Courses

Domestic Violence for Clerks

This course is sponsored by the North Carolina Judicial College.

This one-day course is intended for both clerks, assistant, and deputy clerks of superior court and will cover issues related to domestic violence. Topics will include the law and procedures of domestic violence proceedings, dynamics of...

April 7, 2026

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill,NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Dispositions in Juvenile Justice

This course will explore how to use the dispositional alternatives in a delinquency case to effectively disrupt patterns of repeat offending among youth. Participants will learn about the risk, needs, and responsivity principle; best practices in probation supervision; and evidence-based interventions. The class will also include a hands-on...

April 21, 2026

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Annual Health Directors' Legal Conference

This conference, geared toward directors of local health departments and consolidated human services agencies and the attorneys who work with them, focuses on current legal issues confronting local health departments, including significant changes and developments in state and federal law affecting both personal and environmental health...

April 22, 2026

School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Leading with Respect for Local Elected Officials

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 leader and a fundamental tool to help you serve and support your community. How can elected officials feel and convey genuine respect for their...

April 22, 2026

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

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Building and Earning Trust

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.

Trust is integral to developing high performing teams and personal well-being in the workplace. However, genuine trust can be challenging to build and easy to lose with colleagues, supervisors, and direct reports. How...

April 28, 2026

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

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Law & Administration for Building Code Officials

The Law and Administration course is an overview of North Carolina's building regulation system and is designed for the education and training of building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and fire prevention code enforcement officials. Course participants will study the structure of the federal, state, and local governments, the history of...

May 4, 2026

School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

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.

A Closer Look at Termination of Parental Rights

This new 2-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...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Finance Officer Certification Exams

Beginning in 2021, we will no longer be offering the certification exams in January.

The North Carolina Government Finance Officers Association sponsors the NC Finance Officers' Certification Program. This program is designed to enhance the public finance profession in North Carolina.

To be eligible for...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

A Refresher on Economic Development Incentives

Thursday, May 30th, 2024

9:00am - 11:30am

...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

LELA 201: Tools for Persuasive Speaking

In Person – 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Elected officials are often called upon to speak in regular board and council meetings and in special settings. People judge you by your words; they make assumptions about whether you are trustworthy and sincere. Convincing others to agree with your positions, advocating for your community, and building...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Intensive Parent Defender Training

This course is co-sponsored by the UNC School of Government and the Office of Indigent Defense Services.

This training will focus on termination of parental rights (TPR) proceedings and the role of parent defenders. Topics will include a review of the different stages of a TPR; advocacy tips regarding the grounds and the...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Municipal and County Administration

The 2025–2026 Municipal and County Administration (MCA) program will be held in person at the School of Government and run from October 2025 to May 2026. The application period is June 2025. More information regarding dates, fees, and how to apply will be available in spring 2025.

Municipal and County...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Online module

Code of Judicial Conduct Module 1: Canons 1-3

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Public Law for the Public's Lawyers

I lead the planning for Public Law for the Public’s Lawyers (PLPL). The course addresses issues relevant to attorneys who work in or with North Carolina state government. That means a focus on legislative branch and executive branch information and issues, typically. We usually offer the program in the fall and plan for...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Creating Great Local Government Workplaces

Great workplaces are created intentionally, by leaders who understand how to bring out the best in their people. This intensive session will equip participants to do just that, by gaining an understanding of common workplace dynamics. Participants will learn cutting edge research from the UNC...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Local Government Independent Auditors' Conference

SPONSORED BY THE NC STATE TREASURERS’ OFFICE, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION, AND THE UNC SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT

DATE: May 29th via ZOOM

REGISTRATION: $260

AUDIENCE: This conference is designed and intended specifically for local government independent auditors (all staff levels).

AGENDA: To be posted under the...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Felony Defender Training

This course is co-sponsored by the UNC School of Government and the Office of Indigent Defense Services.

Topics will include discovery and investigation, suppression and other superior court motions, lab reports, preserving the record, sentencing, and trial skills—including conducting voir dire—necessary to handle felony cases from start...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Advanced Fair Labor Standards Act

Advanced Fair Labor Standards Act is an intensive, two-day program that takes an in-depth look at FLSA issues of particular concern to local government and community college employers. The course will focus on better understanding the exempt duties test and on compensation issues, such as meal, sleep, travel and training time, telecommuting/...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Public Law for the Public's Lawyers On-Demand Videos

I will lead the planning for a fall 2020 offering of Public Law for the Public’s Lawyers (PLPL), in place of Professor Aimee Wall, who has taken on a greater administrative role at the School of Government. We appreciate our legislative and state agency partners who help plan and make this course possible.

This course is sponsored by the...