Courses

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...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Lead Across Boundaries

It is open to both professional and elected officials.

Many, if not most, of the complex issues in the public sector are not neatly contained within the purview of one organization. Just as we have seen with the response to the Hurricane Helene disaster, no one person, organization, or sector has all the ability,...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Fundamental Supervisory Practices: Tier One Counties

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

Thanks to generous support from the Golden LEAF Foundation, this session of Fundamental Supervisory Practices is offered specifically for participants from local governments...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Correctional Facilities Tour - East

This program is designed to give court officials a better understanding of how their judgments are administered by the Division of Adult Correction. Participants tour correctional facilities in eastern North Carolina gaining a firsthand view of the typical places to which they sentence criminal defendants. Each stop includes time for relevant...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Incompetency and Adult Guardianship Proceedings for Clerks

This course is offered through the North Carolina Judicial College. The course is intended for both clerks and assistant clerks of superior court and will cover issues that arise with incompetency and guardianship hearings. Topics will include the use of limited guardianship, legal representation of the respondent, procedural and...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Advanced Sentencing: Probation

There are over 80,000 people on probation in North Carolina. As a result, probationary sentences and probation violations are a big part of the daily work of the state court system. This one-day program is designed to help judges manage that workload by crafting probationary sentences that are lawful and effective in achieving...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

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...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Performance Measurement in Local Government

This one-day workshop helps public officials design measures in local government for accountability and results. The workshop introduces the types of performance measures commonly found in local government, how to develop good measures from goals and objectives, and how they can be used to support other management processes.

...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

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...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Legitimation under North Carolina Law

This session will provide an introduction to legitimation – what is it, how is a child is legitimated under North Carolina Law, and why does it matter. The primary focus of the session is to review the provisions of the law and the role of the clerk in these special proceedings. Topics to be addressed include who can file, when and where is the...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Single Protective Arrangements and Single Transactions

Do you have questions about single protective arrangements and single transactions under G.S. 35A-1121? Do you want to learn more about how they intersect with—and in some cases replace—the need for a guardian? Have you already dealt with cases involving this new type of relationship authorized by Session Law 2021-53? Then join us for a...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

IIMC Clerks Certification Institute

Applications for the 2025 program are now closed. Applications for the 2026 program will open early in 2026.

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Mental Health Issues in Juvenile Law

This multiday course includes instruction on common mental health needs among youth, the structure and function of the mental health system, mental health assessments and treatment, capacity to proceed, involuntary commitment, and the connection between child welfare and delinquency proceedings and mental health from the beginning to the end of...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Appellate Training: New & Emerging Legal Issues

This course focuses on new and emerging legal issues that are likely to come before the NC Court of Appeals. Coverage varies year to year but typically includes sessions on recent Supreme Court cases, criminal law, civil law, juvenile law, family law, and evidence.

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Introduction to Employee Benefits Law

Introduction to Employee Benefits Law is designed for those who are relatively new to responsibilities for administering employee benefits. The course focuses on what federal and state law requires of public employers with respect to employee benefits and what authority North Carolina government employers have in choosing, structuring, and...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Ethics for Elected Officials

The on-demand version will be available the second week of July 2025.

Group discounts are not offered for the on-demand version.

Under North Carolina law, members of governing boards of cities, counties, local boards of education, unified governments, sanitary districts, and consolidated city-counties are required to receive...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Performance Management in Emergency Communications

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

This course focuses on converting performance information into decisions that enhance organizational outcomes of emergency communication services. We will review performance management...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Top 10 Primer: Use of Social Media for Local Elected Officials

This free course will be held online via Zoom from 10am- 11:15am. Please register ahead of time to access the zoom link.

Does your use of social media change once the campaign is over and you begin to govern? The answer to that question can be complex. Adding to the complexity is the ever-present likelihood that some of your "...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Top 10 Primer: Financial Responsibility of Local Elected Officials Webinar

Adoption of the county or municipal budget is one of the most important responsibilities of an elected board. Understanding the local government budget development process can be challenging, especially for officials in their first terms of office.

Registration for this webinar has closed. If you are interested in attending please...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Develop Personal Resiliency: Calming in Critical Moments

This course will be held in-person at the UNC School of Government from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. No pre-work assignments are required, but we will include optional self-paced follow-up coursework to help you dive deeper into select resiliency principles.

Working in government was difficult before the pandemic...