Courses

Fundamentals of Property Tax Collection

January 12-15, 2027 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm | Online | Price: TBA

Registration will close one week before the program.

This course focuses on law and practice governing the collection of county and municipal property taxes. It is designed to help new tax office employees learn the basics of tax collection while also providing a...

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Adult Protection Multidisciplinary Team Workshop

This Workshop will bring together diverse stakeholders from around North Carolina to begin the process of forming and developing adult protection multidisciplinary teams (MDTs).

Participants are encouraged to apply in teams and teams will be county-based. Each MDT may send up to six people from their community to participate in the...

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Trust Basics and Trust Proceedings for Clerks

This Judicial College session will provide introductory information related to trusts under North Carolina law, including key terminology, basic trust operation, the parties involved in a trust relationship, the purpose and uses of a trust, trust creation, and trust administration. It will also include information on trust proceedings before...

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LELA 201: Social Media Strategies and Best Practices

This course will be offered online via Zoom on September 21, 2023 from 9:00am-12:00pm.

As an elected official, does your social media presence reflect what you value? Does it deliver the message you want to the people you want to reach?

This on-line class will familiarize you with the variety of different social media platforms and...

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Top 10 Primer: Worker Recruitment and Retention in Local Government

This webinar will cover ten evidence-based tactics local governments can use to attract and retain the best employees. The tactics are based on workplace climate data from the School of Government Local Government Workplaces Initiative and the latest social science research. Attendees will come away with strategies for...

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Performance Management in Animal Services

This class is part of the Performance Management Course Series. To see the full list of courses offered please click HERE

This course has been approved for Continuing Educational Units by the National Animal Care & Control Association (NACA). National certificate holders can submit for credit consistent with the NACA CEU...

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Intermediate Purchasing Seminar

November 17-19, 2026 | Multi-Day | Chapel Hill | Registration Fee: TBA

Registration will close one week before the program

This course is intended for officials with two or more years of experience in local governmental purchasing, and will cover bidding and property disposal, capital leasing...

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Emotional Intelligence: Leadership's Super Power

This course is designed for both professional and elected officials.

Did you know that emotional intelligence better predicts workplace effectiveness than IQ? And it's up to five times as important when you compare people within the same career. When you think about what behaviors characterized your most- and least-effective bosses, you...

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Recovery Courts: An Overview for Defenders

This course is co-sponsored by the UNC School of Government and the Office of Indigent Defense Services.

This webinar focuses on the defense attorney’s role in recovery courts in North Carolina, including drug treatment, veterans, and DWI courts. Defenders will learn about relevant authorities and resources, how these courts...

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Creating Great Local Government Workplaces

Great workplaces are created intentionally, by leaders who understand how to bring out the best in their people. This intensive session will equip participants to do just that, by gaining an understanding of common workplace dynamics. Participants will learn cutting edge research from the UNC...

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Advanced Juvenile Delinquency Training

This course, which will be held in Morganton, will focus on serious and violent offenders in the juvenile justice system. It will include a visit to Western Youth Institution, the Department of Correction Facility that houses the youngest inmates in the adult system, including those whose cases were transferred from juvenile court. Factors...

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Overview of Decedents' Estates

This session will provide an introduction to the administration of a decedent’s estate. It will cover basic terminology, the clerk’s role and responsibility, an overview of formal administration and alternatives to formal administration, and the sources of law and resources available to support the clerk in this field of work.

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Performance Management in Tax Administration

This course is part of the Performance Management Course Series. Click HERE for the full list of courses

This course is held online via Zoom from 9am-2pm and includes around 4 hours of asynchronous materials and modules to complete prior to the live class.

If you are NCDOR...

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Navigating Challenging Issues Through Community Engagement

This course will take place in person at the School of Government from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

This course is open to both professional and elected officials.

Local government leaders face challenging situations where they benefit from hearing from a wide range of perspectives. Intense emotions arising from such situations can...

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Child Development for Judges

This three-day course, offered by the North Carolina Judicial College, is designed for North Carolina district court judges who hear abuse, neglect, and dependency; delinquency and undisciplined; or child custody cases. The objective of the course is to allow participants to learn about child development in a small-group, interactive setting....

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Fundamental Supervisory Practices: Tier One Counties--CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE

This opportunity is not currently available. Please contact us if you’d like to be notified of future scholarship opportunities for Tier One counties or jurisdictions in Tier one counties.

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

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Parent Attorney Conference

August 21, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Chapel Hill

Registration is closed for the 2025 Parent Attorney Conference.

This conference is open to attorneys who represent respondents in abuse, neglect, dependency, and termination of parental rights proceedings. Topics will include legislative and case law updates (including...

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Winter Criminal Law Webinar

December 5, 2025 | 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Online

Registration is closed for the 2025 Winter Criminal Law Update webinar.

This webinar will cover recent criminal law decisions issued by the North Carolina appellate courts and highlight significant criminal law legislation enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly. School of...

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Water and Wastewater Finance Strategies Workshop

This course offered by the UNC School of Government's Environmental Finance Center provides a comprehensive overview of financial and legal considerations for water and wastewater utilities. Participants will explore legal structures and financing tools such as user fees, system development fees, availability...

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Building and Earning Trust

This course will be held November 11, 2026, from 9am-4pm at the School of Government.
This course is open to both professional and elected officials.

Trust is integral to developing high performing teams and personal well-being in the workplace. However, genuine trust can be challenging to build and easy to lose with colleagues,...