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Public Works PWSA and PWMI Certificates

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Are you a public works employee or municipal engineer who recently transitioned into a supervisory role? Are you a public works supervisor who wants to increase your knowledge and sharpen your supervisory skills? Become a more effective public works professional. Attend UW-Madison’s Public Works courses and earn your Public Works Supervisory Academy (PWSA) Certificate and Public Works Management Institute (PWMI) Certificate.

The Public Works PWSA and PWMI Certificates offer comprehensive training in public works supervision and management. The certificate courses are practical, taught by experienced instructors, and provide an opportunity to network and learn from other public works supervisors, managers, and instructors.

PWSA: Complete 9 courses (54 classroom hours)

PWMI: Complete 14 courses (90 classroom hours)

Average completion: two years.

Initial Cost: $100 to sign up and receive two textbooks that will be referenced during your courses.

Final Cost:
PWSA: $1,705
PWMI: $2,555

No academic experience is required to enroll.

Participants in the Public Works Certificate program will gain:

  • Practical information, tips, and tools from experienced instructors
  • Techniques to identify emerging problems through early warning signs
  • Useful communication and problem-solving techniques
  • Networking opportunities with other public works supervisors and managers

Tailored to focus on local public works organizations and operations, PWSA and PWMI Certificates are a good fit for:

  • Public works employees preparing for career advancement
  • Municipal Engineers new to supervision and management
  • Supervisors and engineers new to supervision and management
  • Supervisors who wish to strengthen their skills and build their confidence
  • Public works employees preparing for career advancement

You may use this worksheet to track your courses.

Required PWSA Courses through TIC

Required PWSA Courses through our partners*

Human Resources (HR) Basics for Non-HR Professionals

Management Assessment for Personal and Planning Development

* Contact Us for discount codes with partner courses.

You may use this worksheet to track your courses.

Complete all PWSA courses + the following courses:

 

Required PWMI Courses through TIC

Required PWMI Course through our partners*

Fearless Performance Management

AND Choose One 12-hour Course

Through TIC

OR

Through TIC partner*

Municipal Engineering Fundamentals for Non-Engineers

Certificate Completion Requires This Final Capstone Course:

Public Works Management Institute Capstone course

After you’ve notified us that you have completed 14 courses and we’ve verified completion, you will be invited to the Capstone course. The PWMI certificate will be presented to you at this course.

* Contact Us for discount codes with partner courses.

The certificate program registration fee is $100. This fee includes two textbooks for use during the series of courses.

  • Public Works Administration: Operations
  • Public Works Administration: Supervision and Management

Estimated total certificate program cost:

PWSA: $1705 for nine courses (54 classroom hours)

PWMI: $2555 for 14 courses (90 classroom hours)

Program participants register for each course separately and pay the course fee for each course. Certificate courses do not need to be taken in a specific sequence, except that the PWMI Capstone must be taken last in the PWMI certificate program. The average completion time is two years.

Public Works Supervisory Academy (PWSA)

Once you’ve successfully complete the required courses for the PWSA certificate, email us your completed certificate worksheet. Once we have verified that you have completed all certificate courses we will send you your PWSA Certificate.

Public Works Management Institute (PWMI)

The PWMI certificate is one of 19 APWA approved institutes nationally, requiring 90 hours of training. Read this additional information about the APWA Institute. Once you’ve successfully completed 14 certificate program courses, email us your completed certificate worksheet. After we’ve verified completion, you will be invited to the Capstone course. The PWMI certificate will be presented to you at this course.

Our Public Works PWSA and PWMI Certificates are offered in collaboration with the Wisconsin Chapter American Public Works Association (APWA). The PWMI certificate is one of 19 APWA approved institutes nationally, and requires the full 90 hours of training.

Public Works PWSA and PWMI courses may also fulfill some elective requirements of the Certified Public Manager™ certificate program offered by the UW-Madison Division of Extension, Local Government Education. Contact Extension Local Government Education for more information.