North Carolina CGCIO
- Chapel Hill, NCAugust 25 - 26, 2026September 22 - 23, 2026October 13 - 14, 2026November 17 - 18, 2026January 12 - 13, 2027February 23 - 24, 2027March 16 - 17, 2027April 13 - 14, 2027May 20 - 22, 2027
- For individuals interested in the CGCIO program but have less than 5 years of supervisory/management experience, we recommend attending this program: Fundamental Supervisory Practices. Note: In the “updated” version of the CGCIO program, we will require all students to have demonstrated management/supervisory experience prior to being admitted to the program.
- If you are new to local government and would like to learn the basics of the laws that apply to municipalities and counties, please consider taking Local Government Fundamentals
- For personal leadership development training, Leading for Results is a stellar option for CGCIO applicants and graduates
- The flagship course for all things related to Municipal and County Government is the SOG’s MCA program, and we encourage all interested parties to consider this course
- Chapel Hill, NCAugust 25 - 26, 2026September 22 - 23, 2026October 13 - 14, 2026November 17 - 18, 2026January 12 - 13, 2027February 23 - 24, 2027March 16 - 17, 2027April 13 - 14, 2027May 20 - 22, 2027Knapp-Sanders
400 South Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514View Cancellation PolicyCourse participants who cancel their registration on or before August 17, 2026 will receive a full refund. No refund will be made for cancellations on or after August 18, 2026, but you will receive a transferrable credit to be used within 12 months. Click here to view the School’s full cancellation and refund policy.$4,500.00Registration and payment for this course grants access for a single attendee. In order to register a group of attendees, please register each person individually. If you have questions, please contact our registration office at registration@sog.unc.edu or 919.966.4414.
Civic Local Foundation Scholarship
Civic Local Foundation offers scholarships to local government employees who are members of Civic Federal Credit Union or Local Government Federal Credit Union. Scholarships can be applied toward tuition for the School’s conferences, classes, and seminars.
Through this commitment, the Foundation dedicates scholarship funds annually to credit union members to offset the cost of attending various trainings from the School.
There are four deadlines to submit applications:
- March 1 (for courses starting between April 1 and June 30)
- June 1 (for courses starting between July 1 and September 30)
- September 1 (for courses starting between October 1 and December 31)
- December 1 (for courses starting between January 1 and March 31)
To get more information or to apply, visit the Civic Federal Credit Union (https://civicfcu.org/unc-sog-scholarship) or the Local Government Federal Credit Union (https://www.lgfcu.org/benefits-and-services/scholarships/unc-school-of-government-scholarship) scholarship website.
All course materials and other logistical details are provided in Canvas, a learning management system. Please click the link below for detailed instructions on setting up your Canvas account. If you've already set up an account for this or another School of Government course, click HERE to log in to Canvas. Click HERE for Canvas Instructions.
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