Local economic development creates jobs, incomes, and opportunity by mobilising local potential and partnerships. This Program equips professionals to plan and lead local economic development.
Designed for manager-level LED staff, the Program reflects international local economic development practice worldwide. It is directly applicable to growing local economies in any context. (Distinct from community PFM, this focuses on LED strategy and the local business environment.)
Course Objectives
Upon the successful completion of this program, attendees will be able to:
- Understand local economic development strategy
- Analyse the local economy
- Assess local economic potential and assets
- Engage local economic stakeholders
- Develop a local economic development strategy
- Improve the local business environment
- Support local enterprise and entrepreneurship
- Attract investment to localities
- Develop local value chains and clusters
- Promote local employment and skills
- Develop local markets and infrastructure
- Support the informal economy
- Build local economic partnerships
- Promote inclusive and green local growth
- Monitor local economic development
- Apply emerging trends in local economic development
Course Outline
- Module 1: Local Economic Development Strategy
- Module 2: Analysing the Local Economy
- Module 3: Local Economic Potential & Assets
- Module 4: Engaging Economic Stakeholders
- Module 5: Developing a LED Strategy
- Module 6: Improving the Business Environment
- Module 7: Local Enterprise & Entrepreneurship
- Module 8: Attracting Local Investment
- Module 9: Local Value Chains & Clusters
- Module 10: Local Employment & Skills
- Module 11: Local Markets & Infrastructure
- Module 12: Supporting the Informal Economy
- Module 13: Local Economic Partnerships
- Module 14: Inclusive & Green Local Growth
- Module 15: Emerging Trends: Local Economic Development
Who Should Attend
This Program is designed for local economic development managers, local government and economic affairs staff at manager level in local authorities and development organisations internationally.
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