NM EDGE Certification Programs and Requirements
- NM EDGE Customized Certifications
- NM Certified Public Manager®
- NM Certified Public Supervisor
- NM Certified Public Official
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 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 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.
Emphases within Core Certifications
Emphases within core certifications allow students to add or replace classes in the core certifications from specialty areas in a way that allows them to meet the core competencies, while addressing specialized competencies.
NM Homeland Security Emphases
County College students can earn a NM CPO, NM CPS and NM CPM with emphases in Homeland Security. The New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the NMSU Southwest Border Food Safety and Defense Center developed a list of 12 class sessions that can be applied to the core curricula to earn emphases while earning the core certifications.
To earn a NM CPO with Homeland Security Emphasis, the six class-session electives must be chosen from the HS class list.
To earn a NM CPS with HS Emphasis, three additional class-sessions from the HS list can be used to replace CPM 142 and two of the three following classes: CPM 125, CPM 133 and CPM 157.
To earn a NM CPM with HS Emphasis the final three classes from the list are allowed for three electives and the capstone project must be directed toward a homeland security issue and involve supervision from a homeland security expert.
Each certification builds upon the previous. To earn the emphasis designation, all 3 levels must be achieved.
Homeland Security class list for emphases
HS 100: Introduction to the National Incident Management System
HS 101: Introduction to ICS
HS 102: Public information awareness for homeland security (6 hours/2 classes)
HS 103: Emergency operations centers basics
HS 108: Exercising county emergency plans
HS 109: Disaster preparedness
HS 110:Incident management for executives
HS 111: Preparing communities for agro-terrorism (6 hours/2 classes)
HS 112: Role of GIS in Ag security
HS 113: Ag emergency preparedness simulation
NM County Clerk Studies Emphases
NM CPO with Clerk Studies Emphasis
Trade out the 6 elective classes for 6 classes from the Clerks-specific curriculum (CL classes)
NM CPS with Clerk Studies Emphasis
To earn the NM CPS with Clerks Emphasis,additionally trade CPM 124, CPM 224, & CPM 261 for 3 classes from Clerks specific curriculum (CL classes)
NM CPM with Clerk Studies Emphasis
Trade out the 3 elective classes for 3 classes from Clerks specific curriculum (CL classes) Plus the Capstone Project must be on a Clerk related topic.
Each certification builds upon the previous. To earn the emphasis designation, all 3 levels must be achieved.
NM EDGE Customized Certifications
In addition to the core certifications, the NM EDGE County College offers 10 specialized certifications that are designed specifically for New Mexico County application and were developed in collaboration with the NMAC. To learn more, click on the link below.