Certification Programs

Economic Development | Housing Development | Rental Housing Development

Economic Development Finance Professional Certification Program™

“NDC’s EDFP Certification Program gave me the foundation to work with a broad range of community development players.  Through the training, I acquired the skills and ability that allow me to quickly analyze and determine feasible projects.“

— Richard LoPresti, Director, Department of Economic and Community Development, State of Connecticut

Our training is specially geared to developing knowledge and skills essential to making deals happen.  The Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP) Certification Program is a rigorous, four-course training series that explores the skills essential for the successful practice of economic development - business credit and real estate finance analysis techniques, loan packaging procedures, negotiating and problem solving skills and deal structuring techniques.  Participants in the EDFP Certification Program build the capacity to translate development opportunities into results for their communities.  Topics covered in the EDFP Certification Program include the following:

• Business credit
• Real estate finance analysis
• Loan packaging procedures
• Negotiating and problem solving skills
• Deal structuring techniques

You will learn from the real world examples of NDC course instructors.  In addition to lessons drawn from actual projects, you will learn through hands-on exercises.  You will be presented with projects and will be challenged to complete them successfully.

Certification candidates must complete all four courses and pass the examination administered on the final 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.

Housing Development Finance Professional Certification Program™

NDC’s Housing Development Finance Professional (HDFP) Certification Program is a four-course training program that explores the development process, financial analysis techniques and structuring and negotiating skills needed to successfully develop and finance affordable home ownership and rental housing development.  Skills are taught within the context of case studies based on actual affordable housing development deals that members of our professional staff have structured and implemented in conjunction with clients in urban and rural communities across the country.

Topics covered in the HDFP Certification Program are:

• Understanding the housing development process
• Financial analysis techniques
• Deal Structuring – putting together the financing and other components of a project
• Negotiating – the skills needed to bring the components together

Certification candidates must complete all four courses and pass the examination administered on the final 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.

Rental Housing Development Finance Professional Certification Program™

For housing development practitioners engaged primarily in multi-family housing development we offer a Rental Housing Development Finance Professional Certification Program (RHDFP).  Based on the HDFP Certification Program, this three-course series focuses solely on rental housing development.  Multi-family housing developers and underwriters become skilled at the tools and techniques needed to successfully develop affordable rental housing.

Certification candidates must complete all three courses and pass the examination administered on the final 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.