Government Job Resources – Continuing Education

Find great educational opportunities to advance your career. Looking to get a Public Administration Degree? Looking to further your career through education?

Alliance for Nonprofit Management
Provides programming and professional assistance to members operating in a nonprofit capacity. Provides research, development, and sources to inform members of cutting-edge theory and practices to generate dialogue for social change.

American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
The American Society for Public Administration is the largest professional association for public administration. It is dedicated to advancing the art, science, teaching and practice of public and non-profit administration.

Association for Public Policy and Management (APPAM)
APPAM is dedicated to improving public policy and management by fostering excellence in research, analysis, and education. APPAM provides an annual research conference that attracts the highest quality research on a wide variety of important current and emerging public policy and management issues.

National Academy of Public Administration
The National Academy of Public Administration was created to help public sector leaders meet the important and varied management challenges of today and anticipate those of the future.

National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
NASPAA is a membership organization of graduate programs in public policy, public affairs, public administration, and public & nonprofit management. Its members award MPA, MPP, MPAff, and similar degrees.

Phi Alpha Alpha Public Affairs and Administration Honors Society
The purpose of Pi Alpha Alpha is to encourage and recognize outstanding scholarship and accomplishment in public affairs and administration. Its objectives promote the advancement of quality in the education and practice of the art and science of public affairs and administration.

Public Administration Theory Network
The Public Administration Theory Network is an international network of professionals concerned with the advancement of public administration theory. Its affiliated scholarly journal is Administrative Theory & Praxis (ATP).

United Nations Public Administration Network (UNPAN)
Objective of UNPAN is to establish an internet-based network that links regional and national institutions devoted to public administration, thereby facilitating information exchange, experience sharing, and training in the area of public sector policy and management.

International Journal of Public Administration
IJPA is an international, research-driven, peer-reviewed, publication aimed at exploring the latest developments in public administration and management – translating theory for practice and practice into theory. Target audience is not just scholars, but also policy-makers and practitioners, including aspiring public sector leaders engaged in education and research in the growing global MPA community.