Courses

Advanced Juvenile Delinquency Training

This course, which will be held in Morganton, will focus on serious and violent offenders in the juvenile justice system. It will include a visit to Western Youth Institution, the Department of Correction Facility that houses the youngest inmates in the adult system, including those whose cases were transferred from juvenile court. Factors...

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Child Support Enforcement

This program provides training for attorneys who represent alleged contemnors in child support enforcement proceedings. Sessions will focus on civil contempt, advocacy in-and-out of the courtroom, evidence, and other issues relevant to respondent representation.

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Local Government Managers Innovation Lab: How to Foster Creativity

This year’s annual Managers Innovation Lab delves into new and different approaches to foster creativity. It will show you how, as a supervisor, you can inspire your team members to approach their work differently, consider fresh approaches, and break with routines.

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Performance Management in Information Technology

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 ...

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Strategic Planning: Linking Strategies to Results

This class will be held online via Zoom from 9am-1pm.

Effective local government leaders not only deal with the challenges at hand each day, but they also anticipate future challenges – a growing population that needs another school; an aging population that needs a senior center; another farm being subdivided that needs water and sewer...

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North Carolina CGCIO

After 20 successful years of offering the Certified Government Chief Information Officers’ (CGCIO) program to elevate IT leadership across NC and beyond, we are taking a pause to review the curriculum, upgrade the content, and assess the various ways we can most effectively deliver the CGCIO program to IT leaders. We anticipate the...

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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...

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Raise the Age Workshop

This course will cover the legal requirements of the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act, often referred to as “Raise the Age.” Topics will include new requirements for processing offenses alleged to have been committed by juveniles at age 16 and 17 from first encounter with law enforcement through transfer to superior court or juvenile...

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Probate of a Will

This session focuses on wills under North Carolina law. It will focus on the types of wills, probate in common and solemn form, and revocation of a will.

This class requires pre-registration through both the School of Government and Zoom. Please click "View Additional Information" on the "Register" tab for further details.

Best Practices for Property Tax Foreclosures

Join SOG faculty member Chris McLaughlin and a panel of expert tax foreclosure attorneys to learn about best practices for tax offices who use the foreclosure remedy.

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Water and Wastewater Finance Strategies Workshop

This course offered by the UNC School of Government's Environmental Finance Center provides a comprehensive overview of financial and legal considerations for water and wastewater utilities. Participants will explore legal structures and financing tools such as user fees, system development fees, availability fees,...

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Self-Defense: Law and Issues

The law of self-defense in North Carolina received a jolt from State v. McLymore, 380 N.C. 185 (2022), where the North Carolina Supreme Court held that the only way to claim perfect self-defense is by invoking the statutory right created by G.S. 14-51.3. The Court went on to say, however, that to the extent the statute does not address an...

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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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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...

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Managing Family Financial Cases for District Court Judges

This North Carolina Judicial College Videoconference Course is intended for judges with experience presiding over family financial cases including equitable distribution, alimony and above guideline child support. The class will begin with a presentation on the fundamental principles of effective individual case management. Participants then...

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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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Advanced Leadership Corps

The July 2025 offering of Advanced Leadership Corps is being rescheduled due to unavoidable schedule conflicts for faculty. New details will be posted here as they are confirmed. Applications already submitted remain valid for future offerings; no...

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Social Services Attorneys Winter Conference

Attendees are limited to attorneys and paralegals representing county departments of social services. The 2025 program will be held February 20-21, 2025 (Thursday and Friday) via Zoom.

2025 Social Services Attorneys Winter Conference topics:

Child Welfare Case Update

DHHS Update

Appellate Procedure

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Essentials of County Government

Newly-elected County Commissioners Congratulations on your successful election as a county commissioner! The UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government and the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners have partnered to offer you a crash course on the essentials of county government. In this course, we will introduce newly-elected...