Economic Development Training Courses Online

E-learning Center for Professional Education to the European Economic Development Society:
E-learning Center for Professional Education to the European Economic Development Society is a leading provider of online skilling training in economic development. Based in Brussels, Belgium (which is often considered the de facto capital of the European Union), we work with university students and working adults around the world who are willing to specialise in community branding & marketing, and in management of economic development organizations (entities, public or private, which are serving as brain trust for the local economy). The online certification programs are suitable for students in Economics, Marketing, Public Administration and Management interested in specialization in community branding & marketing, and in the management of economic development.

• The European Economic Development Society promotes modernization of governance technologies in local economic development as a long-term measure for competitiveness, growth and job delivery in the European Regions.

• Our programs are grounded on Competency Framework in Local Economic Development and ISO 18091:2019 (guidance for application of quality management in local governments).

• Students are encouraged to stimulate their deep attentive conceptual thinking and their ability for processing a large amount of information, while engaging fully their analytical and operational skills.

• Our programs facilitate a student - centered - coaching provided by personal instructor. All teaching materials are based on real-life case studies reflecting good practices explained by leading world class professionals with proven track records in territorial marketing, attracting and retaining business & talent, managing organizations responsible for community economic development.

Quality Training in Economic Development & Territorial Marketing:

Online Certificate Programs taught in English:

Certified Manager of Economic Development Organization
Students must have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university or by a Ministry-recognized institution of higher education in the student's home country, and 4 (four) years experience in economic development.

Certified Specialist in Territorial Marketing
Candidates must have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university or by a Ministry-recognized institution of higher education in the student's home country.

• It is estimated that 750 000 companies’ relocations take place each year worldwide. 7,500 Investment Promotion Agencies are competing for these 750,000 relocations.

• Company decision-making timeframes are getting shorter. Through advances in technology and the increased availability of information about communities, companies now have the ability to make their own corporate location decisions with their own process, without contacting the state or local economic development officials.

• Communities need to be prepared with strategies and tactics that help better serve their community targets. Our innovative e-learning center certifies specialists around the world ready to prepare their communities to compete on the changed landscape in local economic development today.