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“This was the single training that launched my career. Even with a background in accounting and finance, NDC training filled in the blanks, discussing funding sources, deal strategies and how to handle the political aspects of negotiations. Even though I took the courses in the ‘80s, the training manuals have proven a valuable resource. I require all my staff to get the certification and each one has echoed my sentiments.”
— Tracey Nichols, Director of Economic Development, City of Cleveland
NDC helps communities build development finance capacity at the local level through training leading to professional certification. NDC created the first training program solely for economic, housing and community development practitioners four decades ago. Since then, we have trained more than 55,000 individuals in the art and science of economic and housing development finance.
NDC's courses are intense and rigorous, with as many classroom hours as an average college course, plus homework, and in certification courses, a final examination administered on the last day of each class. You may attend the courses at your own pace but may not enroll in any course until you have met all prerequisites. Training participants work through case studies based on actual projects. Real world problems and obstacles arise and are resolved.
Course instructors, including former bankers, developers, entrepreneurs, community and economic development officials and government agency leaders, are members of NDC’s team of development finance specialists who impart real-world knowledge in the classroom. As deal-doers themselves working in communities across the country in support of NDC’s mission, our instructors bring a wealth of experience and a timely perspective to every NDC training course.
Certification Programs
Participants in NDC training, including staff members of local and state development agencies and non-profit development organizations, consider our certification programs to be the gold standard for professional training. We offer three certification programs:— Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP)
— Housing Development Finance Professional (HDFP)
— Rental Housing Development Finance Professional (RHDFP)
Professional Development Courses
NDC's Professional Development Courses provide timely instruction on specific financing tools and development strategies. These courses complement our certification programs and are powerful standalone training opportunities. Courses include: ED405-Revolving Loan Funds and CDBG Compliance, ED415-Financing Your Renewable Energy Project, ED512-Mixed-Use Real Estate Finance, ED515-New Markets Tax Credits, ED525-Tax Increment Financing, HD112-Asset Management for Affordable Housing and HD200-Neighborhood Stabilization Program
NDC Academy
The NDC Academy provides a special training opportunity for practitioners who want to learn about new financing tools and get a fresh take on old ones. The courses are taught with the same skills and real-world expertise that has made NDC training premier in the field. We are pleased to invite our community development colleagues to the NDC Academy 2009 in Washington, D.C. May 12-14, 2009.Subscribe to Newsletter
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