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f a career in Government & Public Training and Certifications Two-Year Degrees or
Administration were a destination, Although many professional and managerial Technical Training
it would have many different roads jobs in Government & Public Administration A two-year associate’s degree or technical
leading to it. require a master’s degree such as the one training is necessary or helpful in certain
“Preparing for a career in Government Krueger is pursuing, there are many jobs that Government & Public Administration
& Public Administration is not straight- require less education. careers. Such jobs include property tax
forward like getting ready for an engineering Clerks, clerical assistants, enlisted military assessor, city planning aide, and some
or an accounting career,” says Jo Anne personnel, and some inspectors require a high Homeland Security positions.
Huber, senior academic advisor for the school diploma and training provided by the “A two-year degree can also be substituted
department of government at the University employer. “Clerical assistants are needed in for job experience” for tax account
of Texas at Austin. Postsecondary education all areas of government,” says Kate Brooks, examiners, taxpayer enforcement officers,
and training for careers in this cluster varies director of liberal arts career services for the and others whose jobs require a high school
widely depending on students’ goals. University of Texas at Austin. For enlisted diploma plus experience, says Janet Bray,
Trouper Krueger, for example, got his military personnel, training is provided by human resources manager for the Texas
bachelor’s degree in business at Texas A&M the military, first in basic training and then Comptroller’s office, the agency in charge of
University before entering the master’s in advanced individualized training, where a the State’s taxes and finances.
degree program in international relations at specific profession is learned.
the George Bush School of Government. “I In the Regulation program of study, Bachelor’s Degree Programs
am interested in working in the intelligence training for inspector positions varies by For many jobs in the Government & Public
community,” he says. The National type of inspector and government entity. Administration cluster, “a bachelor’s degree
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) For example, cargo and freight inspectors is pretty much required,” says Brooks.
is his first choice for employment. The require a high school diploma and on-the- The major course of study and the level of
NGA gathers intelligence from satellites, job training, whereas many building code degree required depend on the job, she says.
analyzes it, and disseminates it to the other inspector jobs require previous construction “Employers in each area are really looking for
intelligence agencies. experience and certification. different skills and experience.”
Texas sTaTe unIversITY’s
cerTIfIed publIc manager program,
offered In cooperaTIon wITH uT ausTIn, uT arlIngTon,
ausTIn sTaTe unIversITY, and sam HousTon sTaTe unIversITY, Is
dedIcaTed To ImprovIng THe performance of publIc managers.
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