• Gained a basic understanding of the principal components of project management processes;
• Learned about the applicability of a range of relevant project management techniques;
• Used a range of project planning tools; and
• Reflect on how the tools and principles presented in the course apply to their workplace.

On completion of the Effective communication, negotiation and mediation unit, participants will have:

• Gained an understanding of, and the ability to analyse, the causes of a conflict and appropriate ways of addressing these;
• Reflected on personal styles (including their own) or responding to conflict;
• Learned about various approaches to resolving conflicts with a focus on principles negotiation and mediation;
• Explored and practiced skills required for effective negotiation and mediation; and
• Reflected on the practical application of conflict resolution processes in their workplace.

On completion of the Economics of development unit, participants will have gained an understanding of:

• Economic trends and factors which shape the spatial economics and development of local economies;
• The way local economies function and key factors supporting their development;
• Various economic/spatial analysis/decision making tools used to provide information to prepare development plans; and
• The economics of land and property development, feasibility studies for development, and good practices which can be applied to economic and spatial planning to support sustainable development.

On completion of the Professional ethics unit, participants will have gained an understanding of:

• Principles of ethical behavior in professional practice, in both government and private sectors, including ethical foundations of planning, ethical dimensions of management, decision making and contemporary organisational governance;
• Ethical perspectives including developing an ethical organisational culture, corporate social responsibility, conflicts of interest; and
• An understanding of the PIA code of professional conduct.

On completion of the Legislation and governance unit, participants will have:

• Examined current best practice in planning skills, processes and governance that affect planning practice;
• Explored a range of contemporary tools and methodologies available to the planner, which may enhance planning processes and practice;
• Broadly identified recent key changes in planning law that may impact on planning practice and administrative procedures;
• Augmented their knowledge of working in courts and tribunals  and of the role of statutory interpretation and judicial decisions on planning practice; and
• Reflected on the practical application of the tools and principals presented in this unit to their workplace.

This unit includes field activities but excludes drawing or detailed design activities.
On completion of the urban design unit, participants will have:

• An understanding of urban design and the delivery of quality places within our urban, regional and rural communities;
• Related theory, leading concepts and principles of urban design to their work environment;
• Awareness of a range of practical tools and techniques to ‘hit the ground running’;
• Access to national and international best practice; and
• Generated ideas to improve decision making outcomes in their current role (and place).

On completion of the climate change unit, participants will have acquired an understanding of:

• The science and consequences of climate change;
• The principles and procedures of climate change risk management and adaptive planning;
• How land use planning can make a positive impact in terms of developing more resilient and adaptive urban systems;
• How land use planning can make a positive impact in reducing greenhouse gas emissions;
• The strategic and statutory tools that can embed climate change adaptation and greenhouse gas mitigation into planning policy and practice;
• The existing and evolving policy and legislative initiatives that will shape a planners response to climate change