Essential Economic Development
A Foundation Course for Local and Regional Economic Development
17 lessons, 2.5 hours. Learn the fundamentals of local and regional economic development for free.
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Access the course via our community learning site here. 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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Regional Economies: UK Jobs Report : Permanent Placements Decline, Starting Salaries Stagnate
Source: Regional Economies Author: Omar Faridi Date published: 2025-10-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey, compiled by S&P Global, revealed a further decline in the recruitment of permanent...
Combined Authorities (England): Let Mayors Build: a new deal for transport Britain invented mass transit. Devolution can get us building again.
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: cromlyngames Date published: 2025-10-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] submitted by /u/cromlyngames[link][comments] View original article at:
Newsroom – CFS: First ‘Parliamentary Friends of Cities’ launched to champion Australia’s urban future
Source: Newsroom – CFS Author: Matt Levinson Date published: 2025-10-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The first ever ‘Parliamentary Friends of Cities’ will be launched today, a multi-partisan group to advance long-term, place-based urban...
SmartCitiesWorld News: Manchester sets out climate action plan for next five years
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2025-10-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The UK city of Manchester has brought forward its co-ordinated plans to tackle climate change over the next five...
Local Economies (UK): UK music industry asks government to abandon tax hike
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Hanna Ellington Date published: 2025-10-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The UK live music industry is urging the government to exempt music venues from a tax hike in the forthcoming national Budget....
Combined Authorities (England): Can Liverpool really add £10bn to its economy?
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: Jon Robinson Date published: 2025-10-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The Labour mayor of the Liverpool City Region has unveiled a 10-year plan to create tens of thousands of jobs and add...
Combined Authorities (England): Japanese investors bet on Manchester — now UK must follow
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: Jamie Young Date published: 2025-10-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Japanese investors have poured almost £118 million into Greater Manchester over the past year, in a fresh sign of the...
Local Growth and the United Kingdom: Half a billion pounds growth fund announced for Wales
Source: Local Growth and the United Kingdom Author: unknown Date published: 2025-10-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The Local Growth Fund replaces money that used to come from the European Union.Decisions about how the money will be...
Local Economies (UK): Defence Offsets: FDI’s Secret Weapon?
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Adam Breeze Date published: 2025-10-09 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The UK’s new Defence Industrial Strategy was published in September, with a headline commitment to increase defence spending to 3%....