WHO IS VPM FOR?
We seek applications from people in positions with direct management responsibilities or organization-wide impact. Managerial designation is not required. Training is designed for the intermediate and advanced level learner.

WHAT IS THE TIME COMMITMENT?
VPM consists of approximately 20-24 classroom days and four to six hours a month of independent work over two years. In addition, consultation projects require a substantial investment of time during the final year of the program.

APPLICATIONS: The next cycle of VPM will begin in April 2008. Applications for the 2008 class are now available on this website, or from The Summit: Center for State Employee Development office at 241-1114. Applications are due no later than Monday, March 17.
Download 2008 Application (MS Word format).

Send signed applications to Rose Gowdey at the Summit Center, Osgood Building, 103 S. Main St, Waterbury VT, 05671. Email Submissions cannot be accepted.

ACCEPTANCE: The VPM program seeks a diverse group of current and emerging leaders from a cross-section of state departments. We often receive more applications than we have positions available. Therefore, acceptance is not guaranteed, and a screening process is used. Individuals with current management responsibilities are given priority. We also recommend that applicants who are supervisors have prior training in supervisory skills. See The Summit's roster of open enrollment courses and the Supervisor Development Program.

COORDINATOR:
Rose Gowdey - rose.gowdey@state.vt.us

LOCATION:
Most courses meet at The Summit in Waterbury, Vermont.

COST: Departments will be billed $1,650 over three fiscal years: $350 upon enrollment; $650 for year one; $650 for year two.

Course Code: 040058

DATES: The next VPM cycle will begin in April 2008, and the first seminar will meet on May 20, 21 and 22, 2008. Full participation in and attendance at these activities is essential -- be sure this time is available before you apply. Thereafter, seminars are for two or three days per quarter and usually run in September, December, the end of January, March, and May. This schedule is subject to change. Participants are notified of the schedule as the program proceeds.

Focus Area One - Personal Effectiveness

Seminar 1; Program Orientation, Emotional Intelligence and 360-degree feedback

Focus Area Two - Working Effectively in Groups

Seminar 2: Working Effectively in Groups

Focus Area Three - Organizational Performance

Seminar 3: Leadership in Complex Systems Seminar 4: Strategy and Alignment Seminar 5: Informing and Influencing for Organizational Impact Seminar 6: Program Evaluation Seminar 7: Consultation Skills Seminar 8: Concluding Seminar

Focus Area Four - Independent Learning & Application

Participants apply their classroom learning at their worksites between seminars, and keep a learning log. There are reading assignments between some of the seminars, and a written case study analysis project between Seminars 3 and 4. The largest application project occurs in the second year of the program, when VPM participants form teams to provide a consultation service to a selected department or unit in state government.