Community Development Institute Central
Curriculum
YEAR 1
- Multicultural Diversity
- Communications
- Team Building
- Group Decision Making
- Asset Based Community Development
- Strategic Planning
- Community Development Principles
- Community Development Simulation
- Community Assessment
- Ethics in Community Development
YEAR 2
- Commercial & Industrial Development
- Community Finance
- Business Retention & Expansion
- Site Selection
- Planning
- Entrepreneurial Communities
- International Trends
- Regional Planning Simulation
YEAR 3
- Tourism
- Grants II
- Leadership
- Management Styles
- Group Exercise: Win as Much as You Can
- Retail Development
- Community Development “Musts”
- Downtown Development & Historic Preservation
- Marketing Communities
Advanced Year
This year’s Advanced Year Program will feature a “real world” exercise to perform a hands-on community assessment and develop effective and implementable strategies for community and economic development. Participants will travel with nationally known community development expert, Dr. David Kolzow, to a nearby community to conduct a SWOT analysis, facilitate visioning, and provide strategic action recommendations. Dr. David Kolzow is President of Team Kolzow, Inc., a Franklin TN based consulting firm that provides a wide range of economic and community development training and consulting services. Dr. Kolzow has over 30 years experience in strategic planning for states, regions, communities, and development organizations.
