Apply Now for Class of 2025 of Schaefer Center's Md. Certified Public Manager Program
May 15, 2024
Contact: Office of Advancement and External Relations
Phone: 410.837.5739
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Applications are now being accepted for the Class of 2025 Maryland Certified Public Manager Program offered by the Schaefer Center for Public Policy at The University of Baltimore. Applications are due by July 12.
The Maryland Certified Public Manager Program (CPM) is a leadership development program accredited by the National Certified Public Manager® Consortium. The 300-hour academically grounded, job-relevant program requires participants to complete a capstone project for their agency to improve a service, reduce costs, or increase revenue.
The 2025 program is fully funded and will be offered entirely online combining live online instruction, and discussion with self-paced learning, built upon a set of core competencies. Training will include interactive classes, projects, and readings. The overall goal of the program is to develop world-class leaders for Maryland public service.
"The Certified Public Manager program is a competency-based learning program that provides excellent instruction, leadership, and coaching," says Susan O'Neill, executive director of the Upper Shore Regional Council and a CPM alumna. "It encouraged me to rethink and reevaluate the creation of public value for my organization. Additionally, I found the insight and experience of my classmates invaluable."
The Maryland Certified Public Manager Program has a limited number of funded spaces available for managers and executives from state, local, municipal government, and non-profit organizations in Maryland for 2025. Eligible applicants can attend the program at no charge to them or their agency The program is open to supervisors and managers living or working in Maryland who work for a government (local, state, or federal), quasi-governmental, or nonprofit organization.
The Schaefer Center is the only authorized provider of Certified Public Manager Training in Maryland. The program is accredited by the National Certified Public Manager Consortium and is one of 44 CPM programs across the United States and the Netherlands.
Apply online at the Maryland Certified Public Manager Program website.
For additional information, contact Diane Geiman, training manager, or Dr. Ann Cotten, director of the Schaefer Center for Public Policy and the Maryland Certified Public Manager Program.
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