Certificate in Public Administration - School of Continuing Education, University Of Wisconsin

	Certificate in Public Administration
	Students in this program are supervisors, managers and administrators as well as those seeking to be promoted to those positions. Core workshops and the electives enhance the analytic capability and skill in managing a range of public and nonprofit services, including elected office, public works, social services, health and public safety. Workshops are taught by UWM faculty and ad hoc faculty who are or who have been public managers. The gap between practice and theory is bridged through small group exercises, case studies and the brainstorming of nonprofit and public constraints managers face. Should you wish to earn the Certificate, five core workshops (48 training hours) are required. The workshops provide the foundation for understanding decision-making and supervision processes critical to proactive management. To enter the program, simply register for one or more of the workshops. Enrollment in any class puts you on the path to the Certificate.
	Requirements The core workshops are: Leadership (6 hrs) Personnel Management Overview (12 hrs) Budgeting (12 hrs) Supervision Practices (12 hrs) Information Management (6 hrs) Elective workshops are more focused to help participants build skills related to specific managerial issues. Each semester, we offer a variety of electives permitting students to enroll in the ones that most interest them. 17 one-day electives, in addition to the five core workshops, are needed to receive a Certificate.
	Notes We automatically track your progress. No college level requirements are needed before enrolling the Certificate in Public Administration. Candidates are required to complete core workshops and a total of 150 class hours.


		Budgeting Basics for Public Managers
		Information Management
		Leadership
		Personnel Management Overview
		Supervision Practices


		Building Critical Thinking Skills in Today's Public Manager
		Financial Management
		Increase Your Agency's Funding through Grant Research and Proposal Writing
		Legislative Relations
		Media Relations
		Workplace Dispute Resolution


		2009 Calendar - January to June Public Administration Participant Program Calendar
		2009 Calendar - July to December Public Administration Participant Program Calendar
		Governmental Affairs Consortium Governmental Training
		Public Administration Certificate Brochure Workshops for Public Sector Managers
		Straddling the Digital Divide Article by Professor, Mordecai Lee, Ph. D.

	For more information, contact:
		Shirley J. Bufford, Program Director, sbufford@uwm.edu, 414-227-3157