PURPOSE: To increase the knowledge, skill and expertise of the public service manager; to create leaders who are ready, willing and able to build and maintain high performing organizations.
PROCESS: Upon approval of your application, you will join with a group of management peers and begin learning and applying what you learn immediately in this learning group (cohort) and at work. High engagement through group discussion, activity, critical thinking and practice as well as pre-work, reading, home work and the completion of a group project with organizational impact are all aspects of the OCPM learning experience.
PAY-OFF: Upon successful completion of OCPM you will have the expertise and competencies to maximize personal and organizational performance. Graduates of OCPM receive the official designation of Certified Public Manager® (CPM), exemplifying recognized standards for excellence in public management and leadership. Specifically, you will apply the knowledge and skills found in the competency model below.
CONTACT:
Brandi Robinson
Voice: 614.728.5429
Email: brandi.robinson@das.ohio.gov
Certified Public Manager Competencies
Click the model below to view the OCPM competencies. Click here to view the course curriculum.
Who Should Attend
- Eligible candidates for the Ohio Certified Public Manager (OCPM) program must supervise staff, manage, influence or participate in your unit/program's budget** and be exempt from bargaining units.
- Participation is voluntary, dependent on approval by the candidate's government agency. Eligible government agencies are municipal, county, township, federal, special district, state, and regional governments.
- Candidates for the OCPM program must commit to completing the entire program, usually within a two-year period.
- Candidates for the OCPM program must complete the required application and receive the endorsements of her/his immediate supervisor or division/office chief and agency director or designee.
- The rigor of the CPM program requires a high degree of conceptual ability, reading comprehension, and written and verbal communication skills.
**This may include: developing budget priorities and providing budget requests, modifications, or adjustments to senior staff; developing spending plans; monitoring and controlling expenditures to ensure that the unit/program resources are expended in ways that support the organization’s mission.
If you have questions regarding your eligibility for the OCPM Program, please call 614.728.5429 or 466.4855.
How To Apply
Click here to download the application for the OCPM Program. You may complete the application electronically but you must print, add your signatures and send it to the Office of Learning & Professional Development. The document requires Adobe Acrobat Reader software to open and print, and is 712K in size.
OCPM Application Instructions
- Secure approval through your agency from your immediate supervisor and agency/organization director.
- Complete the Training Application including your signature in the agreement section if you are using the Exempt Professional Development program funds for state employees of Ohio.
- Check that all requirements listed below are completed and included in application package. Applications must contain all requested signatures, information and attachments. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
The candidate must provide the following documents as a separate attachment package to the application:
- A resume or curriculum vitae that includes positions you have held with government agencies, your managerial positions, and educational background.
- Two (2) letters of recommendation:
- One letter must be from the immediate supervisor and the other must be from the agency director or authorized designee.
- The letters must signify approval for release time, endorsement, and indicate the employee to be:
- A high performer who can handle the additional challenges and demands of the program (one team project and several assignments completed out of of class).
- An individual who demonstrates sufficient skills to be successful with producing the three program deliverables – (oral and written communications skills; critical thinking abilities; and strategic thinking abilities.
Applications are reviewed as they are received for admission to the next available cohort. Applicants are notified of acceptance within 30 days of the beginning of the program.
CPM Resources
Click to download the Ohio Certified Public Manager Program Brochure.