Certificate of Municipal Leadership
To receive the Certificate of Municipal Leadership, you must earn 30 CML credits and attend at least one workshop in each of the five competency areas below. A minimum of 5 credits in each competency area is highly recommended.
- Roles, responsibilities, and legal requirements (R) – focuses on elected official roles and responsibilities, legal issues, meeting management, and records management
- Public sector resource management (P) – focuses on fiscal, finance, and forecasting
- Community planning and development (C) – focuses on land use, infrastructure, zoning, annexation, strategic planning, and economic development
- Effective local leadership (E) – focuses on soft skills, human resource development, and community outreach
- Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (D) – focuses on ways to build more equitable communities
Do you need to meet a competency area requirement?
Check AWC’s upcoming trainings and events for conferences, in-person trainings, and webinars. Each training web page indicates CML eligibility, competency area, and credits achieved. You can also view our eLearnings for offerings that meet competency area requirements.
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Contact cml@awcnet.org