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Other Agencies of State Government
e-Maine U., to provide State IT professionals with additional learning opportunities that can augment current vendor training. http://www.maine.gov/cio/e_maine_u/
Working Safely with Computers; On-line Training Program http://www.maine.gov/labor/bls/VDT-Main.htm
SafetyWorks – See DOL’s website for a listing of free classes. http://www.maine.gov/labor/bls/traincls.htm
Maine State Library See MSL’s website for a schedule of free, public computer classes http://www.maine.gov/msl

Academic Institutions - General

University Maine at Augusta http://www.uma.maine.edu/
University of Maine
http://www.umaine.edu/

University of Southern Maine http://www.usm.maine.edu/
University of Maine at Fort Kent http://www.umfk.maine.edu/
University of Maine at Presque Isle http://www.umpi.maine.edu/flash/index.html
University of Maine at Machias http://www.umm.maine.edu/
University of Maine at Farmington http://www.umf.maine.edu/
Bates College, Lewiston, ME
http://www.bates.edu/

Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME http://www.bowdoin.edu/
Colby College, Waterville, ME
http://www.colby.edu/

Academic Institutions – Public Policy, Leadership and Management
Certificate Programs at UMA – UMA offers three, 6-course certificate programs including:

» Public Administration Certificate [under development]
» Information Technology Certificate http://www.uma.maine.edu/Catalog/2000-2002/index.html
» Certificate in Liberal Arts http://www.learn.maine.edu/libarts.html

Public Administration at the University of Maine –UMaine offers an undergraduate minor in public management, a Bachelor of Arts degree in public management, a Master of Public Administration degree, an Individualized Doctor of Philosophy degree in public administration, and a certificate in Healthcare Administration with classes offered in Augusta. http://www.ume.maine.edu/~pubadmin/


Muskie School of Public Service at USM –The School offers master's degree programs in Community Planning & Development, Health Policy & Management, and Public Policy & Management. Certificates of graduate study in Health Policy & Management, Community Planning & Development, and Nonprofit Management may be taken as separate 12-credit programs of study or used to develop additional specialization beyond the master's degree. http://www.muskie.usm.maine.edu/about.htm

Harvard University Center for Public Leadership –Established in 2000 and located at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, the Center is committed to advancing the intellectual frontiers of the burgeoning field of Leadership Studies and preparing new generations of public leaders. http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/leadership/

Center for Creative Leadership
One Leadership Place
Post Office Box 26300
Greensboro, NC, USA 27438-6300
An international educational institution that encourages and develops creative leadership and effective management through research, training, and publication.
Telephone 336 545 2810
Facsimile 336 282 3284
E-mail info@leaders.ccl.org
Internet http://www.ccl.org

Duke Corporate Education, Inc.
http://www.dukece.com/why_dukece/
To meet client business needs through customized education designed to increase organizational capability.
Tel + 1 919 680 5000
David Miller
Director, Business Development
david.miller@dukece.com
333 Liggett Street
Durham, NC 27701 USA

Vocational Programs
Maine Technical College System
The Maine Technical College System is a two-year college system offering 230 career and transfer programs, internships, and customized training for business and industry. The seven technical colleges are located in Auburn, Bangor, Fairfield, Presque Isle, South Portland, Calais, and Wells. Off-campus centers are located in East Millinocket, Ellsworth,
Belfast, Van Buren, South Paris, Caribou, Houlton, Dover-Foxcroft, Bridgton, and Machias. http://www.mtcs.net/about.html

Nonprofit Organizations
Maine Development Foundation: Leadership Maine
Leadership Maine prepares statewide leaders to shape Maine's changing economy through learning experiences which result in: new knowledge about the economy, new understanding about what is required to be a leader today, and new networks with others. Leadership Maine is an experiential program covering 12 days over the course of one year. Note: many chambers of commerce offer leadership institutes for local leaders. http://www.mdf.org/mainhome.htm

National Training Lab [NTL] Institute. Offers training for professional and personal success by focusing on the individual as change agent. http://www.ntl.org

Professional Associations
American Society for Public Administration, Maine Chapter – With a diverse membership of more than 10,000 government and nonprofit administrators, scholars, teachers and students, ASPA is the largest and most prominent professional association in public administration. The Maine Chapter offers local networking events and the annual Public Administrator of the Year award. http://aspanet.org/

Association of Governmental Accountants, Maine Chapter The purpose of the Association of Government Accountants is to be an international, professional organization dedicated to the enhancement of public financial management. http://home.gwi.net/~aga/

Government Finance Officers Association of Maine – GFOA is the professional association of state/provincial and local finance officers in the United States and Canada, and has served the public finance profession since 1906. The association's nearly 15,000 members are dedicated to the sound management of government financial resources.

The Maine Chapter of the American Public Works Association – MCAPWA is an international educational and professional association of public agencies, private sector companies and individuals dedicated to providing high quality public works goods and services. http://www.mcapwa.org/