The ICSC/MECSC Schools for Professional Development (Levels 1 & 2) are five-day programmes leading to an ICSC Certificate of Participation. The programmes cover a comprehensive, concentrated, rigorous course taught by prominent shopping centre industry experts from the USA, Europe and the Middle East who serve as faculty. It is designed to ensure that participants will learn how to lease, market and operate a shopping centre successfully. Disciplines include Management, Marketing and Leasing. Specifically, participants will be taught the fundamentals of operating a shopping centre more effectively as well as learn how the essential components fit, the basic principles of the art and science of merchandising, the economics and the leasing strategies to effectively impact the income and retail productivity of their centre. All programmes will be conducted in English.