Courses

The North Carolina State Budget Professional Certification is a collaboration between the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) and the UNC School of Government to develop and offer an academic state budget certification program. Upon successful completion of the program and exams, students will be certified as a state budget...

Does your jurisdiction have the ingredients to stimulate investment and create jobs and wealth in an uncertain economy?

This one-day workshop covers the core strategies and tools for promoting economic development in the face of changing fiscal and economic conditions.

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Gain an overview of the authority and requirements for establishing customer accounts, billing, and collecting public enterprise utility fees, focusing on water, sewer, and solid waste enterprises. Participants engage in interactive exercises applying general concepts to everyday utility billing and collections scenarios. Participants are...

This seminar is intended for magistrates who hold Small Claims court, and focuses on a different topic each year allowing a “deep dive” into skill-building and substantive law for small claims magistrates at various stages in their careers. The 2025 Special Topics class will cover the same material as the 2024 offering, focusing on...

This two-day course is offered through the North Carolina Judicial College. It is intended for magistrates who would like to become more comfortable conducting hearings and entering judgments in small claims court. Topics will include courtroom decorum, legal research, judicial decision-making, procedural fairness, common evidence problems, and...

This course is offered through the UNC School of Government North Carolina Judicial College and is available to both clerks and assistant clerks of superior court. It is intended for clerks and assistant clerks who have some experience presiding over hearings.  It will cover issues related to drafting orders where the clerk is the...