Professional Development Training

For decades, the Georgia Institute of Technology has provided professional development training courses to serve economic development leaders.  Today, these courses are available through the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute.  Georgia Tech is proud to be a training partner with the International Economic Development Council (IEDC).  IEDC courses count towards the certification and recertification of Certified Economic Developers (CEcD).  Tools of the Trade courses are professional development courses offered by Georgia Tech in a specific subject area, which may count toward IEDC certification and recertification, or continuing maintenance credits of other professional organizations, as applied for by Georgia Tech on a per-course basis.

2011 Courses

• Tools of the Trade:  Local Fiscal Impact Analysis (WebLOCI™) — WebLOCI™ is a nationally-recognized, web-based tool that estimates the impact of new or expanding businesses on your local government’s budget.  With this information, you can discover which incentives make financial sense (computer lab required course).  October 10-11, 2011
• Tools of the Trade: Is Your Community Ready for a Business Incubator? — Identify the tools necessary to launch a successful business incubator program.  December 6, 2011
• IEDC Economic Development Credit Analysis December 7-9, 2011

2012 Courses

Georgia Tech also offers customized training on-site in your community or organization.  For questions related to our professional development courses, please contact Hortense Jacksonor Jason Chernock.

*New courses are continually being developed by our team.  Add our Event Calendar to your Google account, and stay updated!