The Wisconsin Certified Public Manager Program

Description:

The Wisconsin Certified Public Manager (WCPM) is a nationally accredited professional development program for public managers that offers training and consultation services for government agencies and employees and challenges of the public management profession. Individual CPM classes are open to all public managers; you need not be a candidate in the certificate program to attend.

Requirements for certification

The certificate program consists of three phases, totaling over 300 instructional hours.

• Phase I focuses on supervisory training and assessment of managerial skills; it concludes with a written project.
• Phase II contains 7 required management core courses and 15 management electives in organizational management, personnel management, public policy, quantitative methods and resource management. It concludes with a take-home review.
• Phase III brings together training from the previous phases in case studies, a simulation, an applied project and leadership seminar.

See the Web site for the WCPM program for further information about certification requirements (http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/cpm) or contact Robbi Dreifuerst at 608- 262-3830 or rdreifuerst@dcs.wisc.edu.

Location of courses

WCPM courses may be offered throughout the state; most classes are held in Madison. WCPM classes can be offered for individual agencies or government units upon request. Please contact Robbi Dreifuerst (see below) for more information.

In addition we now offer several online courses. See the PDAS online classes page for more information about learning online.

Find details about all face-to-face and online public management courses at the CPM Web site.

Veterans please note

Eligible Wisconsin veterans, enrolled in part-time classroom study, may qualify for reimbursement of costs incurred in taking courses offered by the University of Wisconsin. Contact your County Veterans Service Officer for details.

Upcoming Workshops:

Individual WCPM classes are open to all public managers and leaders; you need not be a candidate in the certified program to attend. Online and self-study courses are also available.

Descriptions and details are listed in the continuing studies catalog or on the WCPM website.

• Advanced Issues in Ethics
• Benchmarking for Program Improvement
• Certificate in Project Management: Part I
• Certificate in Project Management: Part II
• Ethics, Values, and the Public Manager
• Executive Writing: Effective Workplace Communication
• Facilitating Effective Meetings
• Generational Communication
• Keys to Coaching Your Employees
• Leadership
• Leading and Managing from the Middle
• Management Assessment for Personal Planning and Development
• Managing Managerial Time and Stress
• Media Relations
• Preparing RFP's and Bids
• Presenting Yourself to One or Many
• Problem Analysis and Problem Solving
• Productivity and Quality Improvement
• Program Evaluation Techniques
• The Public Management Profession and Environment
• Records Management: A Primer to Managing, Maintaining and Surviving Your Own Data
• Strategic Planning and Goal Setting
• Supervising Supervisors
• Using Succession Planning and Mentoring to Chart the Future
• Using Systems Approaches in a Chaotic World

Contact:

Susan Paddock: 608- 262-2576; E-mail: spaddock@facstaff.wisc.edu
Robbi Dreifuerst: 608-262-3830; E-mail: rdreifuerst@dcs.wisc.edu

For an application form or a copy of the current training calendar, call 608-262-3830/1741; e-mail: rdreifuerst@dcs.wisc.edu.

For a brochure or other information, contact Robbi Dreifuerst at 608-262-3830 or rdreifuerst@dcs.wisc.edu.

Visit the Wisconsin Certified Public Manager Program Web site at http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/cpm.