Local Economic Development: LED

Interest and purpose of the training

It is vital for African cities and territories to promote inclusive and sustainable economies, harnessing the benefits of productivity, competitiveness and innovation to create decent jobs for all and equitable access to economic resources.

The overall aim of this training course is to create a pool of facilitators and advisers from government (central and local), universities and civil society, able to support African local authorities in implementing a strategic planning approach to local economic development

Main themes to be developed

This international session on Local Leadership will focus on the intrinsic qualities and key skills that elected representatives and local leaders must have when carrying out their duties. The content will be structured around the 12 competencies of local leadership.

• Concepts, methods and approaches for implementing local economic development in local authorities.
• Developing action plans to support participants in applying what they have learnt in local economic development training in their institutions and territories on their
• Practical case studies.
• Summary and recommendations.

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