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.
Short courses
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
Equip yourself for local government leadership with our comprehensive graduate certificate.
Develop your knowledge and competencies to meet evolving needs of the local government sector.
Fast-track your career and become an influential, strategic, in-demand leader of tomorrow through a sub-major in Local Government Leadership.
Featured courses
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.
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.
This introductory project management course focuses on a project's life cycle, providing practical management tools and techniques.
In collaboration with TFNSW
Learn how to use creative and collaborative problem-solving strategies to develop place-based solutions.
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.
Multiple dates and venues available
Do you need to understand the legislation and planning/design principles that protect property and human life from bushfires?
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 government.
Learn about the scope, scale and history of local government while exploring its political, social and economic context. Exploring public sector management theory and contemporary leadership frameworks, you will be challenged to stretch your thinking and grow your leadership impact.
Upcoming courses
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.
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.
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.
Learn about community engagement and land-use planning, communication, and the councillor capability framework.
Know your code. This course will guide you through the Building Code of Australia, focusing on its hierarchy, general rules and legislation.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.