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The MPA Program and Workplace Competencies

This panel discussion gathers local government leaders to explore the effectiveness of MPA programs in preparing graduates for public service. Participants will share their experiences with current MPA graduates, outline expectations for future cohorts, and identify critical competencies needed over the next five years. Building on findings from the 2006 NASPAA/ICMA and 2009 NASPAA Standards surveys, the panel emphasizes the importance of both technical skills and essential soft skills like ethics, communication, and leadership in empowering future public administrators.

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The MPA Program and Workplace Competencies

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  1. The MPA Program and Workplace Competencies Local Government Leadership Panel

  2. Purpose • To gain the perspective of local government leaders on: • Current experience with MPA (and other) graduates • Expectations of MPA graduates • The most critical competencies needed now and within the next five years

  3. Emphasis on Competencies • 2006 NASPAA/ICMA Survey: • Ranked importance of 24 knowledge/skills • 2009 NASPAA Standards – Competency Based • Categories cover survey knowledge/skills • 2009 (JPAE) ASPA Task Force Report: • More emphasis on constitutional & legal aspects • 2010 (JPAE) MPA Program Content Analysis • Good coverage of technical – less of soft skills

  4. Panel Participants • Jackson (Jack) Tuttle • City Manager, Williamsburg, • William E. Harrell • City Manager, Chesapeake • James A. Gray • Assistant City Manager, Hampton • Robert R. Morin • Director of Human Services, Virginia Beach • Regina S. Hilliard • Director of Human Resources, Virginia Beach

  5. Panel Proceedings • Panel comments: • Round 1: Their experiences with current MPA (and other) graduates • Round 2: The critical competencies needed now and for the next five years • Round 3: Recommendations for the MPA program emphasis • Questions as we go

  6. Panel Participants • Jackson (Jack) Tuttle • City Manager, Williamsburg, • William E. Harrell • City Manager, Chesapeake • James A. Gray • Assistant City Manager, Hampton • Robert R. Morin • Director of Human Services, Virginia Beach • Regina S. Hilliard • Director of Human Resources, Virginia Beach

  7. Backup Slides

  8. 2006 NASPAA/ICMA Survey • Types of Knowledge & Skills rated as extremely important: • Decision making & problem solving – 82% • Ethics & integrity – 82% • Communication skills – 77% • Leadership – 72% • Teamwork – 71% • Staff/personnel management 55% • Openness to citizen participation/ involvement – 52%

  9. 2009 NASPAA Standards • To lead and manage in public governance • To participate in and contribute to the policy process • To analyze, synthesize, think critically, solve problems and make decisions • To articulate and apply a public service perspective • To communicate and interact productively with a diverse and changing workforce and citizenry

  10. JPAE Article (Summer 2010) • The Adequacy of MPA Course Content in Preparing Local Government Managers • Good coverage on competencies associated with: • Administration • Legal/institutional systems • Human resources administration • Technical/analytical skills • Less coverage of competencies associated with: • Ethics, interpersonal communications, human relations, leadership, group processes, and community building.

  11. JPAE Article (Spring 2009) • A report of the Task Force on Educating for Excellence in the Master of Public Administration Degree – (content analysis): • Stress the constitutional and legal foundations of public administration • The need for public administrators to interpret their delegated authority in keeping with the separation of and overlapping of powers found in the US and state constitutions • Emphisize experiential learning

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