Tools and Training

If you want to learn more about techniques of business attraction and economic development, there are a number of training programs and courses that you can take advantage of.

  • Best Practices in Marketing for Alberta Communities to Attract Business & Investment
    Features best practices used by communities and regions in North America.

  • The Centre for Innovative and Entrepreneurial Leadership (CIEL)
    CIEL is a Canadian centre of excellence in community, entrepreneurial and economic leadership. It provides tools, training and innovative solutions that allow communities and organizations to realize their potential.

  • Economic Developers Alberta (EDA)
    The EDA is a network of economic development practitioners in the Province of Alberta. The EDA acts as an advocate for those in the economic development profession, and a forum for information exchange among economic developers.

    • EDA Education Programs
      Learn about the various community economic development education programs coordinated by the EDA, including the Community Economic Development Accreditation Process (CEDAP), and the Community Economic Development Training Program (CEDTP).

  • Self Help Guide for Economic Development and Non-Profit Organizations (PDF, March 2008)

    A resource developed by Alberta Finance and Enterprise to help organizations to become non-profit societies. Find information on how to inorporate as a non-profit organization; how to develop appropriate strategic and operational plans; how to hire, monitor and evaluate staff, and more.

College and University Programs

Simon Fraser University

  • Centre for Sustainable Community Development (CSCD)

    Courses and certificate programs designed for people who work in community economic development (CED) and who want to increase their CED knowledge.

  • Department of Economics

    CSCD provides research, training, and advisory services to the community economic development (CED) sector in B.C. through a team of associates drawn from the University and CED practice. The site provides information on academic and professional programs, publications, research projects, and more.

University of Waterloo

  • Economic Development Courses

    Professional economic development courses offered by the University of Waterloo in conjunction with the Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC).

  • Local Economic Development

    Graduate program devoted solely to local economic development with specializations in business development, sustainable development, and international development.

 

Date Updated: Dec 12, 2008
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