Economic Development Training Program and Study Tours

Our Total Economic Development Training Program is a comprehensive capacity-building initiative combining local instruction, executive education, and international exposure. Our Total Economic Development Training Program is a comprehensive capacity-building initiative combining local instruction, executive education, and international exposure. It offers specialized training in:

Poverty Eradication and Human Capital Development
Entrepreneurship, MSME Development, and Job Creation
Investment Attraction and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)
Food Security and Agricultural Value Chains
Personal and Community Security (including digital tools such as the One Shout App)
Capital Market Investments for Inclusive Wealth Creation
Export Development and Global Market Competitiveness

Training Streams

Regular Economic Development Course: Designed for community leaders, local government officers, entrepreneurs, civil servants, and institutional representatives. This program provides foundational understanding and practical tools for local economic growth.
Executive Economic Development Course: Tailored for senior government officials, policymakers, corporate leaders, and administrators seeking advanced insights into strategic economic planning, investment attraction, and sustainable community development.
Certificate Designation – Economic Development Officer (EDO): Graduates of the Executive course will be awarded a Certificate in Economic Development, qualifying them to serve as Economic Development Officers (EDOs). These EDOs will anchor Economic Development Offices in local governments, state and federal ministries, corporations, and institutions—creating a national network of trained practitioners driving Nigeria’s economic renewal.

International Exposure and Collaboration

To ensure global best practices and cross-learning opportunities, Economic Center collaborates with Economic Developers Alberta (EDA)—Canada’s leading and experienced economic development organization with over 50 years of excellence.

B. Poverty Eradication & Financial Literacy Integration (Legacy Wealth Program)

Our approach to poverty eradication is strengthened through a strong emphasis on financial literacy as a foundation for sustainable wealth creation and individual and community transformation.

Strategy Development with Financial Literacy at the Core: We design comprehensive poverty eradication strategies that integrate financial literacy, wealth creation principles, and economic empowerment frameworks. This includes embedding training on savings, investment, entrepreneurship, and intergenerational wealth transfer
Implementation Support through Financial Education Systems: We provide hands-on guidance in implementing strategies by incorporating structured financial literacy programs, training modules, and community-based learning platforms. We also identify and engage key stakeholders such as financial institutions, cooperatives, and development partners to expand access to financial tools and opportunities.
Sustainability through Financial Capability Building: We support ongoing implementation by ensuring that poverty solutions are reinforced with long-term financial capability development, enabling individuals and communities to move from dependency to self-reliance and wealth creation.
Expertise in Financial Inclusion and Economic Development: Our team brings extensive experience from the highest levels of government and development practice, with deep expertise in financial inclusion, poverty eradication, and community economic development.
Driving Lasting Impact through Wealth Creation: Our ultimate goal is to help you achieve measurable and meaningful impact by empowering individuals not just to escape poverty, but to build, sustain, and transfer wealth across generations—which is the core objective of the Legacy Wealth Program.

C. Cybersecurity for Economic Development

As our world becomes increasingly digital, cybersecurity is more important than ever. Cybercrime is on the rise, and individuals and organizations alike need to take steps to protect their data and their networks. Hackers and cybercriminals are always looking for ways to exploit vulnerabilities in your systems. They can steal your personal information, hold your data for ransom, or even take control of your computer. In the final analysis, our Cybersecurity courses aim to protect the investments we make in people because without human beings other investments are useless.

This training is designed to equip participants with an understanding of cybersecurity as a crucial pillar of economic development, emphasizing the protection of digital assets, financial systems, and critical infrastructure. The training covers strategies to strengthen cybersecurity resilience and knowledge for innovation and economic growth.

You will learn how to:

Understanding Cybersecurity and its roles in economic development
Protect your assets and business in a digital world
Outsmart cybercriminals by understanding how they think
Control your identity and prevent breaches
Prevent Cyber Risks in the age of AI
Detect and eliminate hidden threats on your device before they attack
Ensure safe digital transactions
And more

D. Human Capital Development: Soft skills and Global competencies

This training will equip participants with the skills necessary to thrive in a dynamic and interconnected global economy. You will learn how to:

Build global competencies
Develop human capital to maximize the use of local endowments
Engage appropriate government institutions
Be successful in today’s workplace
Ensure human capital development leads to the output of goods and services that meet global demand.
Engage Businesses, Academia, and Governments as stakeholders in fighting Human Capital deficiency.
Attract talents to the community and business.

Specifically, you will learn:

Soft and Hard skills for global competencies
Task-specific human capital development
Essential competencies for a competitive workforce.