Long-Term Leadership Development

The Center offers four popular long-term training programs tailored to the needs of government employees from the GS 4 to GS 15 levels or equivalent. The programs continue to address the needs of organizations and their employees to stay relevant, adapt to change, and be equipped with the necessary skills to lead and be led.

These programs require an application be submitted to Graduate School USA. Some agencies have internal procedures that require you submit your application to them to conduct their own vetting process. In other cases, an individual can apply directly as long as they are authorized by their agency and meet the qualifications. Further detail about each program is included below. For more information contact us at clm@graduateschool.edu or your agency’s training coordinator.

See Our Updated 2022 Leadership Program Schedule

• Aspiring Leader Program (GS 4-6)
• New Leader Program (GS 7-11)
• Executive Leadership Program (GS 11-13)
• Executive Potential Program (GS 13-15)

Senior Leadership Seminar

Managers or leaders at the GS 13-15 level have the option of attending one or more of the following courses included in our Senior Leadership Seminars (SLS). If you attend all courses in the seminar series, you receive a SLS Certificate. These courses do not require an application and can be attended over a number of years.

• Washington Executive Seminar (WES)
• Executive Survival Skills
• Managing for Results
• Leading People

Enhanced Leadership Courses

The Center for Leadership and Management uses a variety of assessments in their courses. These assessments are also available to organizations on a contract basis as well as anyone on an individual basis. For more information contact us at clm@graduateschool.edu.

• The Leadership Challenge©
• Systems Thinking (contract)
• Congressional Operations Workshop (contract)
• Leadership, Motivation and Accountability for High Performance Organizations

Assessments

The Center offers a number of courses that expand on our longer term programs, are tailored to senior leaders, or both. Some of these courses are contract only. If interested, we can bring the course to your organization or host it for a group for your agency here at the Graduate School. There is no application required for enrollment.

• Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior (FIRO-B)
• Leadership Effectiveness Inventory (LEI)
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®

Related Information

• FY 2022 Training Catalog
• GSUSA Course Catalogs
• Government Audit Training Institute (GATI)
• Government Training at Graduate School USA
• Certificate of Accomplishment Programs