CSAC Institute Bulletin Stories

The CSAC Institute for Excellence in County Government has an awesome fall schedule of classes for your professional development. September and October highlights include great leadership courses such as: Polish the Presentation, How to be Human at Work, and Resiliency: Recover, Adapt and Sustain. Highlights on the policy and governance side include: Capital Improvement Planning and Funding this month, and in October – Making an Impression: Working with the Media, and IT Executive Cybersecurity.

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June 17, 2019

The CSAC Institute for Excellence in County Government held its first class today at its newest satellite campus in Santa Cruz County.

Today’s course, “Storytelling and Other Practices in the Art of Persuasion,” is being taught by Institute Dean Bill Chiat. It is the first of a list of 10 courses, with one course being offered each month for elected officials and senior staff in Santa Cruz and surrounding counties.

Sept. 20, 2018

The CSAC Institute for Excellence in County Government has broadened its reach this month by opening up new campuses in Orange and Tulare Counties.

Created a decade ago, the CSAC Institute is a professional, practical continuing education program for senior county staff and elected officials. More than 4,000 staff and elected officials have taken courses with total class enrollment topping 13,000 since its inception.

The CSAC Institute for Excellence in County Government has an awesome fall schedule of classes for your professional development. September and October highlights include great leadership courses such as: Communication with Influence, How to be Human at Work, and Storytelling.