Florida's Certified Public Manager (CPM) program is intended for employees in management or management staff positions. Participants complete eight levels or classes, each class spanning several days. Study and projects must be completed before and after attending the classroom sessions. Check the Certified Public Manager web site for more information.
Dates and locations are listed on the Florida CPM web site.

Employees must be nominated by their department director. Cost for these classes are reimbursed by Pinellas County Government for approved candidates. Travel and per diem are not paid by the County but, on occasion, are paid by a candidate's department.

Once accepted into the program, you may register online for courses at the Center for Public Management web site. Upon successful completion of each level, Training & Development Division in Human Resources will assist with processing your reimbursement. See our Training Catalog CPM page for information about the CPM Levels. For more information, call 464-3293.


For Department Directors Nominating Employees to the Certified Public Manager Program
A prospective enrollee in this program needs to be nominated by his/her department director via a memo to Peggy Rowe, Director of Human Resources, through Arthur Jefferson, Training & Development Manager.

The memo should address the criteria listed below:

• Nominated employees must have demonstrated a high degree of conceptual ability, reading comprehension, and written and oral communication skills.



• Candidate Selection Priority

  - Current department heads

  - Managers and supervisors who have been identified by directors as in need of strengthening their managerial skills

  - Other employees in supervisory positions

  - Other employees as recommended by department directors

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