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Article: Certified Public Managers program: a history; Modeled after the certified public accountant experience, which features state societies and a national organization, the certified public manager certification is available today in 25 states and the District of Columbia.(SERIES: PUBLIC MANAGER TRAINING)
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- The Public Manager
- Article date:
- September 22, 2004
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Imbued with the philosophy that well-trained public managers provide better service to the public, a small band of Georgia educators and state officials in the mid-1970s formed the genesis of what is now the Certified Public Managers (CPM) program.
Twenty-five years later, these programs continue to offer professional development opportunities for many public administrators and managers throughout the United States. Today, they are available in 25 states and the District of Columbia. The primary participants are federal, state, and local public employees, but, in some states, representatives of nonprofit and tribal organizations may be eligible to enroll in CPM ...