Our work:
Election Officials
Courses
We advance the digital, data, and design skills of election officials through professional development.
Explore our course offerings

What you get

  • Practical curriculum including instruction, exercises, and hands-on practice.
  • Interactive breakout sessions to allow you to brainstorm ideas and experiment with new technologies.
  • A copy of the training slide deck for you to use as a resource.
  • A detailed participant guide for you to reference and use once the training is over.
  • A training certificate to demonstrate to your colleagues or supervisor what you learned in the course.

Cost

We strive to make our courses affordable for every election office, regardless of budget. Contact us if you have questions about how we can create a training that fits your needs.

Self-paced courses

We currently offer a range of training series in an interactive, self-paced self-paced format. You can access these resources for free, 24/7, at learning.TechAndCivicLife.org

  • Cybersecurity for Election Officials – updates coming soon!
  • Combating Election Misinformation
  • Geo-Enabling Elections
  • Leading a Successful Poll Worker Program

Courses in the cybersecurity series were developed with the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) or the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The misinformation course was developed with CDT. And, the geo-enabling elections series is offered through a partnership with the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC).

Webinar recordings
In addition to our self-paced courses, we periodically offer an online series of $50* courses that bring election officials from around the world together at a low cost. To find out when these courses become available, make sure you sign up for our ELECTricity newsletter.

*We’re offering recordings of 2 online series for free, accessible now:

In-person courses
As pandemic restrictions are lifted, we can come to you and provide tailored training for your office. Check in with us about how we can make this affordable for your office.

New training announcements

To find out when new courses become available, make sure you sign up for our ELECTricity newsletter.

CTCL has trained U.S. state and local election officials who serve over 1/2 of America’s eligible voters.