CPD Courses

Lunch and Learn: Regional Priorities

Event Begins: 31st July 2024
Online

Join us for an engaging and informative session on Regional Prioritisation. This is an opportunity to gain practical knowledge and insights from experts on effectively unifying and presenting your region's economic devel…

Intro to Economic Development 101 (Aug)

101 Continuing Professional Development Begins: 7th August 2024
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 …

Lunch and Learn: Kelvin Wright - Long Terms Plans – do we really understand them and how to ensure we get funded within them

Event Begins: 15th August 2024
Online

In a time where local government are facing public pressure over high rates increase, inflationary increases to budgets, infrastructure fragility and multi decade capital programmes to lift reliability, its critical Econ…

Introduction to Māori Economic Development 101 (Aug)

101 Continuing Professional Development Begins: 21st August 2024
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 …

Intro to Regional Economic Development in Aotearoa New Zealand (Sept)101

101 Continuing Professional Development Begins: 4th September 2024
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…

Entrepreneurship-led Economic Development 101 (Sept)

101 Continuing Professional Development Begins: 18th September 2024
Online

This course focuses on building 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 crea…

2024 Conference -Tech-led Economic Development: Enhancing Productivity for New Zealand’s Future.

Conference Begins: 23rd October 2024
Dunedin

We look forward to seeing you at the 2024 Conference in beautiful Dunedin. Join us on October 22nd for pre-conference tours.
Our conference website has complete details and registration.

Sustainable Economic Development 201 (South Island)

201 Continuing Professional Development Begins: 13th November 2024
TBC - Christchurch, Canterbury

Building a long-term sustainable economic development strategy is a complex undertaking. It requires strong and consistent leadership, bold vision and the appropriate level of resources. But if done well, it can lay the …

Innovation, including smart specialisation 201 (South Island)

201 Continuing Professional Development Begins: 14th November 2024
TBC - Christchurch, Canterbury

This course will examine an economic developer’s approach to supporting innovation at three levels: at the firm level, at a regional level, and at a national level. At each level it will examine contemporary best-practic…

Investment and Business Attraction 201 (South Island)

201 Continuing Professional Development Begins: 15th November 2024
TBC - Christchurch, Canterbury

Details to come.