Certified Public Manager
Background
Since 2019, TAMIU has partnered with Texas State University to deliver the Certified Public Manager (CPM) Program, expanding leadership development opportunities for public sector professionals throughout South Texas.
TAMIU CPM Program Mission
To develop effective and ethical public service leaders by providing practical, high-quality management education that strengthens leadership competencies, enhances organizational performance, and empowers professionals to achieve success in the communities they serve.
Curriculum
The TAMIU CPM Program is a 300-hour, nationally accredited certification program designed to develop highly effective public sector leaders. The curriculum is organized into seven competency-based tracks, each with approximately 21 hours of instruction, completed over 10-12 months. Through practical, application-focused learning, participants strengthen their leadership and management skills, enhance team performance, and gain strategies they can immediately apply to achieve greater organizational results
CPM Program Management
The CPM Program is led by two directors working collaboratively to ensure program excellence and participant success. The CPM Program Director leads curriculum and instruction, while the TAMIU Continuing & Professional Education Program Director manages program administration, operations, and participant services.
Program Tracks and Descriptions
The purpose of this course is to provide essential information concerning management issues relating to personnel administration and management. This course will cover the following topic areas in detail; managing public organizations, managing human resources, managing budgets and financial resources, managing ethics, planning and implementing public programs, and evaluating public programs and organizations. Topics include recruitment/selection/promotion and termination; Legal issues including equal employment opportunity and affirmative action; performance evaluation, discipline/termination, health/safety, collective bargaining, classification, compensation, and employee benefits. Also covered are managing ethics, sexual harassment, education, training as well as staff development.
(24 contact hours)
Practices such as reengineering, Total Quality Management (TQM) and strategic planning will be explored in detail. The course will also focus on how a systems approach can help public administrators understand how organizations can improve their organizational operations.
(24 contact hours)
Topics include communication with governing and overseeing bodies, overcoming barriers to effective communication, and dealing with disagreement, conflict and group thinking. Improving oral and written communication skills are also included in this track.
(24 contact hours)
The basics of finance, budgeting and public sector accounting and auditing will be explored in detail. Additional topics include cutback management and economic development.
(24 contact hours)
Benchmarking, program evaluation and the tools and techniques of public administration research will be explored. In addition, the basic principles of legal research will also be explored.
(24 contact hours)
Tools and systems such as the Internet and online federal and state databases will be identified and discussed in detail. Additional topics include social networking, geographic information systems and information systems technology.
(24 contact hours)
This track is the capstone of the CPM Program and will incorporate lessons and information provided in the other six tracks. Requirements are to pick a topic in public and/or non-profit administration and management. Participants should be prepared to do a 10-15 minute oral presentation on their project.
Office of Continuing & Professional Education
5201 University Boulevard
Zaffirini Student Success Center 138
Laredo, TX 78041
Tel. 956.326.3068 — Fax 956.326.2838
E-mail: ce@tamiu.edu
Office Hours: Mon. - Fri., 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.