Georgia Academy for 经济发展 Graduates
Kennedy and Peltier Graduate from The Georgia Academy for 经济发展
Dr. 尼科尔肯尼迪, Vice President of Student Services and Beverly Peltier, Director of Institutional Advancement at 奥古斯塔 Technical College are the most recent graduates of the 2017 Region 7 Multi-Day Training Program conducted by the board of the Georgia Academy for 经济发展.
The Academy provided each of the graduates an opportunity to gain a unique understanding of the complexities of economic and community development on the local, 区域, 在州一级.
创建于1993年, the Academy assembles a cross section of 经济发展 professionals and resources to provide this training in all twelve service delivery regions in Georgia. The Board of Directors of the Academy represents public and private 经济发展 organizations and agencies from across Georgia. 自成立以来, the Academy has provided training for thousands of professional and non-professional economic developers around the state, and since 1998 the Academy has been offered annually in all 12 regions of the state. Georgia EMC and Georgia Power provide facilitators for the program, and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs provides staff support to this important program.
"One of the goals for the multiday 区域 academies is to encourage multi-county cooperation,科琳·桑顿说, Director of the Georgia Academy for 经济发展. "Many times the participants discover the issues facing their community are the same as those facing other communities in their region, and can then combine limited resources to address the issue."
The Academy’s multi-day program, taught one day a month over a four-month period, includes training in the basics of economic and community development, plus specialized segments on business recruitment and retention, tourism product development, 市区发展, 规划, and other essentials for community success. 除了, the curriculum features specific leadership skills such as consensus building, ethics in public service, collaborative leadership and other segments needed for effective community leadership in 经济发展. Local elected officials may receive certification training credits through the Association County Commissioners of Georgia and the Georgia Municipal Association for completion of this program.