Bloustein Online Continuing Education Program
The Bloustein Online Continuing Education Program offers high quality, convenient and affordable professional development. All BOCEP courses are online and can be accessed from virtually any computer with an Internet connection. There are no required meetings in BOCEP courses, but there are plenty of opportunities to interact with professionals from around the United States. BOCEP offers 20-30 courses per year in the areas of urban design, economic development and real estate, planning law and related legal issues, community development, as well as sustainable development and smart growth. We offer the widest variety of interactive online courses available on urban planning. More than 400 people - many of them mid and senior-level professionals - have taken BOCEP courses.
The Leading Institute
The Leading Institute provides innovative and effective training, development and consulting in leadership and change management. The cornerstone of The Leading Institute is Leading from the Middle. This is the only program for planning and public affairs professionals that combines six workshops with three months of personal performance coaching and group peer coaching. Another related initiative involving The Leading Institute is the Fund for an Open Society's LeadershipMatters program. This program helps civic leaders and community professionals build sustainable, racially-integrated communities. LeadershipMatters is built from the Leading from the Middle template. Other programming includes workshops in various leadership topics, such as presentation skills, cultural competency and group development. We offer technical assistance in organizational development and leadership, and include these topics in PDI's consultations on economic development and community planning. Through its various programs, The Leading Institute has served more than 500 professionals - ranging from project managers to executive directors.
Learning Labs
Learning Labs are interactive, real-time webconferences on various issues involving urban planning, public policy, diversity and cultural competency, and leadership.
- PDI Learning Labs focus on matters of urban planning and public policy
- PDI-NHI Learning Labs, conducted in partnership with the National Housing Institute focus on matters of affordable housing and community building
- TLI Learning Labs focus on leadership, organizational change, and career development
Upcoming Learning Labs are announced in the PDI calendar. Recordings of past Learning Labs can be found in the Learning Lab Archives.
Technical Assistance, Research, Custom Training and Coaching
The Professional Development Institute provides customized programs in leadership, cultural competency, urban planning and public affairs. We serve all types of client organizations - from small nonprofit organizations to large governmental agencies. Sample projects include:
- Arts-based economic and community development planning, Cranford, NJ. Client: Cranford Downtown Management Corporation and Jersey Central Arts Studios
- Cultural heritage tourism planning, Trenton, NJ. Client: Trenton Downtown Association
- Cultural competency training, Paterson, NJ. Client: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs/ Wachovia Bank.
- LeadershipMatters, New Jersey statewide. Client: Fund for an Open Society.
- Technical assistance in online education, New Brunswick, NJ. Clients: Center for Government Services and National Transit Institute.
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