Academy of Construction and Real Estate

ACRE is a business-orientated centre of excellence that provides education and training, professional development and mentorship programmes aimed at construction and real estate professionals and practitioners on the African continent towards shaping mastery in professional practice, developing emerging talent and training in best practice skills.

Through applying best practices in training, evidence-based knowledge development, academic support programs, and professional mentorships, ACRE stands best positioned to take major issues and challenges facing the development of practical skills and mastery and advancing leadership talent in construction and real estate on the African continent.

Our approach is based on four fundamentals central to the advancement and transformation of education and skills development provision in construction and real estate on the African continent. The fundamentals are academic support, candidacy and mentorship, education and training, and research and market intelligence.

Our fundamentals align with our vision for a transformed built environment sector and economic empowerment through knowledge development and education – a transformation already taking place. ACRE aims to contribute to the acceleration over the coming decades.