The Center for Policy and Executive Development (CPED) provides research, training, and extension or consultancy services to national government agencies, public enterprises, other local institutions and international organizations.

Formerly known as the Center for Policy and Administrative Development (CPAD), CPED was created through the merging of the personnel, financial and material resources of the then College of Public Administration's Policy Studies Program, Administrative Development Center, and the research component of the Research and Publications Program. Approved by the UP Board of Regents on July 31, 1986, CPAD was the CPA's response to the challenges posed by national events and developments in the areas of public policy, executive development, development administration and program/project management.

Technical Assistance/ Consultancy Services

	Technical assistance on policy and program development, job and performance evaluation, human resource development and management, design, conduct and evaluation of training programs, and agency as well as government-wide reorganization
	CPED's recent consultancy efforts include Management Audit of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, and the Philippine Short, Medium and Long Term S&T Plan in support to the DOST.

Linkages

	Government Institutions Armed Forces of the Philippines, Departments of Agrarian Reform, Agriculture, Budget and Management, Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Interior and Local Government, Health, Science and Technology and Tourism.
	Government Corporations Philippine Tourism Authority, National Irrigation Administration, Overseas Workers' Welfare Administration, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, etc.
	Non-Government Organizations Health Research Network, National Council of Churches in the Philippines, Philippine Peasant Institute
	International Organizations APDAC, UNDP, UNFPA and UNICEF, Gadjah Mada University, Curtin University, University of Manchester-Institute of Development Policy Management, GTZ, CDG, ASEAN, AusAID (through PASTT and PAGF)