The surge of COVID-19 Pandemic has not only proven the need for public health workers worldwide but also the need for professionals and public servants with leadership qualities that exemplify competence in public policy, social justice, good governance, national security, public services, research, planning and development, organizational management, and consultancies, etc. It is at this juncture that experts and practitioners in the field of Public Administration become essential in institutional, local, and national spheres.
Public Administration is a degree program that prepares people for careers in public administration and governance for public interest. It is a specialized program for students who want to pursue and further their careers in government agencies, non-government and non-profit organizations and other institutions or organizations that serve public interest.
Since Public Administration requires not only knowledge but also skills among its students, there is a need to focus its curriculum to learning competency-based standards or outcomes-based education and to strengthen the core competencies expected from the graduates of Doctor of Public Administration (DPA). The curriculum attempts to combine in-depth study with practical skills, including technology-aided systems or processes which is essentially inherent in polytechnic universities.
The government, being the country’s largest employer, needs to have a continuing supply of competent, committed, and professional public servants, leaders, and agents of agents of change. In dire times of the country like the devastation of pandemic, disasters and economic crisis, graduates of Public Administration are indispensable. Hence, as a polytechnic university, the Polytechnic University of the Philippines must strengthen the curriculum of its DPA Program to meet the demands of the country in the 21st century and to keep at pace with national and international standards.
The Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines is a graduate program that provides advanced competencies among students. These competencies are situated in accordance with the demands of research, instruction, government agencies, non-government and non-profit organizations, and other institutions which are beneficial to public interest in the 21st century. The program is the institutional response of the University to the increasing demands of the country for leaders, experts, and consultants.
The DPA Program of PUP trains its students to conduct research pertinent to the crafting and execution of public policies, in supervising fiscal policy, in initiating strategic development, in realizing government programs, and in managing crises and emergencies. It also prepares its students to teach the next generation of instructors, researchers, and practitioners in the field. Through research and instruction, the program tries to hone its students as public administration professionals imbued with ethical standards, sound leadership, academic integrity, and well-informed decisions.
The DPA Program of PUP prepares its graduate students for collegiate instruction, critical researches, consultancies and for executive positions in governments, non-government and non-profit organizations, including supervisory positions in other institutions and international organizations.
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