cornerstone Institute

The Cornerstone Institute is the world-class training and workforce development division of Cornerstone Concilium.

The Cornerstone Institute:

Supports underrepresented students

Provides career training and employment opportunities for youth, displaced workers, military veterans, women, people with disabilities, and others who are under-represented in the workforce

Provides Specialized Curriculum

Features a combination of specialized and customized curriculum, on-the-job training, site tours, professional development activities, and overall life skills support

International Internships

Includes an international program that offers internship opportunities domestically and abroad

100% Employment Rate

Has a 100% employment rate for those who apply for jobs after graduation

Empowers Students

Empowers students with the necessary insight and skills to successfully compete in a global job market

Career Changing Curriculum

Award Winning Leadership

Job-Ready Courses

Professional Courses

The following are the seven progressive programs offered by the Institute.

The guiding principles behind these programs is Budo, the Way of the Warrior.

 Exercising Bujitsu, the Science of War with Kata, a preset pattern of choreographed movements containing embedded combative techniques, makes technical mastery the goal of martial arts training.

The Institute’s progressive programs likewise guides its trainees through the technical mastery of the industry, beginning at the Foundation Level with a White Belt, and ascending to the highest Industry Level, with a Red Belt.

White Belt

White Belt teaches the basic fundamentals of various professions, such as, Architecture,
Engineering, Construction Technology, Real Estate and Urban Planning.
  

Blue Belt

The Blue Belt builds on white belt by giving its students insight into how things are
practically done in the industry.
  

Purple Belt

Purple Belt gives students a detailed overview of the duties of an Office Engineer and Field Engineer. Students undergo training on ways to enhance their skills and become better qualified to compete for these roles. 

Warrior Series

Warrior Series is a seminar series of different topics for each belt level. One-time sessions take place for a few hours during the week.

Brown Belt

Brown Belt introduces students to concepts of Construction Technology and Services Management. Students will learn about the correlation and coordination between a Scheduler, Estimator, Contract Administrator, Quality Control Inspector and a Resident Engineer for the completion projects. In-class seminars and lectures from industry experts will help them enhance their career and compete for higher positions in their fields.

Black & Red Belts

The Black & Red Belts belong to our Executive Programs in Leadership. These programs are designed to help participants exercise effective collaborative methods of leadership in their organizations and leverage the leadership potential of all members of their teams. Participants focus on developing their own leadership skills and personal influence, as well as exploring strategies for building a team of strong individuals who will support each other, deal with tough problems in an efficient manner, and take accountability for results. 

These highly customized executive education programs focus on providing participants with an opportunity to learn in a world class academic environment with peers from around the world. Black & Red Belt also offers a unique curriculum customized for leaders facing the opportunities and challenges of an innovation-driven, radically changing marketplace and society. The curriculum includes classroom sessions in seminar series with expert faculty, a discussion panel with noted venture capital leaders, and informal discussions with industry luminaries and other keynote speakers.

Recent Course Offerings

SFMTA

6 week classes

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Facilities

12 week classes

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Securing Contracts (DGS)

Online Self Paced

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Popular Courses

Facilities Leadership

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Warrior Series

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Why Learn with Us:

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Established for Over 40 Years

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Over 500 Graduates

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Located in the Heart of San Francisco & Online

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World Class Educators

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Learn From Home

Online Learning Options

Beginning in 2022, Cornerstone Institute will be offering virtual as well as in person learning.

About US

Our Story

The Cornerstone Institute for Anointing (Cornerstone) has been delivering award-winning, world-class, unique, professional development and workforce training since 1986.

Cornerstone began with a vision of helping young disadvantaged people in the underserved communities of San Francisco Bay Area.

The program started with simple mentoring and teaching workshops held in Cornerstone’s conference room every Saturday with mostly high school kids. Cornerstone was at the forefront of Diversity Equity and Inclusion before it was coined a term. We understand the history of racial inequities and the disparate impact this has had on communities of color. Black, Indigenous, and Other People of Color (BIPOC) have been marginalized, disenfranchised, exploited, and left out of opportunities.

The Cornerstone Institute provides a way to address these wrongs by providing a job accessibility pipeline, helping other minority owned business and leaders succeed, and by creating opportunities for BIPOC. Over the years, Cornerstone’s Institute has received recognition, proclamations, accolades and awards from industry groups, institutions, and community groups. These include Congress, mayors, large non-profits, industry groups, and national publications that have recognized Cornerstone for our unique way of giving back to our communities.

Graduates

Instructors

Courses

TESTIMONIALS

What our students say:

My involvement with CIA programs has remarkably changed my life. CIA programs has given me a great opportunity to become a professional and has opened plenty of doors for me to learn and build a career. Cornerstone helped me get on the right path in my life and also helped me grow as a man.

Cameron Johnson

Learning Japanese for BusinessCornerstone Graduate, 2010
Assistant Document Control Specialist
Highland Hospital Project, Oakland

My life has tremendously changed as a result of my involvement in the Programs. Supported my development as a student, a professional, and as a person. The people involved in are dedicated, knowledgeable, and genuine in their quest to help people change their lives.

Brandon Hemphill

Cornerstone Graduates, 2008
Document Control Administrator BART Warm Spring Extension Project

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