Courses

Basic Principles of Local Government Purchasing

January 25 - 27 , 2027 | Hyflex | Registration Fee: $700

Registration will close on January 4, 2027.

This program is a hyflex format. Participants have the option during registration to choose online or in-person attendance. See below for a schedule overview.

This course is designed for new local government purchasing...

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Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Leadership Training

This course is offered through the North Carolina Judicial College. It is designed to develop the leadership skills senior resident superior court judges need in their administrative and supervisory roles. Each year we will offer a course on a particular aspect of leadership, such as communication, team building, strategic planning, case...

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Indigent Defenders in Civil Proceedings Webinar

The webinar, presented live by School of Government faculty member Timothy Heinle, will review issues surrounding the testimony and out-of-court statements of children in juvenile abuse, neglect, and dependency proceedings (AND). Topics will include relevant considerations when a party wishes to call a child witness (including subpoenas,...

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An Overview of Adult Protective Services Proceedings for Judges and Magistrates

This webinar will be held via Zoom from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 19.

This one-hour long webinar will provide an overview of adult protective services (APS) proceedings governed by G.S. Chapter 108A. Designed for district court judges and magistrates, the session will cover the various types of APS orders available, the scope...

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Accounting and Auditing Update

This 1-day course will focus on new and emerging governmental accounting and financial reporting requirements – and there are many. Recent pronouncements of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) will be highlighted, specifically GASB Statement Nos. 67 and 68, commonly known as the pension standards. NC governments will be...

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Meaningful Consideration of Less Restrictive Alternatives to Guardianship Under Session Law 2023-124

Recent changes to North Carolina’s guardianship laws make clear that an adult or emancipated minor does not lack capacity (and is therefore not incompetent) if a less restrictive alternative to guardianship enables them to manage their affairs and make and communicate important decisions about themselves and their property. This webinar will...

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Misdemeanor Defender

November 12 - 14, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. | Chapel Hill

Registration is closed for the 2025 Misdemeanor Defender Training

The program serves as an introductory program for attorneys new to misdemeanor cases. Topics will include impaired driving, stops and searches, sentencing law, probation violations, evidence, ethics, and...

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Judicial College Webinar: Media and Public Access to Body-Worn Camera Footage

This webinar is designed to help law enforcement leaders understand when and how the media and the public are entitled to access body-worn camera footage. These recordings are not public records and are not governed by typical public records rules. But neither are they completely confidential. They have their own statute, G.S. 132-1.4A, which...

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Make the Right Hire

This class will be held online via Zoom from 9am - 4pm.

The cost of hiring and training new employees impacts local government budgets and services, and the wrong hire or promotion can lower the morale and productivity of an entire workgroup or organization. This...

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Essentials for Local Government Managers

This program is geared toward 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...

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Navigating the Capacity and Commitment Process

This training is open to public defenders and private defense attorneys who perform a significant amount of appointed work. The program is geared toward defense attorneys new to handling capacity issues.

Topics will include the ITP process, an overview of the LCFE program, information sharing concerning mental...

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New Clerks Institute

July 8, 2026 ...

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NC City and County Management Association Winter Seminar

The NCCCMA Winter Seminar will move forward as planned with two sessions cancelations below.

The North Carolina City and County Management Association Winter Seminar focuses on topics of interest to city and county managers and administrators.

The NCCCMA Winter seminar is January 28–30, 2026 at the Benton...

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Community College Law

Overview of legal issues facing community college administrators.

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Purchasing and Contracting 101

This four-hour program will cover the laws that local governments need to know when procuring and contracting using local, state, and federal funds. The topics include legal requirements for public contracts, competitive bidding requirements and exceptions, construction contracting, and hiring architects and engineers. This program is ideal...

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Essentials of Municipal Government

This course will be in-person. Check-in begins at 7:30am and the program concludes at 4:45pm on Day One and 4:15pm on Day Two. A reception will be held on the first night of this program from 5pm-6pm.

Participants will recieve an email with details and important information about their course one week prior to the event.

The...

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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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Top 10 Primer: Engaging the Community in Public Issues

July 22nd, 2026 | 10:00am - 11:15am ...

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Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

This 3.5 day Judicial College course focuses on the Indian Child Welfare Act, a federal law enacted in 1978 that applies to all abuse, neglect, dependency; termination of parental rights; and adoption actions. A small group of district court judges will have the opportunity to travel to Cherokee, North Carolina to learn about ICWA and Cherokee...