We provide flexible professional development short courses and also academic programs to meet your needs and the needs of your organisation (public and private sector). We also co-design in-house training programs with clients, bringing together industry and academic experts to deliver learning that achieves real outcomes. Email us at ippg.learning@uts.edu.au to find out more.
In-house training solutions
Tailored to meet your organisation’s needs
We understand that each organisation has unique challenges and goals. That's why we offer customised training solutions that are tailored to meet the specific needs of your organisation.
Postgraduate courses
Graduate Certificate in Local Government
Equip yourself for local government leadership with our comprehensive graduate certificate.
Graduate Diploma in Local Government
Develop your knowledge and competencies to meet evolving needs of the local government sector.
Master of Business Administration
Fast-track your career and become an influential, strategic, in-demand leader of tomorrow through a sub-major in Local Government Leadership.
Featured courses
Community Development Course - Social Planning in Action
In this two-day, interactive community development course you will gain increased knowledge, skills and capacities to lead or contribute to quality planning and development processes based on contemporary theory and good practice.
Public Engagement in Decision-Making Course
This public engagement course looks at good practice in public engagement and community participation in decision making, reflecting current regulatory contexts in Australia, as well as contemporary and emerging methods for stakeholder involvement.
Project Management Course: Fundamentals
This introductory project management course focuses on a project's life cycle, providing practical management tools and techniques.
Movement and Place Course
In collaboration with TFNSW
Learn how to use creative and collaborative problem-solving strategies to develop place-based solutions.
Certification Short Course
Multiple dates available
If you are becoming a certifier, or seeking to renew your accreditation, this certification course is for you. Approved by NSW Fair Trading as a prerequisite for registration.
Planning for Bushfire Prone Areas
Multiple dates and venues available
Do you need to understand the legislation and planning/design principles that protect property and human life from bushfires?
Plan Reading
This one-day course is designed to provide participants with training in reading and interpreting the various types of plans used in building and local...
Planning for Bushfire Prone Areas
This bushfire prone areas course explores the relevant requirements of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, Rural Fires Act 1997 and AS 3959...
Community Consultation and Engagement Course
If your work impacts the community, it helps to first understand their views on the issue. In this community consultation and engagement course you will learn...
Upcoming courses
Social Planning and Community Development
In this course you will be encouraged to deploy core social justice principles as well as Quadruple Bottom Line planning concepts embedding in Integrated Planning and Reporting Frameworks - to deliver positive outcomes for communities.
Conducting Service Reviews Course
This service review course will guide you through the essentials needed to design and undertake a review of a program, operation or service using a practical, results-based framework.
Outcomes Focused Program Evaluation
This evaluation course is designed to provide you with the applied knowledge and skills to develop evaluation frameworks for a variety of purposes within your workplace.
Executive Certificate for Elected Members
Learn about community engagement and land-use planning, communication, and the councillor capability framework.
ABC of the Building Code of Australia
Know your code. This course will guide you through the Building Code of Australia, focusing on its hierarchy, general rules and legislation.
Advanced Building Regulation
Do you assess complex multi-storey residential, commercial and industrial buildings? Learn the most up-to-date theory and practice for interpreting requirements around complex buildings.
Development Assessment
Are you new to the industry and need a basic understanding of development assessments? Get the basics on strategic planning, development assessment processes and practice.
Plan Reading
This highly practical one-day course is designed to provide participants with training in reading and interpreting the various types of plans used in building and local government.
Swimming Pool Assessments and Compliance
Learn how to assess and inspect new and existing swimming pools, issue swimming pool compliance certificates, and develop a swimming pool inspection program.
Our research centres
Centre for Local Government
The Centre for Local Government (CLG) is the leading professional development, consulting and research hub dedicated to enhancing the role, performance and sustainability of local government in Australia and internationally.
Centre for Sport, Business and Society
The Centre for Sport, Business and Society (CSBS) is committed to working in partnership with industry, community and government to help grow the sports sector and the quality of sporting experiences at all levels.
Contact us
Need more information? For all course related enquiries, including future dates or in-house training enquiries, email us at ippg.learning@uts.edu.au or call +61 (2) 9514 7884.