Address the challenges and unique demands of the public management profession. Individual classes or full certification for federal, state, government, nonprofit, and tribal managers.

The Wisconsin Certified Public Manager® (CPM) Program is a nationally accredited management development program that prepares managers in federal, state, and local government and in tribal and nonprofit organizations for the challenges and unique demands of the public management profession.

The CPM Program is pleased to be part of the UW–Madison Division of Extension’s Local Government Education Program as of April 1, 2021.

For additional information about the CPM program, please follow the links below. For questions, please contact Daniel Foth, CPM Director at daniel.foth@wisc.edu.

CPM FAQs

CPM instructors

CPM policies

Competencies of the National CPM Consortium

Handbook for CPM candidates and their agencies (Colleague Group)

Handbook for current CPM candidates and their agencies (Self-Directed in-progress)

CPM graduates

CPM capstone projects

CPM Staff
	Daniel Foth Director, CPM Program Local Government Specialist Phone: 608-265-2852 daniel.foth@wisc.edu
	Amanda Lang  Program Assistant, CPM Program  amanda.lang@wisc.edu