Courses

Leading and Managing with Respect

This course will be held in-person at UNC School of Government, Knapp-Sanders Building from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Building and sustaining mutual respect is a hallmark of an influential and effective leader. How can public professionals feel and convey genuine respect for their colleagues, supervisors, and direct reports –...

May 7, 2026

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

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Affordable Housing Seminar: Tools, Strategies, and Case Studies for Local Government Leadership

This interactive in-person seminar is designed for elected and appointed officials (including managers and department heads) from local governments who are setting strategic direction around affordable housing. The seminar will focus on local government support and public-private partnerships for workforce residential housing. Attendees will...

May 7, 2026

McDowell Technical Community College
Marion, NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Introduction to Estates Administration

This class will cover the basics of the clerk’s role in overseeing the administration of a decedent’s estate. It will primarily focus on full estate administration but will also touch on some alternatives to full administration such as collection by affidavit and summary administration.

May 13, 2026

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill,NC

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.

Performance Management in Fire Service

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 9am - 2pm and will include around 4 hours...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Lead with Purpose: Engage and Motivate Teams

This course will be held on-site at the School of Governement from 9:00am-4:00pm.

Leaders are constantly searching for ways to improve employee engagement. There are studies that indicate that anywhere between 70 – 85% of the workforce is not engaged. If we are to believe those numbers, we need to know what employment engagement is and...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Regional Magistrate Training (West)

NOTE: This course is now cancelled for 2025

Registration is now open for the 2025 Regional Magistrate Training (West), sponsored by the North Carolina Judicial College. These regional schools, offered through the North Carolina Judicial College, are intended for magistrates who may have trouble attending in-person training because of time...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Regional Magistrate Training (East)

NOTE: This course is now cancelled for 2025

Registration is now open for the 2025 Regional Magistrate Training (East), sponsored by the North Carolina Judicial College. These regional schools, offered through the North Carolina Judicial College, are intended for magistrates who may have trouble attending in-person training because of time...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

A Closer Look at Termination of Parental Rights

This 3-day course focuses exclusively on termination of parental rights proceedings, both when there is and is not an underlying abuse, neglect, or dependency proceeding. The course will highlight procedural and substantive issues that often present in termination of parental rights cases and requirements for the court orders that are entered...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Drafting Orders for Clerks

This course is offered through the UNC School of Government North Carolina Judicial College and is available to both clerks and assistant clerks of superior court. It is intended for clerks and assistant clerks who have some experience presiding over hearings. It will cover issues related to drafting orders where the clerk is the...

June 4, 2026

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Special Topics in Small Claims for Magistrates

This seminar is intended for magistrates who hold Small Claims court, and focuses on a different topic each year allowing a “deep dive” into skill-building and substantive law for small claims magistrates at various stages in their careers. The 2025 Special Topics class will cover the same material as the 2024 offering, focusing on...

June 8, 2026

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Property Tax Listing and Assessing in NC

This class focuses on the basic law and practice governing the listing and assessing of property for tax purposes.

There will be a combination of pre-recorded sessions and live sessions on Zoom. Some pre-work will be required. Please see the Agenda under Materials for more information.

For questions regarding course details,...

June 16, 2026

School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

NC District Court Judges' Conferences

These conferences provide continuing judicial education in legal and other areas of interest to District Court judges. Topics include updates in domestic law, criminal law, and juvenile law, as well as all other legal and administrative topics of interest to District Court judges.

Materials from past conferences can be found on the past...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

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.

There are additional offerings of this course available.

What Life is Like in Delinquency Out-of-Home Settings

Central Tour

This one-day course is offered by the North Carolina Judicial College and provides District Court Judges with the opportunity to visit out-of-home settings used in delinquency matters. The course is required for advanced certification in juvenile justice (judges are only required to attend one offering). Due to the nature of...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Lead Across Boundaries

This class will be held on-site at SOG from 9am to 4pm. 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...

Build Coaching Skills to Tap Potential

This Course will be taught online, via Zoom, on July 17, 2026

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 part is...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Historic Resilience Project: Historic Resilience Planning Workshop

North Carolina’s historic properties are facing historic floods. Communities across the state must coordinate across departments and perspectives to bring resilience to our historic districts. For the last year or so, we’ve had the privilege to work alongside colleagues from the NCSU College of Design, UNC, and more on the Historic Resilience...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Online module

Planning and Zoning E-Module Learning

Are you new to planning and zoning in North Carolina and need to understand the basics? Does your board need some guidance about their role and decision-making authority? If so, this library of Planning and Zoning Modules is for you.

Each module is a 20-30 minute video presentation on a particular topic of planning and zoning.

The...

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The Clerk's Initial Estate Intake

This session will cover topics that frequently arise at the outset of the administration of an estate, including legal information vs. legal advice, determining questions related to venue, confirmation of date and fact of death, determining whether there is a will, decedent’s family history, and opening and inventorying safe deposit boxes.