NM Certified Extension Professional Class Requirements Checklist
New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator. NMSU and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. New Mexico EDGE is proud to offer the NM EDGE Certified Extension Professional certification. The purpose of this certification is to provide consistent training for CES agents and specialists and to create networking opportunities between agents, specialists, and county officials and employees. Nine specialized extension classes were developed by a curriculum committee comprised of NMSU Extension Faculty working together to create content to best assist a new agent or specialist in better understanding the roles and responsibilities of their new position. Additional elective classes (developed using curriculum guidelines established by the National Certified Public Manager® Consortium) round out the certification.
Courses
CES 101- The History and Philosophy of Extension
CES 102- Navigating NMSU Processes
CES 103A- Civil Rights in Extension Work
CES 103B- Inclusion and Accessibility
CES 104A- Extension Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation Part I
CES 104B- Extension Planning, Implementation,and Evaluation -Part II
CES 104C- Extension Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation -Part III
CES 105- Promotion, Marketing, and Mass Media for Extension Programs
CES 106- Excelling in Promotion and Tenure Documents
Cost of the Certification
All classes are delivered live online and are available at no cost to you.
What Others are Saying
Danielle Berrien, Family & Consumer Sciences/4-H Agent
“I have learned some information and strategies to more efficiently implement my programs in the county. This has resulted in my clientele’s needs being more directly met in a most helpful manner. In addition, my confidence to promote the efforts of the Cooperative Extension Service furthers the reach of New Mexico State University.”