Expanding Professional Development

IDM Provides You...Expanding Professional and Volunteer Development

  • Training on Specialized Economic Development Topics
  • Training for Board Orientation and Responsibilities
  • Heartland Economic Development Course
  • ED 101 for Elected Officials and Board Members
  • Insights from the Practice of Economic Development

IDM provides educational and informative training sessions focused on specialized topics related to the needs of your economic development and community leadership. IDM team members also coach economic developers through ED areas of activity such as BRE efforts, disaster response, organization and board management, and making resource connections.

IDM coordinates the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) sanctioned basic economic development course: Heartland Economic Development Course.
 

Benefits:

  • Training from qualified, certified economic development professionals
  • Expanded board member knowledge
  • Cost effective learning opportunities for development professionals and community leaders
  • National network of colleagues and mentors