Courses

NC Superior Court Judges' Conferences

Held twice a year, in the Summer and Fall, the conferences provide continuing judicial education in legal and other areas of interest to Superior Court judges.

The 2021 Superior Court Judge’s Fall Conference will be held virtually October 18-20. The educational portion of the conference will be at these times, there is a lunch...

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Advanced Leadership Corps

The application for Summer 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, July 31st, and ending after...

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Strategic Planning in Local Government

Strategic planning is one of the most effective tools in local government to improve organizational performance and sustainability. Strategic plans help public managers develop a detailed course of action to take an organization from its current state to the desired future state while ensuring its survival and success. This one-day course is...

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LELA 101: Top 10 Primer on Transportation Planning in North Carolina

This is an online course offered via Zoom at 10am-11:15am.

From potholes to bike lanes, our transportation networks affect the quality of life in all our communities. Have you ever wondered how and when the planning for our state’s highway network takes place? As a local elected official, do you know the best way to inject your community...

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Equity Training Series for Superior Court Judges

The first of three sessions of the Superior Court Judges' Racial Equity Series will be the Racial Inequity in the Criminal Justice System held on August 21 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. This three-hour program will take a data-driven approach to examining racial inequity in charging and sentencing as well as the public perception of the...

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Fines & Fees Workshop

This course is offered through the North Carolina Judicial College.

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Legal Competency for Local Elected Officials

This course will be offered online via Zoom from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. with breaks. You will receive the link to join the Zoom session in the confirmation email upon registering.

Being effective as a local elected official means understanding your local authority, being fluent in meeting procedures, and knowing the scope of your...

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Ethics for Elected Officials Online Training

We have completed our live ethics trainings for 2021. You can purchase and view the on-demand ethics webinar (available to purchase/view until Oct 31, 2021) to complete your required ethics training by clicking HERE.

Registration/Price Details

Single Participant- $75

2-4 Participants from the same jurisdiction* - $...

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Social Media Strategies for Government Professionals Level 1

Facebook, SnapChat, ChatBots & HouseParty: What’s This Got to Do With Government? This level one social media course will focus on the most commonly used social media platforms for governmental organizations, along with new platforms and features to consider. We will spend time working on establishing and managing your platforms; developing...

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Lead Organizational Change

If you have ever tried to lead a change, you know that it takes real insight, skill and some luck. In this workshop, you will learn what gets in the way of change and practice skills that will enable and improve the chances that luck will make a helpful visit!

This one-day workshop helps you:

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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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Current Developments in Criminal Law

In this live webinar offering 1.5 hours of CLE credit, six School of Government faculty members—count ‘em, six!—will talk about recent criminal law developments of interest. Each presenter has fifteen minutes—that’s right, fifteen minutes—to share what they have been working on. This unique, fast-paced format gives you the most important...

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IAAO 102: Income Approach to Valuation

The Income Approach to Valuation is designed to provide the students with an understanding and working knowledge of the procedures and techniques required to estimate the market value of vacant or improved properties by the income approach. The material covers real estate finance and investment, capitalization methods and techniques, analysis...

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Contracting for Construction and Design Services

This course will be held in an online format using Zoom.

Live Zoom sessions are tentatively scheduled from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. during each day of the course. Live sessions will not be held outside of these times.

This course is designed for those involved in public construction contracting at the local government level...

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One-Day Seminar for Magistrates: Civil Law

This one-day online seminar will focus on civil law and procedure issues pertinent to magistrates, with content changing each year.

The 2021 school is different from previous schools in that only two topics will focus on small claims law: Civil Law Update & Review and Working Effectively with your Small Claims Clerk. The other two...

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Clerks of Superior Court Winter and Summer Conferences

The annual Winter and Summer Conferences provide continuing education in legal, management, and other areas of interest to clerks of Superior Court. Topics of discussion include new legislation, case law update, technology update, workers' compensation and safety issues for employees.

The 2021 Summer Conference for Clerks of Superior...

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Engaging Women in Public Service: Building Your Leadership Muscle

This one-day event is designed for women interested in strengthening both their leadership skills and professional trajectory in public service.

New Kind will facilitate a storytelling workshop designed to help you recognize the content and value of your own experience in public leadership. You’ll grow more comfortable...

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Zoning Certification Course

The School of Government is streamlining courses in Planning and Development Regulation for the 2020/21 academic year. Given the requirements for remote learning and the need for efficiency, we are adjusting our normal slate of courses into three essential courses: Planning and Development Regulation 1, 2, and 3.

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Advanced Criminal Evidence

This three and one-half day course is designed for North Carolina superior court judges. The focus will be on North Carolina law, except where federal law governs, such as with sixth amendment confrontation rights. Topics covered will include, among other things: character and habit, hearsay, confrontation, experts, child witnesses,...

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Introduction to Juvenile Court Proceedings

This two-day course provides an overview of general concepts that apply to juvenile proceedings under G.S. Chapter 7B: specifically, abuse, neglect, dependency; termination of parental rights; delinquency; and undisciplined court actions. The first day focuses on the concept of juvenile court, why and how juvenile proceedings are different, the...