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CONGRATULATIONS- AUSTRALIAN CERTIFIED ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS( ACEcD)

Economic Development Australia’ s( EDA) Australian Certified Economic Developer( ACEcD) Program is the national credentialing system, raising capacity and providing a career pathway for economic development professionals. The program also builds awareness of economic development as a sector which is critical to Australia’ s economic prosperity.
ACEcD members are recognised as Australian Certified Economic Developers and are authorised to use the nominals ACEcD and the ACEcD logo to demonstrate their achievement and position themselves as leaders in their field.
Congratulations to the following graduates of the National Economic Development Education and Training Program who have recently achieved recognition as Australian Certified Economic Developers( ACEcD).
Tony Boland Vanessa Rose Victoria Firth-Smith Westley Neilson Ben Schofield Courtney Love Clare Wood Danique Maas Don Winsor Fabio Soares Lemos Batista Jane Perrin Jo Winship
Marc Chung Marcus Hucker Mark Byatt Nick McGuire Scott Templeman Sharon Henderson Tamsin Scholz Telene Ettridge Christabel Strong Cody McCracken Daniel Truslove Jessica White Kaitlin Roach
Lindsay Frost Mekylah Memery Mikaela Carroll Olivia West Danae Vitnell Jack Wilson Kevin Abey Kim Potter Kristy Gear Lisa Blainey Lisa Harpley Wayne Diemar Rhonda Bombell
To achieve recognition as an Australian Certified Economic Developer( ACEcD), EDA members must complete 4 core and 2 elective modules of the National Education and Training Program, within 3 years.
Recognised Australian Certified Economic Developers retain their credentials by completing Continual Professional Development( CPD).
Since October 2020, 937 people have participated in the National Training Program with 515 EDA members holding recognition as Australian Certified Economic Developers( ACEcD).
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