Certified Public Manager Certificate

The Certified Public Manager^® program is a nationally accredited comprehensive management development program open to managers in federal, state, and local government as well as nonprofit agencies. The program’s primary goal is to improve the performance of public and nonprofit sector managers and the organizational performance of state, local and federal governments and nonprofit organizations.

This is a comprehensive course of study by which public and nonprofit managers can acquire and apply the best practices and theory to their management behaviors and strategies using prescribed sets of professional competencies. The curriculum uses theory as the foundation and applies it to practical problems facing the participant, their agency/department, and the citizens.

Four learning units are divided across three semesters. The learning units are:

• Leading People and Developing Self
• Managing Work
• Working Beyond Boundaries 
• Capstone