CPD, training and skills in Local and Regional Economic Development
- 15 hours of on-demand courses covering the 8 disciplines of local and regional economic development
- Practical workbooks (e.g. FDI from scratch; develop a great project idea)
- Community, chatrooms, discussion
- Mentoring support
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Training and skills for economic development practitioners
- For less than the price of a conference, you get a year’s membership
Develop Your Skills in Local and Regional Economic Development With Online Tutorials, Briefings and Workbooks
15 hours of courses; 17 workbooks
Initial Focus on Professional Training for Executives With 0-5 Years of Experience
Resources for more experienced executives will be launched May 2026
Founder Membership Available Offering Mentoring and Coaching
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CPD for local and regional economic develoment
A real live community with interaction, live events, expert Q&A and live cohorts of courses.
Flexible lean learning: learning and skills when you need them
You can access any course at any time, when you need it. Need to learn about FDI for your meeting next week? we’ve got it covered.
A free foundation course in Economic Development
A free 2-hour foundation course for those new to local and regional economic development.
Regular articles, tips, guides and industry news
Short form news and tips, and long-form expert reviews and guides.
A paid membership that includes all courses, resources and access to live content and webinars
Membership gets you access to 15+ hours of courses, that are being refined and expanded all the time – in response to your needs.
Mentoring and coaching
Structured mentoring programmes with specialist expert advisors and mentors.
The Team
Glenn Athey
Glenn (BA, MA, PhD) has 31 years of experience in local, city and regional economic development and regeneration.
This includes executive leadership, project development and leadership, area visioning programmes, leading partnerships, and economic analysis and insight.
Glenn has held senior roles at Futureskills Scotland, London Development Agency, Centre for Cities, The East of England Development Agency, and Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough LEP.
Glenn also heads up a consultancy practice at Mylocaleconomy; and contributes to the Local Skills Improvement Partnership.
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𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 must be informed by some robust analysis, stakeholder consultation, policy mapping and horizon scanning. It involves getting to grips with your locality as a place, what it offers as a business location and place to invest and visit.If...
Applying climate change actions to local economic development functions
𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙮? You're not alone. Many struggle to translate models like circular economy and doughnut economics into actionable strategies.You can find the link to a longer article at the bottom of this post. The...
The uncertain UK economic outlook: February 2025
Latest monthly GDP performance The UK economy shrank by 0.1% in January, posing a challenge for Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of her critical Spring Statement. Friday's GDP data from the Office for National Statistics fell short of the predicted 0.1% growth and...
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