CPE Application Form

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1. Minimum Eligibility Requirements

Which of the following criteria for eligibility for the CPE Program do you meet?*

Current certification as an APCO Registered Public-Safety Leader (RPL) plus eight years of full-time experience in public safety communications, with at least four years full-time as a supervisor, manager, or director (must be current position).

Associate degree plus six years of full-time experience in public safety communications, with at least three years full-time as a supervisor, manager, or director (must be current position).

Bachelor’s, master’s, or higher degree plus four years of full-time experience in public safety communications, with at least two years full-time as a supervisor, manager, or director (must be current position).

2. Contact & Class Information

First Name*

Last Name*

Current Job Title*

Organization/Agency*

Office Address*

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Office Phone #*

Cell Phone #*

Email*

For which CPE session are you applying?*

CPE Class 19: July 2, 2025 – January 16, 2026 Capstone course: January 5 – January 16, 2026 Deadline to apply: May 15, 2025

Can you commit to attending the full 10-day capstone, including weekend days?*

The CPE program culminates in the capstone seminar, consisting of 10 days of class (and two days of a weekend). You must be able to attend the entire ten days of the capstone seminar in order to complete the CPE program. To continue with the application, you must commit to fully participating in the capstone.

If you would like more information about this requirement, please contact us at [email protected]

Yes

Does your agency support your CPE application?*

Yes

Immediate Supervisor

Immediate Supervisor Email Address

3. Education and Experience

Please provide us with some information about your prior education and experience.

2. Are you an APCO Registered Public-Safety Leader (RPL)?*

Yes

If so, what year did you graduate?

3. Do you have post-secondary education (college degree)?*

Yes

Please list your post-secondary education, including school attended, degree conferred, dates attended (month/year) and major.

Add a new line for each position using the circled plus sign to the right of the last field.

School Attended

Degree Conferred

Dates Attended (From/To)

Major

Please list other training relevant to CPE/leadership education, dates attended (month/year) and subject. Indicate if a certificate was issued.

Add a new line for each position using the circled plus sign to the right of the last field.

Course/School Attended

Subject

Dates Attended (From/To)

Certificate (Yes/No)

Please list all public safety / public safety communications experience, including job title, agency, and dates of employment (month/year). Type YES in the last column if the position was supervisor, manager, or director level.*

Add a new line for each position using the circled plus sign to the right of the last field.

Agency

Job Title

Dates Employed

Supervisory, Managerial, Director (Yes/No)

Please provide an overview of your current professional experience, describing the position you now hold.

We ask that you provide information for the following items:

Population and area of communities served
Volume of calls handled each year
Number of employees in the agency
How many employees are under your direct supervision?
How many reporting levels are above you, including the chief executive officer of the agency?
Briefly describe your daily duties and responsibilities.

Please provide an overview of your previous professional experience, describing the position you held before your current job.

We ask that you provide information for the following items:

Organization/Agency
Population and area of communities served
Volume of calls handled each year
Number of employees in the agency
How many employees are under your direct supervision?
How many reporting levels are above you, including the chief executive officer of the agency?
Briefly describe your daily duties and responsibilities.

4. Getting to Know You

Professional Career (Approximately 250 words)*

Please provide an overview of your professional career path to date, including your greatest accomplishments, milestones in career, and significant mentors who have helped you grow.

Please provide an overview of your greatest setbacks and failures, obstacles encountered, and people/situations that have impeded your growth. What did you learn from this experience?

CPE and You (Approximately 250 words)*

Please explain your objectives and goals as they relate to participating in the CPE program.

What do you think other participants can learn from you?
How might the CPE program impact your career progression over the next five/ten years?
How will you manage your time commitments regarding work, life, and the study requirements of the CPE program?

What's Happening Where You Are? (Approximately 250 words)*

How would you describe the current state of your home agency, in terms of operations and future direction? What is (are) the impact(s) on your job? What outcome(s) do you foresee for these trends?

5. Writing Sample

Select a leadership challenge (be sure to focus on leadership and not management) of concern within your agency. Viewing the matter from the perspective of ECC senior leadership, write a policy memo to define the issue and offer a preferred course of action.

Use an issue that you are well informed about. This is not a research paper, but the use of facts (not opinions) supports your problem definition and proposed solution(s). Avoid the use of personally identifiable information. Please do not divulge any matters that are confidential or not intended to be shared outside your agency. The length of the memo is open, but we suggest between 500 and 750 words.

We recommend you choose an issue you are familiar with, such as:

The defining of the vision or mission of the agency
The positioning of the agency within the public arena
The advocating for the agency’s priorities in competition for limited budget resources

At a minimum, you should:

In a clear and concise manner, address the nature of the issue or situation
Note underlying causes, extent of problem, severity
Outline proposed course(s) of action
Reference organizational goals or mission
Evaluate relative merits of alternate courses of action
Compare and contrast alternatives, referencing standards or best practices
Advocate for the course of action you find best
Provide supporting statements and describe preferred outcomes
Include measures of accountability to gauge success

When completed, upload your statement as a Word or PDF document along with the supporting documentation you are submitting as part of your CPE program application.

6. Supporting Documentation

Before you send in your application, please attach the following documents:

Your writing sample (from Section 5 above)*

You may upload files of the following types: pdf, doc, docx, txt

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Max. file size: 15 MB.

Your resume*

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Letter of support for your CPE Program application from your agency director or, if you are the director, a letter of support from your agency board chairperson.*

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A copy of your diploma/s and certificates*

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Accepted file types: jpg, png, pdf, doc, docx, txt, Max. file size: 15 MB.

After you submit your application, you will receive an email notification with a PDF copy of your application attached as well as a link where you can download a PDF copy of your application.

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CPE Application Form