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The Institute for Regional Excellence offers the Regional Executive Development Program, a year long program leading to a Certified Public Manager's® designation. This program is accredited by the National Certified Public Manager's® Consortium. As part of its requirement, the REDP must offer courses in line with the required CPM® Core Competencies.

The COG Institute for Regional Excellence is a partnership between with The George Washington University's Center for Excellence in Public Leadership, the Chief Administrative Officers Committee and the Personnel Directors from member jurisdictions, and the COG Board of Directors. Visit the IRE site for more details.

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    2022 Institute for Regional Excellence celebrates leaders in local government

    October 26, 2022

    The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ (COG) Institute for Regional Excellence (IRE) now has a new class of alumni. A cohort of 28 local government...

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    COG and GWU partner to offer fall regional training courses

    August 10, 2018

    The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) Institute for Regional Excellence (IRE) in partnership with the George Washington University (GWU)...

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    Q&A: City of Takoma Park Mayor Bruce Williams

    November 4, 2015

    City of Takoma Park Mayor Bruce Williams will leave office when his term ends in November. We sat down with Williams to discuss his career in public...

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