If you work for the public sector, APAC training is for you. They are specifically designed to build the management skills of public sector professionals including government employees (federal, state, county, and local), elected officials, and non-profit professionals.
Office Update
APAC remains open at this time. To align with social distancing recommendations, Lisa Crittenden is answering our office phones and staff members are working from home. We continue to respond to emails as usual. Decisions about postponing or cancelling trainings and events are being made as we learn more about how we should respond to this public health crisis. We will notify all enrollees. Feel free to reach out if you have questions or concerns. We hope you and your families are well!
APAC Training Open for Registration
These APAC programs continue to be open for registration. Apply today!
- Summer 2020 Certified Group Facilitator Program, Registration Deadline: May 8, 2020
- 2020-2021 Certified Public Manager® Program, Registration Deadline: August 3, 2020
APAC Program Descriptions
To meet your needs, APAC offers a variety of certifications and training programs.
- Arkansas Certified Public Manager® (CPM) Program – a nationally accredited, comprehensive management development program. It is specifically designed to develop leaders in government agencies and organizations with a public purpose.
- Certified Volunteer Manager (CVM) Program – teaches managers of volunteer programs how to effectively lead their volunteer staff.
- Certified Arkansas Planning Official (CARPO) Program – helps Planning Commissions serve their communities.
- Certified Group Facilitator Program – equips participants to effectively design, manage, and lead groups to solve problems and meet desired goals.
- Planning Official Training Programs – focus on knowledgeable planning, ethical leadership, effective relationships with city officials, and skilled meeting management.
- Professional Development Workshops – develop specific skills. Topics include Writing for Business in the Public Sector, Project Management, Managing Conflict, and more.
APAC can also work with you to develop training and certification programs to meet your agency’s or organization’s needs.
About APAC
The Arkansas Public Administration Consortium (APAC) is dedicated to improving the quality of public services in Arkansas. This work is accomplished primarily through management training for public and nonprofit organizations. APAC training is in-depth and aims to develop the practical skills required of public managers. Instructors are vetted carefully to make sure they have significant knowledge of their subject area through work or teaching experience. Training includes significant levels of interaction to apply content to participants’ professional lives. Certifications require capstone experiences where participants apply the skills they have developed to their own professional lives. In addition, APAC training is offered at a much lower cost than for-profit training or programs that require significant travel costs.
As a Consortium of Arkansas’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) programs, APAC also serves as a link between the programs and the work of public organizations. APAC helps:
- state associations award scholarships to MPA students such as the Henry M. Alexander Scholarship awarded by the Arkansas City Management Association;
- advertise internships and fellowships at government agencies and nonprofit organizations to MPA students;
- connect MPA faculty to public service research opportunities.
APAC is a cooperative program of the University of Arkansas Little Rock (UA Little Rock), the University of Arkansas (UA), and Arkansas State University (ASU).
APAC Staff
- Marie Lindquist, Executive Director
- Biranda Lumpkin, Program Manager
- Lisa Crittenden, Office Manager
- Julie Steel, Program Assistant
- Geoffrey Townsley, Graduate Assistant
Contact Us
- Email: apacprog@ualr.edu
- Phone: (501) 569-3436
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