About the CPM Program

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

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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