Training Classes
Friday and Saturday training classes are not included in the conference registration fee but can be added to conference registration.
Full Conference registration is not required to register for training classes.
Training-only registration does not include Summit sessions or events. To attend any Cities United Summit session or event, you must register for the full Summit.
Once onsite, you may register for classes based on classroom space availability. To register on site or ask about availability, visit the registration desk at the Omni Atlanta at Centennial Park Hotel.
What meals are included?
Six-hour classes
Breakfast, lunch and afternoon refreshment break
Three-hour classes (Friday morning)
Breakfast and lunch
Three-hour classes (Friday afternoon)
Lunch and afternoon refreshment break
Course Materials
Presentation slides and other class materials that the instructor is making available for training institute classes will be available on the GMA website no later than one week in advance of the class. These materials will also be available on the GMA Mobile App. Generally, hard copies of class materials will not be provided onsite.
If your preference is to have a hard copy of the class materials for reference during your class, please make plans to print your materials and bring them with you.
Training Transcripts
If you're in need of accessing transcripts for yourself or for other city officials in your city (if you are the clerk or the authorized city employee), simply log into the GMA website here: GMA Login. Once you've logged in, that link will change into a menu of links. If you've taken classes in the past, you can look up your own transcripts from the menu. If you're a city clerk or other authorized city employee, you may access transcripts of others for your city with the "View Other Transcripts" link in that same menu.
If you would like guidance for earning training certificates through the Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute, please contact Aileen Harris of the GMA staff at aharris@gacities.com.
If you are seeking guidance on earning certification through the Georgia Clerks Education Institute, please contact the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at clerks@uga.edu.
Onsite Registration
Once onsite, you may register for classes based on classroom space availability. To register on site or to inquire about class availability, please visit the registration desk at the Omni Atlanta at Centennial Park Hotel.
Training Credit Requirements
To receive training credit through the Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute, a participant must attend the entire class.
Six-hour Classes
Anyone:
- arriving more than 30 minutes after the class begins
- leaving class repeatedly
- leaving the class early
will not receive credit.
Three-hour Classes
Anyone:
- arriving more than 15 minutes after the class begins
- leaving class repeatedly
- leaving the class early
will not receive credit.
Class Completion Forms
At the end of class, participants can complete the class completion form online (preferred) or on paper.
Once an online form is submitted, the participant will receive a QR code that must be presented and scanned by the instructor to officially mark attendance.
Paper forms must be signed by the participant and the instructor and given to the instructor at the end of class.
Class instructors will not scan or sign class completion forms if the attendance criteria above are not met.
Payment Requirement
To receive credit, the registration fee must be paid in full.
To attend any Cities United Summit session or event, you will need to register for the Cities United Summit separately from your training classes.
The following meals and refreshment breaks will be provided.
Six-hour classes include the following: breakfast, lunch and afternoon refreshment break.
Three-hour classes include the following: for Friday morning classes, breakfast and lunch; for Friday afternoon classes, lunch and afternoon refreshment break.
Video/Sound Recording & Live Streaming
Participants must not record, live stream, or otherwise transmit video or sound from any training session without express written permission from the UGA Carl Vinson Institute of Government Public Service Training and Leadership Faculty and the GMA Deputy Director of Training. Participants acknowledge that any such materials, should such permission be granted, will be the exclusive intellectual property of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government or GMA, as appropriate.
Any person who records, streams, or transmits material without obtaining such written permission shall be immediately asked to leave the training session and will forfeit any paid fee without obtaining training credits. The name, likeness, voice, and/or appearance of any participant or presenter will not and shall not be utilized by any party to create new works via artificial intelligence without express permission.
Questions?
If you would like guidance for earning training certificates through the Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute, please contact Aileen Harris of the GMA staff at aharris@gacities.com.
If you are seeking guidance on earning certification through the Georgia Clerks Education Institute, please contact the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at clerks@uga.edu.