After 20 successful years of offering the Certified Government Chief Information Officers’ (CGCIO) program to elevate IT leadership across NC and beyond, we are taking a pause to review the curriculum, upgrade the content, and assess the various ways we can most effectively deliver the CGCIO program to IT leaders. We anticipate the program application process will resume in early 2027 with a new cohort joining us starting August 2027. In the interim, we have several excellent courses that we suggest you consider. 

• For individuals interested in the CGCIO program but have less than 5 years of supervisory/management experience, we recommend attending this program: https://www.sog.unc.edu/courses/fundamental-supervisory-practices. Note: In the “updated” version of the CGCIO program, we will require all students to have demonstrated management/supervisory experience prior to being admitted to the program.
  

• If you are new to local government and would like to learn the basics of the laws that apply to municipalities and counties, please consider taking Local Government Fundamentals: https://www.sog.unc.edu/courses/local-government-fundamentals-1
  

• For personal leadership development training, Leading for Results is a stellar option for CGCIO applicants and graduates: https://www.sog.unc.edu/courses/leading-results-civic-fellows
  

• The flagship course for all things related to Municipal and County Government is the SOG’s MCA program, and we encourage all interested parties to consider this course: https://www.sog.unc.edu/courses/municipal-and-county-administration