Public Safety in the 21st century requires a holistic approach. Effective leadership and collaboration between public safety disciplines is essential to meet the complex challenges facing society today. The Leadership Certificate provides students with a solutions-centered approach to public safety.
Positions in public safety often involve emergency preparedness and response, as well as the coordination of resources. The goal of public safety administration and coordination is to protect citizens through the cooperative work of fire, police and emergency medical response services. Management, operations and administrative skill sets need to be coordinated.
The Leadership Certificate is designed to meet the demand for leadership education at the federal, state and local government levels, as well as throughout the private sector. It is tailored toward the needs of current and future professionals and officials in a variety of public safety fields: