Program Format, Length, and Hours
The NVCPM Program is currently offered as cohorts, in consecutive months in Southern Nevada (Las Vegas) and Northern Nevada (Carson City). A cohort format is one in which participants attend as a group, starting and finishing a program together.
The NVCPM Program consists of several classroom sessions varying in length from 1 to 5 days over an 18-month period. During the program, participants may also be assigned several short application projects that will be completed outside the classroom sessions.
A Capstone Project and the Mandatory Supervisory Class Series must also be completed successfully for the participant to be awarded the Certified Public Manager (CPM) designation.
Curriculum Component
|
Hours
|
Phase I
|
|
Program Orientation |
4 |
Foundations I |
32 |
Foundations II |
32 |
Operations I |
25 |
Operations II |
21 |
Mandatory Supervisory Courses Online |
14 |
Phase II
|
|
Capstone Project Initiation |
7 |
Agency Consulting Week |
28 |
Stewardship Seminar |
32 |
Capstone Project Work Day |
7 |
Workshop Series: Crucial Accountability | Public Speaking
|
28
|
Practitioner Conversations: Agency Leadership |
28 |
Classroom Instruction - Total Hours:
|
258
|
Capstone Project (Execution | Closeout) and other Application Projects |
50 |
Total Program Hours: |
308 |