Policy Update

At the start of this year we wrote to political leaders, APPGs, Select Committees, and other sector leaders/wider influencers about our Grow Local, Grow National manifesto with a request to meet to discuss our recommendations.

In recent weeks, our Chair Tom Stannard has met with Jacob Young MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Levelling Up), Baroness (Sharon) Taylor, Shadow Spokesperson for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and is scheduled to meet the APPG on Regeneration and Levelling Up, Local Government Association and District Councils’ Network.

We have also received correspondence from the Private Secretary to The Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP, Deputy Leader, Shadow Deputy Prime Minister and Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, to confirm our letter has been passed on to colleagues for future policy engagement; as well as Gareth Davies MP, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, and the Economic Affairs Committee.

Our manifesto has been profiled in Local Government Chronicle, The MJ, Local Gov, Placemaking Resource, Room 151 and Public Finance, with further media engagement and events planned, including a Growing local economies: strategies for sustainable growth online event hosted by Social Value Engine on Tuesday 14^th May (10-11am).

Growing Local Economies: the role of social impact and economic development in place and community wealth-building

We are delighted to be supporting our friends and IED members, at the Social Value Engine in a webinar they are hosting on 14 May 10-11am.

The Social Value Engine, the only UK accredited software tool for assessing social value jointly owned and developed by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Rose Regeneration, has a strong conviction about the merits of localisation in community wealth-building. Inspired by the Institute of Economic Development’s timely Grow Local, Grow National manifesto, Social Value Engine is hosting a free webinar exploring the importance of social impact on localities and place at the very heart of economic development in driving change. The session will provide a UK-wide perspective and draw on voices across the devolved nations.

To book onto this webinar, being held online on 14 May 10-11am, please click on the link below.

IED in the News

Do take a look at our IED in the news section of our website, where we are appearing in national and regional press.

Save the date!

We are returning to BMA House in London on 6th November and are already busy building fantastic content and sourcing inspirational speakers. 

We are delighted to confirm that following last year's roaring success, we are again hosting an Awards Dinner to follow the conference. 

More details to follow very soon, get ready for Early Bird rates to secure your place.

IED Jobs Board

Don't forget to take a look at the IED Job Board. Current vacancies include openings at The South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership, Oxford City Council, Broxbourne Council and Stratford-upon-Avon District Council.

My experience of changing career to Economic Development, and my lessons on how to make the most of being an outsider

Check out the latest blog on our website from aspiring economic development professional Kirubel Getachew.

IED CPD 2024 - our biggest year yet

Take a look at our ever expanding online training offer on our Events Calendar. We have a range of courses on offer throughout the year covering the topics listed below. These are all offered as stand alone courses and as part of our Certificate and Advanced Certificate programme. 

Thank you so much to our recent course deliverers including Dr Rosa M. Fernandez Martin from Keele University, Steve Norris, Rebekah Formosa, and Atul Joshi, all from LSH, and Nigel Wilcock, Executive Director of the IED.

Coming up next we have:

• Skills analysis (Will Cookson, Lightcast)
• Driving economic growth through better business support (Bev Hurley CBE, YTKO and past Chair IED)
• An Introduction to Regeneration (Nigel Wilcock, IED and Mickledore)
• Role of community led development in economic regeneration (Dr Jo Leek, Senior Investment Manager at Liverpool City Region, Combined Authority and Lorna Young, Marketing and Economic Development Consultant - both IED Board members)

Find out more about all of our courses in our events calendar.

And read our newly developed case studies from those who have completed the Certificate and Advanced Certificate in Economic Development.

Congratulations to IED member, Kevin Osbon

The founder partner of Focus Consultants, Kevin Osbon, who is an IED member, has recently been appointed as a Nottingham Trent Alumni and Industry Fellow and would like to use the opportunity to encourage others to get involved with their local universities or educational establishments to share expertise. 

To find out more about this, please click on the red button below.

IED Early Career Network - Member profiles

To find our more about some of the founder members of our Early Career Network, read the profiles on the dedicated page on our website. This is the place to find out more about the network and how to join in.

Calling all Members - EGM Notice

All voting* IED members should have recently received an email with notice of an Extraordinary General Meeting (being held online 18 April 12.30-1pm) to make a couple of changes to our Articles of Association. Look out for that email and get in touch with admin@ied.co.uk if you haven't received it.

*Honorary Members, Fellows, Retired Members or Students are not eligible to vote.