Courses

Fundamental Supervisory Practices

Being a supervisor in local government today is more challenging than ever. The Fundamental Supervisory Practices course is designed to provide newly promoted or first-time supervisors with critical knowledge and skills needed to be an effective supervisor. This highly interactive program includes the True TILT Personality Profile to help...

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Intermediate Purchasing Seminar

This course will be held in an online format using Zoom. Virtual live sessions will be held on Monday, November 29 through Friday, December 3, 2021 each morning from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 pm. This year's online version of the course will feature approximately 3.5 hours of asynchronous content, such as pre-recorded video segments,...

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Basic School for Registers of Deeds

This course covers the basic operations of the office of register of deeds. The class provides instruction on the following topics: overview of county government and its revenues and expenditures; sources of law and rules governing registers of deeds; organization and responsibilities of the office; introduction to real estate instruments;...

November 30, 2021

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill,NC

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Facilitation Skills for Successful Meetings

Lack of consensus. A few people dominate the discussion. Lots of idea, but no clear decisions made. There has to be a better way.

Facilitating online groups can pose additional challenges when being “in a meeting” means most or all participants are online, or some are online, and others are in a room “mask to mask.”

Whether...

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Orientation for New District Court Judges

This course provides training and orientation for new District Court judges. Participants will focus on conducting criminal, civil, and juvenile court, including issues of ethics, fairness, and various substantive legal topics.

December 6, 2021

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC

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Development Finance Toolbox

A survey of local government financing tools for community and economic development

How do local governments use public-private partnerships for development? What finance tools are available to local governments to revitalize Main Street? North Carolina communities can select from a wide array of financing tools in their efforts to...

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Introduction to Program Evaluation

Introduction to Program Evaluation is a one-day session Friday, December 17, 2021. The workshop begins at 10:00 a.m. and will conclude at 3:30 p.m., with a lunch break. This course provides training on evaluating public services and programs. At the end of the course, participants will understand and be able to describe program evaluation, and...

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Fundamental Supervisory Practices: Tier One Counties

This offering of Fundamental Supervisory Practices is sponsored by the Golden LEAF Foundation. Enrollment is reserved for Participants from Qualifying Counties.

Thanks to generous support from the Golden LEAF Foundation, this session of Fundamental Supervisory Practices is offered specifically for participants from local governments...

January 10, 2022

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Offered online
Zoom, NC

Essentials for Local Government Managers

This new program is geared towards local government managers who are new to North Carolina or to the profession or to assistant managers and other upper-level local government managers who are interested in becoming city or county managers in the future. The program will give participants a broad set of training on managing local governments in...

January 12, 2022

Embassy Suites Wilmington
Wilmington,NC

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Strategic Public Leadership: Comprehensive Strategic Plans

“Good luck is the result of good planning,” reads the fortune inside the Chinese cookie. Being clear on where you want to head and how you will get there is key to positioning yourself and your organization for success.

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2022 New Clerks Institute

The New Clerks Institute provides a one-day crash course on subjects vital to the work of clerks to municipal and county governing boards. Topics covered include the open meetings' law, the public records law, meeting agendas and minutes, public notices, oaths of office, and board procedure fundamentals.

Due to the COVID-19...

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IAAO 300: Fundamentals of Mass Appraisal

This course provides an introduction to mass appraisal and is a prerequisite for the 300 series of courses offered by the IAAO. Topics covered include single-property appraisal versus mass appraisal, components of a mass appraisal system, data requirements and analysis, introduction to statistics, use of assessment ratio studies in mass...

January 24, 2022

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill,NC

This course is also avaliable online.

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Orientation for New Superior Court Judges

As part of this orientation course, participants will discuss conducting criminal court, transitioning from the bar to the bench, sentencing, evidence, pro se litigation, motions for appropriate relief, ethics, fairness, computer training, civil issues, and other topics.

January 24, 2022

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC

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Community Development Academy

Due to the COVID-19 emergency, the 2022 Community Development Academy will be offered completely online. The class schedule will be every Wednesday beginning in February through the end of April. The class hours are 1:00pm-4:15pm

You will register in Canvas our online secure materials site, and You will receive a Zoom link. Community...

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Basic Substance Abuse for Judges

This course is offered through the North Carolina Judicial College. This is a basic introduction to substance abuse in the courts. The course covers why judges need to know about substance abuse and the basic pharmacology of substance abuse. It also covers substance abuse assessments, drug testing, treatment alternatives and confidentiality...

February 2, 2022

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill,NC

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NC Association of County Attorneys Winter Conference and County Attorneys Fundamentals Workshop

The County Attorneys 2022 Winter Conference will be held at the UNC School of Government

Fundamentals Workshop (Thursday, February 4, 2022):

Detailed Fundamentals Agenda (TBA)

County Attorneys' Winter Conference (Thursday and Friday, February 4-5, 2022):

Detailed Conference Agenda (TBA)

February 3, 2022

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC

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School Attorneys' Conference

Due to the COVID-19 emergency, the 2022 55th. Annual School Attorneys Conference will be offered completely online.

This one-day conference offers school board attorneys the opportunity to learn about and discuss current issues related to public education law. Superintendents are also invited to attend.

Sessions will be led by...

February 4, 2022

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Chapel Hill,NC

This course is also avaliable online.

Advanced Leadership Corps

The application for February 2022 is now closed.

ALC is an immersive personal development program comprised of three parts: one-on-one oral presentation skills coaching, a six-day residential leadership development program, and post-program one-on-one leadership coaching. Beginning on Sunday afternoon, February 6th, and ending after...

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IIMC Clerks Certification Institute

The 2022 Clerks Certification Institute (CCI), which runs for 20 days over a year, provides instruction in subjects involving the core responsibilities of municipal and county clerks. This cohort will be offered in a hybrid setting with both on-line and in-person students. The topics covered...

February 7, 2022

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Chapel Hill,NC

This course is also avaliable online.

Felony Defender Training

This program is for attorneys who are new to handling felony cases. Topics include discovery and investigation, suppression and other superior court motions, lab reports, preserving the record, jury instructions, sentencing, and trial skills— including conducting voir dire —necessary to handle felony cases from start to finish. This program is...

February 9, 2022