CPD, training and skills in Local and Regional Economic Development
Expert knowledge, proven frameworks, and practical tools for local authority officers, consultants, and practitioners delivering regional growth strategies, innovation programmes, and place-based policy – built from 31 years of working in the field
- 15 hours of on-demand courses covering the 8 disciplines of local and regional economic development
- Practical workbooks (e.g. FDI from scratch; develop a great project idea)
- Community, chatrooms, discussion
- Mentoring and coaching support
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Skills and training in local and regional economic development
Endorsements
“A big shout out to Glenn Athey who has taken his many years in economic development consultancy and created Economic Development World (www.economicdevelopment.world), the UK’s first online community for local and regional economic development that provides CPD, on-demand lean learning, a community of peers and workbooks. Built on three pillars of accelerated learning, shared knowledge and community support, it is a fabulous resource for our industry.
“From what I have seen already, this has the potential to create a step change in how the UK delivers economic development, putting the skills and development of practitioners, whether newbies or old hands, front and centre. Get yourselves signed up, get involved and support this great initiative.”
Adam Breeze, Breeze Strategy
“2026 has to be the year that economic development professionals take the important steps, from policy comment, strategic views, to decisive practictioner application and delivery. Critical is to have an accessible platform for CPD, training, and a focused community to ask questions and discuss best practice and aspects of local and regional economic development. I am delighted that an established and respected colleague Glenn Athey has founded and created this resource on www.economicdevelopment.world .”
Mark Pearson, Head of Economic Development, Reading's Economy & Destination Agency (REDA)
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Founded by Glenn Athey, an Economic Development Professional and Advisor With 31 Years of Supporting UK Economic Development
LPIP Fellow, University of Birmingham
Author of "The Local and Regional Economic Development Handbook"
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Inward Investment Insight: UK Inward Investment Results 2025-26
Inward Investment Insight Adam Breeze 2025-06-30 The UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has released their annual foreign direct investment results for 2025-26. It’s like Christmas Day for inward investment nerds like me. The annual results generate a rare...
Centre for Cities: City Minutes: Enterprise Zones
Source: Centre for Cities Author: unknown Date published: 2025-06-30 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by Victoria Sutherland, Deputy Director of Evidence at the What Works Centre for Local Economic...
Inward Investment Insight: Amazon’s “£40 Billion Investment” in UK
Source: Inward Investment Insight Author: Adam Breeze Date published: 2025-06-26 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end]...
African Centre for Cities: How can Africa scale urban innovation and unlock capital for resilient, sustainable cities
Source: African Centre for Cities Author: Tselane Moiloa Date published: 2025-06-23 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Reflections on the Hamburg Sustainability Conference Anton Cartwright For those of us working on the megatrend of Africa’s...
Local Skills Improvement Partnership: Is the Level of Business Engagement Low in Your Local Skills Improvement Plan? How to Boost Engagment
Source: Local Skills Improvement Partnership Author: glenn@mylocaleconomy.org Date published: 2025-06-05 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] To maximise participation and business engagement in workshops, interviews, and surveys, pitch relevant...
Local Skills Improvement Partnership: The UItimate Guide to Planning and Implementing Your Local Skills Improvement Plan
Source: Local Skills Improvement Partnership Author: glenn@mylocaleconomy.org Date published: 2025-06-05 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻? 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳...