Courses

This two-day North Carolina Judicial College course is intended for magistrates who issue custody and transportation orders in response to petitions for involuntary commitment. Topics will include identifying information relevant to the commitment decision, basic skills for interviewing and eliciting information, learning about mental illnesses...

This course is designed for both professional and elected officials. 

Local governments that focus on the fundamentals of leadership, strategic planning, performance improvement, and genuine engagement can knit together a high-performance framework to deliver positive, consistent results to elevate organizational performance and,...

Are you a board member interested in learning more context about development decisions? Are you a manager with some responsibility for the planning department? Are you an experienced planner who is new to North Carolina? In other words, do you need an introduction to planning and zoning in North Carolina? Planning and Zoning 101 is the...

This course will be held in-person at Eastern AHEC from 9am - 4pm.

A successful supervisor is one who can effectively coach and develop staff to take initiative, resolve conflict, develop productive working relationships, and reach their highest potential. While most supervisors can master the technical aspects of their job, the harder...

Advanced Leadership Corps (ALC) applications for the 2026 cohort are now closed.

ALC is an immersive personal development program comprised of three parts:

Part 1: The coach comes to you!

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Working with Advisory Boards and Committees is open to local government professionals and elected officials. Elected officials will receive six LELA 201-course credits. 

One of the most common and substantive ways citizen participation in local government occurs is through service on appointed advisory boards (CABs) (also sometimes called...