What is the County Officials Institute (COI)?
The County Officials Institute (COI) is a training program designed to provide the skills and knowledge to be an effective leader in county government. County elected officials and county staff are welcome to participate in the program.
Why do I want to sign up for the County Officials Institute (COI)?
In addition to receiving valuable education and tools for you to be a better public servant, all graduates will receive a certificate upon completion, a lapel pin, and will be recognized with a name badge ribbon at all IAC conferences. For those that graduate from our Advanced COI, you will receive an exclusive challenge coin. Oh, and did we mention bragging rights?
How do I earn a County Officials Institute (COI) Certificate?
All participants must complete 18 core credits and 12 elective credits. Commissioners must also complete an additional 10 credits of commissioner core courses. Commissioner core courses may count for electives for all other elected officials. To receive your Advanced COI Certificate, participants must complete an additional 35 credits. The additional credits can be any core or elective courses, and you can take classes multiple times. To view the course catalog, click here.
How much does it cost to participate in the County Officials Institute (COI)?
COI courses are offered throughout the year at the Fall and Spring COIs, IAC Midwinter Legislative Conference, IACC Annual Conference, IAC Annual Conference, and as webinars. The in-person events have a registration cost but there is no additional cost to enroll in the COI.
I’m in! How do I enroll in the County Officials Institute (COI)?
All participants that register for the Fall or Spring COI are automatically enrolled in the program. Participants are responsible for signing the attendance sheet at in-person courses. IAC will track progress of all participants.
Questions?
If you have any questions about your COI credits, please contact Kristin Cundiff at kcundiff@idcounties.org or 208.514.0403. If you have any questions about the COI events and registration, please contact Gracee Gorrell at ggorrell@idcounties.org or 208.345.1618