0650 - Economic Development Landscape

Economic development is a central theme for all communities – large, medium, and small, and urban, suburban, and rural.  In this core course economic developers will explore their role in economic development, understand the roles of private and non-profit entities, learn about strategies, tools and best practices, identify their community’s assets, understand the economic development process and key components of an economic development plan, understand how their county fits into a larger economic region, identify regional partners, and practice using some basic tools and approaches that they can use to help their community develop its own economic development plan.

Learner Outcomes

In this core course economic developers will explore their role in economic development, understand the roles of private and non-profit entities, learn about strategies, tools and best practices, identify their community’s assets, understand the economic development process and key components of an economic development plan, understand how their county fits into a larger economic region, identify regional partners, and practice using some basic tools and approaches that they can use to help their community develop its own economic development plan.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Georgia Certified Economic Developer Program : Core Classes