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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.

The...

October 23, 2025

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Practical Analytic Techniques

This course will be in-person at the School of Government on October 28, 2025. Class begins at 9:00 a.m. and concludes at 4:00 p.m. Dale Roenigk will be the instructor.

Participants in this course will learn techniques for planning, monitoring, and evaluating programs and activities. The course focuses on a variety of easy-to-apply...

October 28, 2025

UNC School of Government | Knapp-Sanders Building
Chapel Hill, NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Emotional Intelligence: Leadership's Super Power

Emotional Intelligence: Leadership's Super Power

This course will be held in-person at the School of Government from 9am to 4pm and 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...

October 29, 2025

School of Government
Chapel Hill,NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Fundamental Supervisory Practices

Fundamental Supervisory Practices

Being a supervisor in local government today is more challenging than ever. Fundamental Supervisory Practices provides newly promoted or first-time supervisors with the critical knowledge and skills needed to be effective supervisors. This highly interactive program includes the True TILT Personality Profile to help participants understand...

November 3, 2025

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill,NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Foreclosure Hearings for Clerks of Superior Court

Foreclosure Hearings for Clerks of Superior Court

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 foreclosure hearings.

November 20, 2025

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill,NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Facilitation Skills for Successful Meetings

Facilitation Skills for Successful Meetings

This course will be held December 5, 2025 at the School of Government from 9am - 4pm.

Lack of consensus. A few people dominate the discussion. Lots of ideas, but no clear decisions made. There has to be a better way.

We’ve all left meetings that we don’t feel were the best use of our time. So what separates a good meeting from a bad...

December 5, 2025

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Essentials of Municipal Government

The School of Government Center for Public Leadership and Governance, in partnership with the North Carolina League of Municipalities, offers Essentials of Municipal Government, our biennial school for newly elected municipal officials.

This course will help those...

January 15, 2026

Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC), Education Building
Asheville, NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Basic Principles of Local Government Purchasing

The January 2026 offering will be available both in-person and online at the School of Government.

This course is designed for new local government purchasing officials and covers basic principles and legal requirements for local government purchasing.

Topics include the following:

Competitive bidding requirements for...

January 26, 2026

School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

NC City and County Management Association Winter Seminar

NC City and County Management Association Winter Seminar

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

The winter seminar is January 28–30, 2026 at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem.

The Professional Development committee is making financial assistance scholarships...

January 28, 2026

Benton Convention Center
Winston-Salem,NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Working with Advisory Boards and Committees

Working with Advisory Boards and Committees

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...

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill,NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Community Development Academy

Community development practitioners will benefit from this intensive course, which is designed for community development practitioners and covers the concepts, methods, and strategies of community economic development. The course provides practitioners with perspectives and practical skills surrounding community development in North Carolina....

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Advanced Leadership Corps

Advanced Leadership Corps

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

Part 1: The coach comes to you! In advance of the course, you will complete an assessment designed to give you insights into your leadership style. You will receive a preliminary one-on-one session with a coach that is scheduled at a time and place you select. The...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Introduction to Program Evaluation

This online workshop is for local governments, providing a broad overview of program evaluation facilitated by the School of Government's Dr. Maureen Berner. This course is a primer on evaluating proposed and existing programs for local governments and discerning their efficacy and viability within a community.

Note: This course fulfills...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Managing Conflict: Strategies for Elected Officials

Managing Conflict: Strategies for Elected Officials

Elected officials frequently deal with sensitive, sometimes contentious, issues at board meetings and in other public and private settings. Knowing how to successfully manage these conflicts is critical to achieving shared goals for a group or community. This course focuses on two parts of negotiation and problem solving: how personality types...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

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Advanced Americans with Disabilities Act Course

Advanced Americans with Disabilities Act Course

The Advanced Americans with Disabilities Act class is an intensive, two-day program taking an in-depth look at ADA issues of particular concern to government and community college employers. The class is limited to 65.

Prerequisite: You must have completed Introduction...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Municipal and County Administration

The appliation period for the October 2025 - April 2026 class has ended. Applications for the 2026-2027 offering taking place online will be available June 2026.

The 2025–2026 Municipal and County Administration (MCA) program will be held in person at the School of Government and run...

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Performance Management in Purchasing and Contracting

This course accounts for 7 contact hours toward earning or maintaining your CLGPO (Certified Local Government Purchasing Officer) title.

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

This course will take place online via Zoom from 1pm - 5pm...

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Legal Competency for Local Elected Officials

Legal Competency for Local Elected Officials

Being effective as a local elected official means understanding your local authority, being fluent in meeting procedures, and knowing the scope of your transparency obligations. The laws are complex, and many situations raise questions that are unique to each set of circumstances. These complexities are often heightened by the vast array of...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Lead With and Through: Effective Public Engagement for More Resilient Communities

Lead With and Through: Effective Public Engagement for More Resilient Communities

CPLG is proud to offer discounts to groups. Many courses in the One-Day Public Leadership Series benefit not just individuals but rather entire groups. Members of groups of five or more can each receive 20% off the registration fee. To take advantage of this discount, please visit the course web page or contact registration@sog.unc.edu or 919....

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Make the Right Hire

Make the Right Hire

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 course will help you make the right hire the first time. You will learn how to navigate the various...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

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