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20% off selected short courses from IPPG

EOFY Professional Development Sale – Save 20% on selected UTS IPPG courses when you use the code 26EOFYIPPG at check out. *

Invest in your professional development before the end of the financial year and save 20% on selected UTS Institute for Public Policy and Governance (IPPG) short courses. Delivered by experienced practitioners and industry experts, our courses combine practical learning with evidence-based approaches to help professionals build skills they can apply immediately in the workplace.

 

The EOFY offer includes training across key capability areas including leadership, project management, community engagement, service improvement, program evaluation, strategic planning, innovation and design thinking, and regulatory practice.

Whether you're looking to strengthen your leadership capability, improve project delivery, enhance stakeholder engagement or develop new approaches to planning and evaluation, now is the perfect time to invest in your professional growth.

Enrol by 30 June 2026 to save 20% on selected courses.

 

* Terms and conditions apply

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Design Thinking: The Essentials Design Thinking: The Essentials
Short Course

Design Thinking: The Essentials

Get introduced to the essentials of design thinking approaches to enhance your innovation and strategy toolkit.

  • 20 Aug 26 - 20 Aug 26
  • 6 hrs
  • 6 hrs
  • 650
  • On Campus (Sydney)
  • Scheduled sessions
Advanced Project Management Advanced Project Management
Short Course

Advanced Project Management

Get the advanced tools and techniques project managers need to enhance leadership roles in projects.

  • 19 June 26 - 26 June 26
  • 2 days
  • 2 x 8hrs
  • 1,398
  • On Campus (Sydney)
  • Scheduled sessions
Project Management Fundamentals Project Management Fundamentals
Short Course

Project Management Fundamentals

Start your project management journey here.

  • 26 Nov 26 - 26 Nov 26
  • 1 day
  • 8 hrs
  • 798
  • On Campus (Sydney)
  • Scheduled sessions
Conducting Service Reviews Conducting Service Reviews
Short Course

Conducting Service Reviews

Service delivery is core for local government. Learn to redesign and enhance services for communities and improve council performance.

  • 04 Sept 26 - 04 Sept 26
  • 1 day
  • 8 hrs
  • 798
  • On Campus (Sydney)
  • Scheduled sessions
Futures Thinking in Practice Futures Thinking in Practice
Short Course

Futures Thinking in Practice

Gain the practical tools and strategic mindset needed to craft visionary policies in future thinking practices.

  • 06 Aug 26 - 06 Aug 26
  • 8 hrs
  • 8 hrs
  • 798
  • On Campus (Sydney)
  • Scheduled sessions
Movement and Place Course Movement and Place Course
Short Course

Movement and Place Course

This Movement and Place course explores the real-life, hands-on application of the NSW Movement and Place Framework to enact positive change.

  • 31 July 26 - 31 July 26
  • 1 day
  • 8 hrs
  • 798
  • On Campus (Sydney)
  • Scheduled sessions
Social Planning and Community Development Social Planning and Community Development
Short Course

Social Planning and Community Development

Understand the theory and practice of social planning in shifting social, political and economic environments.

  • 12 Aug 26 - 10 Sept 26
  • 32 hrs
  • 4 x 8 hrs
  • 3,089
  • On Campus (Sydney)
  • Scheduled sessions
Community Consultation and Engagement: Getting it Right Community Consultation and Engagement: Getting it Right
Short Course

Community Consultation and Engagement: Getting it Right

Get a structured approach to the planning, delivering and presentation write-up of evidence gathered from community engagement processes.

  • 21 Aug 26 - 21 Aug 26
  • 1 day
  • 8 hrs
  • 798
  • On Campus (Sydney)
  • Scheduled sessions
Outcomes Focused Program Evaluation Outcomes Focused Program Evaluation
Short Course

Outcomes Focused Program Evaluation

Get the applied knowledge and skills required to develop evaluation frameworks for a variety of purposes within your workplace.

  • 21 Oct 26 - 29 Oct 26
  • 3 days
  • 3 days, 15hrs total
  • 1,980
  • Mixed (online and in-person)
  • Scheduled sessions
Swimming Pool Assessments, Compliance and Safety Awareness Swimming Pool Assessments, Compliance and Safety Awareness
Short Course

Swimming Pool Assessments, Compliance and Safety Awareness

Gain an in-depth understanding of NSW swimming pool legislation.

  • 06 Aug 26 - 07 Aug 26
  • 2 days
  • 16 hrs
  • 1,468
  • Online
  • Scheduled sessions

In-house training for organisations

Need something different? Professional development for staff when, where and how you need it.

 

If your organisation has specific training requirements, we’re here to help. You can choose from our ready-to-go short courses or work with us to develop a bespoke program tailored to your exact needs.

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UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.

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