17-lesson, 2.5 hour foundation course for local and regional economic development

The 17 lessons are structured as follows:

1. Rationale for Local and Regional Economic Development
2. Overview of themes and functions
3. Understanding economics and economic trends
4. Megatrends
5. Theory of Economic Development
6. Policy
7. Strategy
8. Intelligence & insight
9. Industrial development & clusters
10. Enterprise & entrepreneurship
11. Inward investment / FDI
12. Labour markets
13. Education & skills
14. Economic Participation, Employability and Unemployment
15. Poverty & inequality
16. Place & infrastructure
17. Low carbon, climate change & sustainability

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65-page workbook for setting SMART economic development objectives

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How agile is your economic development team?

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Sample chapter and workbook on assessing your local labour market

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