Local Economic Development Policy Implementation For Municipal Units Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply LED policy frameworks to design implementation plans tailored to municipal contexts.
• Analyze local economic data to identify priority sectors and development opportunities.
• Evaluate the impact of LED interventions using appropriate monitoring and evaluation tools.
• Implement stakeholder engagement strategies to foster public-private-community partnerships.
• Demonstrate compliance with relevant legislation and municipal bylaws during project execution.
• Design resource mobilization plans to secure funding for LED initiatives.

Target Audience

Municipal managers, LED officers, economic development planners, and other local government officials responsible for implementing LED strategies and projects.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, familiarity with local government operations is advantageous.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practicals enable learners to apply LED policy concepts to real municipal contexts. Through group exercises, data analysis, and action planning, learners develop skills in baseline assessment, strategy formulation, and M&E design.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Economic Baseline Analysis — Learners work in groups to analyse a provided municipal dataset (employment, sectors, infrastructure) and produce a baseline profile. (4h)
• Practical 2: LED Strategy Formulation — Using the baseline analysis, groups draft a strategic LED plan with vision, objectives, and programme areas. (4h)
• Practical 3: Project Implementation Simulation — Groups simulate managing an LED project: develop a work plan, budget, and stakeholder engagement schedule. (4h)
• Practical 4: M&E Framework Design — Groups design an M&E framework for a hypothetical LED programme, including indicators, data sources, and reporting templates. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.