Indiana Certified Public Manager Program

 

The Bowen Center for Public Affairs offers a unique training opportunity for Indiana public managers and their supervisory personnel. The Indiana Certified Public Manager Program is offered exclusively by the Bowen Center for Public Affairs as a key initiative of its Institute for Public Service. The Indiana CPM Program provides government employees with a comprehensive course of study that has recognized public management theories and best practices at its foundation. The program trains public managers to apply these theories and practices to the challenges they face in public service.

 

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National Accreditation

The National Certified Public Manager Consortium, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, establishes and enforces accreditation standards for the CPM programs offered in approximately 40 states. The Consortium authorizes only one organization in each state to provide CPM training. As a member of the Consortium, the Bowen Center for Public Affairs is the exclusive provider of Certified Public Manager training in Indiana.

The accreditation guidelines demand intensive study, application of important concepts, and completion of significant projects. Participants are required to demonstrate their proficiencies in seven fundamental public management competencies:

• Personal and Organizational Integrity
• Developing Self
• Managing Work
• Public Service Focus
• Leading People
• Change Leadership
• Systemic Integration

 

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Local Application 

The National Certified Public Manager Consortium provides the framework for the course of study, but the managing organization in each state decides how best to tailor and administer the program to meet local needs. To create a curriculum relevant to Indiana's specific challenges, the Bowen Center for Public Affairs assembled a diverse advisory board of public managers from across Indiana. Drawing on issues and challenges from their own experiences, the advisory board members help shape the coursework and requirements of the Indiana Certified Public Manager Program.

 

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Receiving A Certificate

The CPM program consists of 300 hours of learning activities, which are completed in two to three years.

The learning activities include classroom training, application exercises, workshops, and other projects that require participants to apply their newly-acquired management skills to problems and issues within their workplace.

Each public manager who completes the entire course of study will receive the nationally recognized designation as a Certified Public Manager. Participants may choose to complete only the first phase of the training and receive a designation as a Certified Public Supervisor.

 

To be eligible for the program, applicants must be employed in public service and be recommended by their supervisor.

For more information about training topics, schedules and the application process for the Indiana Certified Public Manager program, please visit www.bsu.edu/bowencenter or contact Dr. Charles Taylor at Ball State University cdtaylor@bsu.edu 765-285-8794