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Aimed at: Beginners / those new to Local and Regional Economic Development
- 17-lesson (1 a day) foundation course (2.5 hours teaching)
- Bonus Executive Track Course: Poverty, Inclusion and Inequalities
- Access to community discussion spaces
- Foundation guides (8 disciplines overview)
Navigator (for practitioners): ยฃ10 monthly membership with 7-day free trial
Aimed at:
- Early Professional 0-5 years experience
- Those with limited/no CPD budget
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- Consultants needing CPD
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- 15 hours of on-demand courses
- Downloadable templates and tools
- 10 workbooks relating to the Handbook
- AI assistant (Eddie) based on the Handbook
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Aimed at:
- Early Professional 0-5 years experience
- Career changers entering ED
- Consultants needing CPD
- Allied professions such as town planning or real estate
Explorer services plus:
- 15 hours of on-demand courses
- Downloadable templates and tools
- 10 workbooks relating to the Handbook
- AI assistant (Eddie) based on the Handbook
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"๐ช๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐." "๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต." "๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ." ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฟ? In 31 years of economic development work, I've learned one hard truth: ๐ท๐ข๐จ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฆ. Sharpen up your objectives ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ...
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Stop focusing on only one kind of Innovation – Novel Innovation, as your local economy needs service sector innovation, adoption and adaptation. This article on green economy opportunities is based on the CPD, training and skills development materials and courses for Local and Regional Economic Development at http://www.economicdevelopment.world/about