NM EDGE Certification Programs and Requirements

• NM Certified Public Official
• NM Certified Public Supervisor
• NM Certified Public Manager®
• Public Sector Specialization Certificates

NM EDGE/ NM CPM & County College Core Certifications

There are three core certification programs in NM EDGE/NM CPM and County College, which are based on course guidelines of the National Certified Public Manager® Consortium (CPM) guidelines. These certifications share many common classes. They are: NM Certified Public Official, NM Certified Public Supervisor, and NM Certified Public Manager®.

NM Certified Public Official

The NM Certified Public Official program requires 18 classes, which are chosen from a selected list of NM CPM-approved courses. The certification also requires a mini-essay demonstrating the application of the competencies learned through participating in the classes.

• NM Certified Public Official class requirements checklist
  

NM Certified Public Supervisor

The NM Certified Public Supervisor program requires completion of 30 classes selected from an approved list. This certification also requires completion of a six-hour culminating assessment where the student demonstrates the application of competencies learned through participating in the NM CPM classes.

• NM Certified Public Supervisor class requirements checklist
  

NM Certified Public Manager®

The NM Certified Public Manager® program requires 60 NM CPM-approved classes, 18 hours of assessments (six three-hour classes), plus a supervised capstone project.

• NM Certified Public Manager® class requirements checklist
  

Public Sector Specialization Certificates

• NM Certified Extension Professional Class Checklist
  

• NM Certified GIS Specialist Class Checklist
  

• NM Certified IT Professional Class Checklist
  

• NM Certified Jail Specialist Class Checklist
  

• NM Certified Jail Professional Class Checklist
  

• NM Certified Risk Management Professional Class Checklist
  

In addition to core certifications, the NM EDGE offers classes that are specific to a number of public sector specializations. Please click here to learn more.