Welcome to the Web site for the Wisconsin Certified Public Manager Program.

Innovative government ideas, programs sought for Gladfelter competition. Public workers with innovative ideas on how to improve the quality and efficiency of government in Wisconsin are invited to compete for the Lloyd D. Gladfelter Awards. More details... Congratulations to our recent CPM graduates! See image below. 2008-2009 schedule now posted The schedule of classes to be held on the UW–Madison campus from October 2008 through June 2009 is now available. More details... Enterprise Leadership Academy The CPM Program is collaborating with the Office of State Employment Relations to offer an Enterprise Leadership Academy. This series of leadership classes focus on developing advanced leadership skills. For more information, see www.ela.wi.gov. Colleague Group You now have two options for completing the CPM certification: our traditional open-enrollment format or as part of a Colleague Group. The open-enrollment schedule is posted under Upcoming Classes. The current Colleague Group, which attends a set schedule of two classes per month and finish the program in 2 years, began in March 2008. More details...

The Wisconsin Certified Public Manager Program (CPM) is a nationally-accredited management development certificate program specifically for managers in federal, state and local government and in tribal and non-profit organizations. The program prepares you for the challenges and unique demands 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.

What's new for candidates?

• Meet our instructors. Currently featured: Jeff Russell.
• Online courses for managers and elected officials can be taken as part of the CPM program!
• Find application forms, evaluations and other WCPM publications available to download.
• Tell a friend or colleague about these programs.

Please subscribe to our CPM listserv to receive a once-monthly preview of upcoming classes. You can subscribe or unsubscribe yourself at any time. We will not share your e-mail address. Interested? To join send a blank e-mail message to join-cpm-classes@lists.wisc.edu. If you have any questions about the list, e-mail Shannon Schaefer at cpm@dcs.wisc.edu.

Wisconsin Certified Public Manager Program mission

To contribute to the continuous improvement of public services by providing an educational program offered on an in-service basis to government employees.

The Certified Public Manager Program is committed to:

• Contributing to the professional development of Wisconsin’s public sector employees;
• Sharing the educational resources of the University of Wisconsin System;
• Strengthening the capacities of Wisconsin’s state, county, and municipal governments to carry out their responsibilities; and
• Serving as the knowledgeable and well-informed voice in Wisconsin on all matters relating to inservice public sector training and education.

Core values of the Wisconsin Certified Public Manager Program:

• Human beings are valuable, and organizations’ most important resource.
• Human beings want to be productive.
• Organizations can support human productive activities.
• Management is an important activity in supporting human productivity and achieving organizational outcomes.
• The management of public organizations is no better or worse, or more or less difficult, than that of private organizations, but it is different.
• The individual public manager can make a difference.
• Public management is a high calling.

Why should you enroll in Wisconsin CPM courses?

• To enhance your administrative, technical, analytical, management and communication skills.
• To obtain the training necessary for effective management.
• To join statewide and national cadres of professional public managers, learning from and with representatives of other governmental units.
• To participate in a program with the highest standards, with quality control and with a record of continuity.

To register for our classes call 608-262-0810 or 800-725-9692.

Innovative government ideas, programs sought for Gladfelter competition

Public workers with innovative ideas on how to improve the quality and efficiency of government in Wisconsin are invited to compete for the Lloyd D. Gladfelter Awards.

The competition, administered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Political Science, annually recognizes problem-solving and resourceful ideas generated by non-elected government employees which lead to the improvement of federal, state, county or municipal public services.

Winners receive a cash prize, an award certificate and are honored at an awards ceremony. The deadline for entering the competition is Dec. 15.

Nominations are judged on their creativity, feasibility and potential impact.

Last year, the award went to Jeff Gloyd, La Crosse County's special waste manager, for his program for keeping unused medications out of the waste stream. During its first seven months of operation, the program safely disposed of more than 8,000 pounds of prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Established through a gift from the Milwaukee Foundation Corporation to the UW Foundation, the awards are named for a former Milwaukee Journal government reporter.

Congratulations to our 2008 graduates!

Twelve managers from Wisconsin state and local government became Certified Public Managers in a ceremony held at the Wisconsin State Capitol on September 12, 2008.

Front row, L to R:  Christina Keeley, Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds; Lynne McFarlane, Wisconsin Department of Administration; Jackie Owens, Wisconsin Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection; John Fellows; Paula Carow, Rusk County; Amy Volkmann, Town of Verona.

Back row, L to R:  Tim Carey, Wisconsin Department of Administration; Dave Shaw, Wisconsin Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection; Laura Ellingson, Wisconsin Department of Administration; Mary Lybeck, UW-Madison; Ed Neckar, Wisconsin Department of Health Services; Steve Mael, Wisconsin Department of Administration.

Photograph at top of page by Jeff Miller