Develop federal leaders at every level
The Center for Leadership and Management runs four cohort programs that reach across all GS grades up to GS-15. Our programs are designed around the OPM Executive Core Qualifications and are taught by professionals with extensive government experience.
Four programs, one continuum
Each program focuses on a grade range, but if you’re ready to stretch your skills and take on a new challenge, we encourage you to consider the program with the next grade level up. Reaching higher is what we’re all about.
New Leader ProgramPrepares employees for management and leadership roles: the shift from doing the work to getting work done through other people.Program details
Executive Leadership ProgramFor mid-level employees ready to combine training and developmental experiences to prepare themselves for senior roles. Courses are structured around OPM's Executive Core Qualifications.Program details
Executive Potential ProgramFor high-potential candidates targeting the senior executive bench, structured around OPM's Executive Core Qualifications.Program details
Aspiring Leader ProgramFor employees building a foundational understanding of leadership competencies, before they supervise anyone.Program detailsWhat graduates say
More than 10,000 public servants have been through a CLM program since 1995. More of them, in their own words.
“The ELP exceeded my expectations. Each session and deliverable provided me with critical lessons, and I now have a better sense of who I want to be as a leader.”
“An all-access pass to the exclusive world of senior federal leadership. It provided me with the background information I needed to develop into a senior executive.”
“This program helped bring out qualities that had gone dormant, which have now been reactivated so that I can be the absolute best leader I can be.”
Agencies we have developed leaders for
A sample of the agencies and organizations that have sent people through CLM.
Beyond the programs
Courses
62 self-standing leadership and management courses ranging from a single day training on one skill to multi-course, multi-skill certificates. Browse the catalog.
Assessments
We use a variety of assessment tools to help you build targeted self-development plans. See our assessment tools here.
Building a leadership pipeline?
Tell us the grades you are developing and how many people. We will map them to the right programs, and where a cohort goes through together we will price it as a private class.