About Executive Education at NPS

The Center for Executive Education (CEE) designs and delivers both standing and customized executive education programs that address the strategic needs of Navy and joint organizations. The Center offers these programs at their facilities at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California or at off-site locations near major Navy concentration areas.

Upcoming Courses

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  • Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 24, 2024
    Strategic Communication Workshop (SCW)
    Location: Online

    The Strategic Communication Workshop (SCW)  is a hands-on, results-oriented workshop that assists commands in the development and implementation of strategic communication plans and processes. Teams should bring their command's strategic plan and/or a command initiative that might benefit from a communication component. Naval Postgraduate School faculty use the latest research and lessons learned from industry and DoD to generate discussion. Each team is assigned a professional facilitator who will serve as a guide and provide feedback. 


  • Oct 28, 2024 to Nov 01, 2024
    Navy Senior Leader Seminar (NSLS)
    Location: Online

    The Navy Senior Leader Seminar (NSLS)  provides senior officers (O6/O5), senior civilians (GS-15) and Fleet/Force Command Master Chiefs with an intensive five-day executive education program that introduces the latest "best practices" in strategic planning.


  • Nov 18, 2024 to Nov 22, 2024
    SPEAR: Strategic Planning for Execution Assessment and Risk Workshop (TENTATIVE)
    Location: Online

    The Strategic Planning for Execution: Assessment and Risk (SPEAR) Workshop provides a guided process to support Commanders and their executive teams to develop mission-critical strategic plans, execute those plans effectively, maximize Navy resources, and accurately assess the impact of their plans. Command teams have substantial time during this 3 day workshop to shape their specific planning initiatives with the help of professional facilitators and the expertise of Naval Postgraduate School faculty, who know best-practices and have proven practical experience working with numerous Navy commands, major corporations and other government organizations.


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CNAF turns to NPS CEE to take on Naval Aviation Readiness

When I took command, I knew up front how challenging it is to walk into a large command that you’ve not been part of, so I knew that I needed to learn an awful lot,” he added. “That’s when I reached out to the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). ~ Commander Naval Air Forces (CNAF) Vice Adm. DeWolfe “Chip” Miller III

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Course Calendar

October 21, 2024 to October 24, 2024
Strategic Communication Workshop (SCW)
October 28, 2024 to November 1, 2024
Navy Senior Leader Seminar (NSLS)
December 9, 2024 to December 13, 2024
Navy Senior Leader Seminar (NSLS)
January 13, 2025 to January 16, 2025
Leadership and Communication for Managerial Success (LCMS)
January 27, 2025 to January 31, 2025
Navy Senior Leader Seminar (NSLS)