Whether you are a prospective or current state, county or local government employee, the Georgia Center for Continuing Education and the Carl Vinson Institute of Government (CVIOG) has an online course designed to teach you the skills you need to start or advance your career in public service. Start courses at anytime, and progress at your own pace. Find a course that’s right for you, and build a foundational understanding of accounting, financial management, and human resources in a governmental environment.
Accounting | Internal Controls | Finance | Human Resources | Georgia Dept. of Revenue
This NASBA-approved course is packed with ten lessons on topics including basic accounting theory, double entry accounting, payroll and benefits accounting, and more. Upon successful completion of all three accounting courses, a Certificate of Completion will be awarded from the University of Georgia.
In this next NASBA-approved course, you’ll learn the basics of fund financial statements and expand your knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for state and local governments. Topics include accounting for interfund activities, encumbrances, revenue, receipts, and disbursements. (Prerequisite: Part I)
In this NASBA-approved course, learn the components of a comprehensive internal control system. You'll study case histories of internal controls over accounts payable and cash disbursements, and you'll learn how to segregate duties for better control.
This NASBA-approved course delves into the comprehensive internal controls that should exist for accounts receivable and cash receipts in a governmental environment. There are seven lessons, including a case history on developing internal controls.
This NASBA-approved course will familiarize you with the components of a comprehensive internal control system and the importance of internal controls, as provided in the latest COSO update. You will also learn how to determine what is required for a proper segregation of duties within the capital assets function. In addition, you will be provided tools to assist you in determining what duties should be segregated.
This NASBA-approved course will familiarize you how governments use internal controls to administer payroll. You will also learn how to determine what is required for a proper segregation of duties within the payroll functions. In addition, you will be provided tools to assist you in determining what duties should be segregated.
Upon successful completion of all four internal controls courses, a Certificate of Program Completion from the University of Georgia is awarded to all enrollees who complete the four-course series in a 12-month period.
A capital improvement is a substantial, nonrecurring expenditure for a physical improvement with a long useful life. In this NASBA-approved course, you will learn the process governments use to assess their capital needs, prepare a Capital Improvement Program, and implement it.
In this NASBA-approved course, you’ll learn program the types of debt that governments can issue, the relationship of debt to capital improvement programs, how bonds are rated, how to lower interest rates without going through the rating process, and much more.
Non-federal organizations, both public and private, that receive federal awards are required by the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to choose between two models as their framework for an internal control system. This NASBA-approved course reviews and compares the “Green Book” model and the “COSO” model. Either can be used to help an entity run its operations effectively, report reliable information, and comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Learn the types of budgets and their components, how to prepare revenue estimates and budget summaries, the budgeting process, how to establish budgetary controls, and how to budget for contingencies.
Learn the skills that will help you understand the different method for analyzing and forecasting both revenues and expenditures; additionally, learn how to communicate the budget to interested parties and how to monitor the budget once adopted.
This NASBA-approved course covers the entire purchasing process. Some of the topics you will cover include the various roles and qualifications of purchasing professionals, different methods of purchasing, proper supporting documentation, and purchasing ethics.
This NASBA-approved course covers the revenue structures of local governments, property taxes, licenses and fees, intergovernmental revenue, collections, a case study in revenue administration, and more.
This eight-hour course is on appraisal and equalization processes and procedures, any recent changes in statutory or case law, and important concepts and terminology.
This self-study training course approved by the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) for 4 hours of Continuing Education Credit for members and alternate members of County Boards of Equalization, Tax Commissioners, Tax Assessors, Tax Appraisers and Assessment Contractors.
This is a self-study training course approved by the Georgia Department of Revenue for 4 hours of Continuing Education Credit for Hearing officers, County Boards of Equalization members and alternate members.
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Accounting, Tax and Financial Management courses not focused on government