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NATIONAL APWA

APWA Strategic Goals & Activities

VALUE: engagement in government advocacy • Develop strategic business alliances for
• Elevate APWA’s reputation in both the education and credentialing
Define the value of Public Works and
enhance its visibility/awareness Canadian and U.S. government to be • Create new and innovative educational
• Create a public awareness campaign their source for subject matter experts in offerings and delivery methods
• Expand National Public Works Week Public Works and infrastructure
• Be universally recognized as first • Create a Public Works subject matter • Increase participation in accreditation,
expert speakers’ bureau certification and certificates programs
responders • Increase activities with the U.S. House
• Clearly define the meaning of “Public of Representatives Public Works and MEMBERSHIP & CHAPTERS:
Infrastructure Caucus
Works” • Serve as expert resource by conducting Create a dynamic membership and
• Develop outreach activities for K-12 and research and gathering data on Public chapter model
Works to serve as the voice for Public • Identify and analyze the operational and
higher education while sharing career Works and infrastructure to the
opportunities government and all media outlets resource needs of chapters to support
• Develop comprehensive employment their role in providing value to members
and career toolkit for members EDUCATION & CREDENTIALING: and non-members
• Establish Public Works as a career • Assess and identify potential new
choice Ensure excellence in education and membership markets
• Establish a national and local Public credentialing • Analyze and evaluate membership levels
Works internship program • Create a comprehensive strategic and costs
• Serve as expert resource by conducting • Improve the collection of membership
research and gathering data on Public education and credentialing plan data
Works • Provide chapters with an integrated • Define and measure levels of
engagement
VOICE: strategic education and credentialing • Create opportunities for engagement
plan of students, young professionals and
Be the voice of Public Works to • Promote and help chapters to enhance emerging leaders through new and
government leaders and media Institutes positive experiences
• Increase individual member and chapter

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