Basic Economic Development Course

Basic Economic Development Course

For decades, Georgia Tech has provided professional development training courses to serve economic development. Today, these courses are available through Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute, managed by the Center for Economic Development Research. Let us launch your career as a nationally-recognized, professional economic developer!

2025 Basic Economic Development Course

Building Futures: Housing and Economic Development

This four-day course will explore housing strategies as an economic development tool to create quality communities. The housing crisis has become the top issue in economic development for 2025, and this course will help prepare you to address your community’s unique concerns and opportunities.

Quality, affordable housing is essential for driving economic development and serves as the cornerstone of vibrant, thriving communities. By developing a diverse range of housing options, we lay the foundation for communities to flourish by attracting and retaining workforce talent. Quality housing not only draws businesses to the area, fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, but also creates employment opportunities in construction, real estate, and related industries that further stimulate local economies. Join us this spring to learn the latest trends for addressing the housing shortage and how that impacts your economic development efforts.

ABOUT

Join the thousands of participants who have taken their first steps in a nationally recognized economic development program!

This course educates participants on the fundamentals and emerging concepts of comprehensive economic development. Over four days, you will learn from a wide range of lecturers that prepare you and your community for success in economic development.

CERTIFICATION

Continue your training and become a Certified Economic Developer.

We are a proud training partner of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). Our Basic Economic Development Course (BEDC) counts toward your certification and recertification as a Certified Economic Developer (CEcD), a certification recognized nationally and internationally for creating economic developers that promote economic well-being and quality of life in their communities.

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