The School of Community Government provides an integrated approach to community government capacity building. The School of Community Government coordinates a system of training and development, tools and resources, and supporting programs for community governments, their elected officials, and staff.

The goals of the School of Community Government include:

• enhancing the capacity of community governments through governance training;
• enhancing the competencies of community government staff by providing training and development opportunities that meet occupational standards;
• training Northerners for community government positions; and
• assisting local staff with the training and development required to advance to more senior level community government positions.

Training is available in the following subject areas:

• Airport Maintenance;
• Bylaw Enforcement;
• Community Government Finances;
• Community Government Management;
• Emergency Management;
• Fire Protection;
• First Responder;
• Governance;
• Infrastructure Maintenance and Management;
• Recreation Facility Operations;
• Recreation Leadership; and
• Water and Waste;