The Certification Institute for Municipal Clerks (CMC) and Master Municipal Clerk Academy (MMC) are held biannually at The University of Alabama's Tuscaloosa campus. The two are designed to assist and educate municipal clerks in their ever-expanding responsibilities.

Through these biannual training institutes, Alabama clerks have the valuable opportunity to learn from experts and each other on best practice procedures for their municipalities. The program offers solutions to common problems and helps municipal clerks extend their critical professional capacities at all levels of government. The CMC and MMC training institutes are offered twice per year in Tuscaloosa.