Ohio Certified Public Manager

Participant Benefits

For the participant:

• Enhancement of managerial skills while learning and applying innovative theories and practices of public management

• Development of leadership skills through workshops and work-related projects

• Acquisition of a broad set of management skills—from budgeting and financial management to public policy analysis—that meet the needs of today’s public managers who often assume several roles in the workplace

• Opportunity to work with highly-regarded course instructors who have considerable management and training expertise

• Enrichment of work experience through work-related projects

• Professional certification as a Certified Public Manager, a designation awarded by similar programs accredited by the National Certified Public Manager Consortium in 20 states, the District of Columbia, and the federal government

• Establishment of a network of public managers regionally and statewide

• Enrollment in sought-after training classes, such as Change Management, Leadership Skills, and Manager’s New Role

For more information , please contact:

Pat Jones, OCPM Southwest Region Site Manager  

Center for Urban & Public Affairs

Wright State University

3640 Colonel Glenn Highway

225 Millett Hall Dayton, Ohio 45435

Phone: (937) 775-2174

E-mail: patricia.d.jones@wright.edu