Months of work and study culminated in a graduation ceremony for state employees completing the Certified Public Manager Program on Thursday, September 9, at the Capitol. Five OPEA members were among the graduates.
Former OPEA Board Director Christie Biggs of the Department of Veterans Affairs; current Board Director Tracey Ritz of the Employment Security Commission; and members William Lambert, David Sternlof, and Caprice Tyner of the Department of Human Services received certificates.
The Certified Public Manager Program (CPM) is a comprehensive management-training program for state government employees. Participants in the program become better resources for their agency and for the state through seminars, examinations, job-related projects, and by enhancing their management skills.
The Oklahoma CPM Program is a three-level program consisting of 258 required hours and 42 elective hours:
- Level 1: Basic supervisory skills - 80 classroom hours
- Level 2: Middle-management skills - 77 classroom hours
- Level 3: Advanced-management skills - 77 classroom hours
A CPM candidate is also required to complete four examinations, one for each level and one comprehensive exam. In addition, each candidate must complete threejob-related projects in a timely manner, which provides an outstanding opportunity for candidates to work on ideas for efficiency in the workplace, problem-solving at work, and developing strategic work plans for the future.
“OPEA would like to congratulate the graduates of this program,” said OPEA Executive Director Sterling Zearley. “Clearly, they are an example of what is good about state employees. In a time of doing more with less in all state agencies, they made a commitment to go above and beyond to better their agency and services to the citizens of Oklahoma. We thank them for their dedication to enhance state employment.”
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Fri, September 17, 2010
by Trish Frazier