CPD Courses

101 Cluster Development Course - Led by Ifor Ffowcs-Williams

101 Continuing Professional Development Begins: 12th February 2025
Via Zoom link that will be provided once registration has been complete.

The highly regarded Ifor Ffowcs Williams facilitates this EDNZ 101 elective course.

Ifor is the CEO of Cluster Navigators Ltd, Nelson. Ifor is acknowledged as one of the most influential cluster practitioners in the wor…

Lunch and Learn: Girls who grow

Lunch and Learn Begins: 21st February 2025
Online

Enabling our next generation of female leaders as environmental guardians by connecting back to the land.

Project Drawdown ranked educated women and girls as the 6th most effective solution (out of 100 solutions) to en…

Intro to Economic Development 101

101 Continuing Professional Development Begins: 5th March 2025
Online

This course will provide a strong conceptual understanding of patterns of development, political economy and economic development. it will provide an understanding of your place and your economy and why it is the way it …

Intro to Regional Economic Development in Aotearoa, New Zealand 101

101 Continuing Professional Development Begins: 12th March 2025
Online

New Zealand will not prosper unless all of its regions prosper. In this course you will, gain a strong conceptual understanding of Regional Economic Development and develop an understanding of what's appropriate, what wo…

Introduction to Māori Economic Development 101

101 Continuing Professional Development Begins: 18th March 2025
Online

You will gain an introductory insight into the Māori world and the values that underpin the Māori Economy. You will learn about the historical context to the current state of the Māori Economy and how it now operates as …

Entrepreneurship-led Economic Development 101

101 Continuing Professional Development Begins: 25th March 2025
Online

This course focuses on building an understanding of new intellectual property (IP) business creation. After taking this course, participants will have a strong understanding of the role of intellectual property and the c…

Introduction to Destination Management 101

101 Continuing Professional Development Begins: 8th April 2025
Online - a Teams link will be sent a few days before commencement

Students undertaking this module will learn about the principles and practices of destination management and the various components contributing to a sustainable visitor destination.

The course provides case studies and…

Lunch and Learn: Making it Work for Stay-at-Home Mums in Taranaki

Lunch and Learn Begins: 16th April 2025
Online - a link will be sent to you the day before the event.

Many women who end up out of work for several years after having a child did not prefer or plan it that way. Recognising the entrepreneurial potential locked inside many such women, Taranaki parenting support organisatio…

Intro to Economic Development 101

101 Continuing Professional Development Begins: 6th August 2025
Online

This course will provide a strong conceptual understanding of patterns of development, political economy and economic development. it will provide an understanding of your place and your economy and why it is the way it …

Intro to Regional Economic Development in Aotearoa, New Zealand 101

101 Continuing Professional Development Begins: 13th August 2025
Online

New Zealand will not prosper unless all of its regions prosper. In this course you will, gain a strong conceptual understanding of Regional Economic Development and develop an understanding of what's appropriate, what wo…

Introduction to Māori Economic Development 101

101 Continuing Professional Development Begins: 18th August 2025
Online

You will gain an introductory insight into the Māori world and the values that underpin the Māori Economy. You will learn about the historical context to the current state of the Māori Economy and how it now operates as …

Entrepreneurship-led Economic Development 101

101 Continuing Professional Development Begins: 26th August 2025
Online

This course focuses on building an understanding of new intellectual property (IP) business creation. After taking this course, participants will have a strong understanding of the role of intellectual property and the c…

Introduction to Destination Management 101

101 Continuing Professional Development Begins: 2nd September 2025
Online - a Teams link will be sent a few days before commencement

Students undertaking this module will learn about the principles and practices of destination management and the various components contributing to a sustainable visitor destination.

The course provides case studies and…

Lunch and Learn: Tairāwhiti Wellbeing Framework

Lunch and Learn Begins: 17th September 2025
Online

Details to follow