The Certified Public Manager® Program is offered as a daytime program.
 Program Objectives |
Upon completion of this program, CPM graduates will be able to:
- Demonstrate high levels of public service commitment, personal integrity and continuous learning
- Effectively align resources and lead people to accomplish goals.
- Practice results-driven management
- Lead agency processes to establish goals, measure and report on performance and outcomes, and act as effective change agents
- Meet organizational goals through effective planning
| Curriculum |
The Graduate School and Rutgers University-Newark Campus have designed the curriculum around a series of competencies, which OPM maintains are necessary for government managers to perform well in the 21st century. The Leadership Effectiveness Inventory outlines these competencies: creative thinking, planning and evaluation, customer orientation, management controls, financial management and technology management.
An orientation session opens the program with a review of the latest trends in public administration and a self-assessment of each participant's skills and abilities. During this week individuals meet with Graduate School faculty and Rutgers University–Newark Campus coaches. They also map their individual program with their CPM mentors.
The instructor-led seminars and directed learning activities focus on leadership and management, technical and quantitative skills, analytical and conceptual skills, and human skills. Courses are offered on the principles and practices of public administration, and individuals study performance measurement, technology applications, communications, leading change, results-driven management, problem-solving and decision-making, and ethics for results-oriented environments.
An additional program component is a self-directed developmental project designed for the practice of new skills and the application of new knowledge by the participant for the benefit of his or her organization. An evaluation process concludes the program.
Upon successful completion of the program, participants may become members of the American Academy of Certified Public Managers, a network of federal, state and local government leaders and managers.
Courses:
- Public Management and Ethics in the 21st Century
- Leading People in the Public Workplace
- Leading Change
- Ethics in Results Oriented Management
- Performance Measurement and Budgeting
- Policy for Federal Managers
- Management Decision Making and Problem Solving
- Project Management
- Leading Essentials
- Coaching Skills for Today’s Leaders
- Clear Writing Through Critical Thinking
Online courses:
- Technology and E-Governance
- Interpreting and Presenting Data
- Public Performance Measurement
- Strategic Planning and Management
- Capstone Project Planning and Development
For information on tuition and dates, and to register, visit:
our online catalog
or call 888-744-GRAD.
The Certified Public Manager program is available to cohort groups and agencies by contract.
| Kansas Program |
Through a partnership with the University of Kansas, the Graduate School offers the program to federal employees on an open-enrollment basis in Kansas and neighboring states that do not have CPM programs. Visit:
http://www2.kuce.org/pmc/cpm/
To learn more about the program.
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