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CYBERSECURITY
Cybersecurity qualifications unlock careers, prove expertise, drive innovation, and will shape the digital frontier in tomorrow’s AI-driven threat landscape.
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HOMELAND SECURITY
Homeland Security qualifications empower leaders, safeguard nations, advance resilience, and shape the next generation of defenders in an evolving global threatscape.
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CPS PROGRAMS
George Washington University’s College of Professional Studies offers dynamic, career-ready courses in leadership, cybersecurity, CBRNE, technology, and public service—transforming professionals worldwide.
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REVU EXCLUSIVES
GW RevU’s growing number of exclusive courses offer a range of learning opportunities, from student success and introductory courses to cutting-edge courses about what is happening in the world now.
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DC 101 (Coming Soon)
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CYBERSECURITY
Welcome to CyberForge.
MISSION — GW RevU aims to be a prime resource for lifelong learners and employers offering interdisciplinary, career-focused credentials that support up-skill, reskilling, and society advancement.VISION — GW RevU envisions delivering innovative, flexible education that meets evolving workforce needs and to empower professionals with current, market- and needs-based skills.
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PARTNERS
Cybersecurity (Coming Soon)
CISSP (Coming Soon)
- Homeland Security
HOMELAND SECURITY
Chemical. Biological. Radiological. Nuclear. Explosive. WMDs. Asymmetric Threats.
The CBRNE-WMD credentials program is a robust training series designed to prepare early and developing professionals for the complexities of a dynamic and evolving threat environment. Three interdependent certificates that deal with policy, mitigation, and emerging threats will propel you towards an immersive capstone in Washington, D.C. and the next steps in your career protecting our nation.
CBRNE-WMD Leadership and Management
Gain strategic leadership skills to manage CBRNE-WMD incidents through legal frameworks, interagency coordination, and real-world case studies.
CBRNE-WMD Hospital and Pre-Hospital Management
Learn medical response skills for CBRNE-WMD incidents, including triage, decontamination, PPE, and early threat detection in mass casualty events.
CBRNE-WMD Emerging Threats
Explore emerging CBRNE-WMD threats and technologies like AI and nanotech to enhance preparedness and response capabilities in complex environments.
CBRNE-WMD Capstone Event, Washington, D.C.
Experience an immersive, high-intensity, and multi-modal exercise that reflects the dynamic asymmetric threats of the modern world. The Capstone Experience is an annual event that is available to students that have completed the other CBRNE-WMD credentials.
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CPS Programs
GW’s CPS bachelor programs empower working professionals with flexible, real-world education—launching impactful, leadership-focused, globally-oriented careers.
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BACHELORS DEGREES
GW’s CPS bachelor programs empower working professionals with flexible, real-world education—launching impactful, leadership-focused, globally-oriented careers.
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POSTGRADUATE DEGREES
CPS’s postgraduate programs transformed experienced professionals into visionary leaders through immersive, real-world learning, powerful networks, and practical rigor across critical fields.
- Cybersecurity Strategy & Information Management
- Homeland Security
- Legislative Affairs
- Paralegal Studies
- Political Management
- Public Relations & Communications
- Publishing
- Sustainable Urban Planning
REVU EXCLUSIVES
GW RevU’s growing number of exclusive courses offer a range of learning opportunities, from student success and introductory courses to cutting-edge courses about what is happening in the world now.
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Be The Leader You Seek
The mission of the GW Center for Excellence in Public Leadership (GW CEPL) is to develop public leaders who make a positive difference in their organizations, communities, and the lives of the people they serve. The Center further fulfills its mission by weaving together a combination of academic and practitioner resources to provide rigorous, graduate-level executive education, grounded in the realities of public sector leadership and management.
For more information about working with CEPL and to see their full list of executive education and leadership coaching offerings, click below.
We Teach Managers to Become Leaders
Rise to Your Next Leadership Challenge
We offer a variety of open enrollment programs that benefit all current leaders and aspiring leaders. Our rigorous, hands-on programs range from equipment women with the ability to master and hone their leadership skills to providing people with the tools to dominate the public speaking sector; all led by our dynamic “Pracademics” — faculty who are academics and practitioners. Earn Professional Development Units (PDUs) in a results-driven community and become part of our lifelong Alumni network.
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Jim Robinson – Executive Director, GW CEPL
and courage to co-create our future on this planet.”CEPL Leadership Executive Education
The George Washington University’s Center for Excellence in Public Leadership (GW CEPL) offers customizable training programs tailored to the needs of federal agencies, focusing on the Executive Core Qualifications set by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Their subject matter experts bring real-world leadership experience to design programs that address specific organizational challenges. They also offer off-the-shelf bundles for SES Candidate Development Programs, which can be customized, delivered virtually, and completed over 12 months to two years.
Custom Offerings
GW CEPL can customize all of our open enrollment offerings curriculum to fit your organization’s needs. Using our extensive experience working with government agencies, we will work with your team to develop a tailored program that fits your agency’s scope and mission objectives. Our federal clients have the ability to purchase standardized training opportunities, tailor programs by combining offerings, or request full customization.
Our subject matter experts are carefully selected not only for their academic credentials, but also for having distinguished themselves in managerial roles in the public and/or private sector. Together, our team brings broad exposure to real-world leadership problems and effective solutions, designing case studies and examples that reflect the particular challenges that are facing your organization.
All of GW CEPL’s programs for the federal sector focus on the Executive Core Qualifications identified by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Off-The-Shelf Bundles
For federal agencies seeking to work with a University to provide the academic components of their SES Candidate Development Programs (SES CDP), the George Washington University’s Center for Excellence in Public Leadership (GW CEPL) is pleased to provide the following offerings from its commercial, off-the-shelf open enrollment programs that meet the academic components required by the US Office of Personnel Management for certified SES CDPs (see OPM Checklist).
- The bundle can be tailored to meet specific requirements of the agency. A minimum of 10 participants is required for bundling.
- The program can be offered virtually. Components can be scheduled to meet the agency’s preferred timing, from 12-months to two years.
- GW CEPL will work with the Agency’s CDP program staff to manage the interface between the agency’s responsibilities and the academic components provided by GW.
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