Bachelor of Public Administration aims to develop public servants with the required knowledge, values and skills to serve as professionals in government and civil society. It prepares its graduates for technical and administrative positions in the government, including the Foreign Service and Civil Society. It is a good preparation for those interested in taking up law. BPA students therefore who expectedly will work in government organizations have to be trained along these managerial expertise and responsibilities with the highest level of efficiency, morality and commitment to public service. The Human Resource Management as an area of specialization would provide learning and skills for the improvement of the quality of resource managers, management systems, and the installation of efficient and responsive delivery system. Public Fiscal Administration as another area of specialization would train students to become future budget officers, fiscal planners, fiscal policymakers and fiscal analysts. On the other hand, Local and Regional Government Administration would prepare efficient and effective local leaders, regional and rural development planners. Organization and Management would train future managers, facilitators, organizers and planners. Moreover, it prepares the students to be political analysts, policy makers and project managers. Indeed, all these areas of specialization would provide the skills and competencies that would make the BPA graduates globally competitive.
The BPA program has various reference materials such as books, journals and handbooks at the CPA Unit Library. The library has its shelves sufficient volume of books and references on the said program. The facilities of the College will also be extensively used to facilitate learning.
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