2013 Tennessee Basic Course
Presented By:
Walt Wood, CEcD
Shelbyville Bedford County Chamber of Commerce
2013 Tennessee Basic Course
Presented By:
Walt Wood, CEcD
Shelbyville Bedford County Chamber of Commerce
Program OverviewProgram Overview
Certified Economic Developer (CEcD)Certified Economic Developer (CEcD)
IEDC’S MISSION
Provide leadership and excellence in economic development for our communities, members, and partners
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
CEcD PROGRAM MISSION
To advance and help assure a high overall quality of professional services in the economic development field
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
Certification is Based on Professional Development
•To create a body of knowledge for economic development
•Requires a broad based knowledge of economic development
•Certification recognizes those who made a personal and professional commitment to economic development
•A CEcD is viewed as having a broad based knowledge of the profession
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
Who Provides Professional Development?
•Practioner Based Training Opportunities
•IEDC •IEDC Offers 12 Courses•Offered at various locations
•Accredited Partners•BEDC•EDI, GA Tech.•NDC, SIOR
What are the Goals of Professional Development?
•Courses are designed to help you gain knowledge and learn best practices, tools, and techniques for every day use. •Courses focus on economic development building blocks, providing up-to-date tools, and techniques to meet the challenges of the future.
•Development track in pursuit of the certification
•The content of the EDI and the IEDC courses can also be used for professional development not solely to prepare you for the CEcD exam.
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
• Tests broad knowledge and mastery of principle skills in economic development
• Practitioner Based Exam: no amount of studying can substitute for experience
• Ideal balance of theory and practice
Certification
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
• Experience as a practitioner
– Minimum of four years of full-time economic development related experience
– Practitioners with five or more years of experience are entitled certain waivers
CEcD Exam Requirements
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
• Professional development
• Required to demonstrate developmental training in six course areas
• Distinctions/certifications that are related to the competencies of economic development
CEcD Exam Requirements (Contd)
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
Introduction to Economic Development *
Business Retention and Expansion *
Economic Development Credit Analysis *
Real Estate Development and Reuse*
Managing Economic Development Organizations
IEDC Training Courses*Required Course for Exam
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
Neighborhood Development Strategies
Technology-led Economic Development
Economic Development Marketing
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Development Strategies
Economic Development Planning
Economic Development Finance
IEDC Training Courses (Contd)
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
• Complete CEcD application w/ resume
• Application deadline - 60 days prior to exam
• Approval or non approval notice
• $495 for members
• $695 for non-members
• Fees cover exam and certification maintenance cost
Exam Application
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
• Professional Development Courses
• IEDC Training Manuals
• Study Networks
• CEcD Mentors
• Non-IEDC Prep Course
Preparing for the Exam
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
• 2011 Edition now available
• In-depth reading for the courses
• Guidelines for ED Professionals
• Manuals are included in registration fee
• $55 for members and $75 for non-members
• Manuals may be ordered online at www.iedconline.org
New IEDC Manuals
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
• Two – Day Process
• Saturday
• Short Answer and Multiple Choice
• Essay
• Sunday
• Oral Exam – taken only after candidate has passed both written portions of the exam
Exam Format
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
The exam covers nine competency topic areas :
Strategic PlanningMarketing/AttractionNeighborhood Development
Workforce DevelopmentEntrepreneurial and Small Business Dev.
StrategiesEconomic Development FinanceManagementBusiness Retention and ExpansionReal Estate Dev. And Reuse
Information on the Exam
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
• Graders feedback for the essay portion
• Retake the portion of the exam failed
• Retake application
• Retake fee for portion failed $150 members,$200 non-members
Exam Retake
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
• CEcD Packet
• CEcD Pin
• CEcD Certificate
• Congratulatory Letter
• Announcements (Sample Press Release)
Recognition
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
• 3 year cycle
• Remain active in professional development in the ED field
• Attend IEDC, regional, and state events
Recertification
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
Ethics
• Adhering to a code of ethics is about maintaining a higher standard of conduct than narrower rules or laws might dictate.
CEcD Program Overview 2013 Tennessee Basic Course
Ethics (Contd)
• CEcDs due to recertify after January 1, 2013 are required to have two hours of ethics each cycle
• IEDC’s first web seminar on the Ethics was in November 2012. Starting in 2013, the webinar will be offered twice a year.
• The ethics workshops are offered at IEDC’s Annual Conference and Leadership Summit
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
Upcoming CEcD Exams
•Alexandria, VA – April 13-14, 2013•IEDC 2013 Federal Economic Development Forum
•Ann Arbor, MI – June 8-9, 2013•IEDC 2013 Spring Conference
•Philadelphia, PA – October 5-6, 2013•IEDC 2013 Annual Conference
Thank You for Attending!
Walt Wood, CEcD
Thank You for Attending!
Walt Wood, CEcD
CEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic CourseCEcD Program Overview2013 Tennessee Basic Course
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