Industrial Development and Industrial Clusters

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Foundation Course in Local and Regional Economic Development

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Local and Regional Economic Development - Why and What?

  • Rationale for Local and Regional Economic Development
  • What does Local and Regional Economic Development Involve? Functions and Activities

Key Concepts, Challenges and Theory for Local and Regional Economic Development

  • Key Economic Concepts Explained
  • Megatrends - Major Global Forces that Affect Every Local and Regional Economy
  • The Theory of Economic Development

Plans, Backed by Evidence Tailored to Local Circumstances: Policy, Strategy and Intelligence

  • Policy and Local and Regional Economic Development
  • Strategies for Prioritisation and Planning Activities
  • The Importance of Intelligence, Evidence and Being Informed

Industry, Enterprise and Investment

  • Industrial Development and Industrial Clusters
  • Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
  • FDI and Inward Investment

Labour Markets, Employment, Skills and Unemployment

  • Understanding Labour Markets
  • Education and Skills
  • Economic Participation, Employability and Worklessness

Poverty, Inequality and Local and Regional Economic Development

  • Poverty, Inequality and Inclusion

Place, Infrastructure and Real Estate

  • The Role of Place, Infrastructure and Real Estate in Local and Regional Economic Development

Climate Change, Sustainability and the Green Economy

  • Climate Change, Sustainability, the Green Economy and Local and Regional Economic Development