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Community Governance
Centre for Community Capital
Enablers explore how to strengthen community decision-making through policy, capacity-building, and co-governance arrangements that ensure accountability and shared benefit.
Community Ownership
Centre for Community Capital
Enablers learn how to design supportive frameworks, financing models, and partnerships that help communities build and sustain ownership.
Partnership Brokers Training
Partnership Brokers Association
Build your partnership brokering skills with its unique focus on managing the partnering process by building skills in partnership brokering, the Partnership Brokers Training (PBT) has a growing global reputation.
Evaluating Systems Transformation: Live Methods Masterclass
Clear Horizon Academy
An in-depth exploration of practical tools for tracking change in complex systems.
Evaluating Place-Based Approaches
Clear Horizon Academy
Join the creators of Australia’s game-changing Place-Based Evaluation Framework to discover how to evaluate place-based initiatives.
Our favourite tools for place-based change: UMEL in action
Clear Horizon Academy
Join Fiona Merlin and Froukje Jongsma for a lively and practical conversation about the tools that they return to time and again for Understanding, Measurement, Evaluation and Learning (UMEL) in place-based work.
Williamson Community Leadership Program
Leadership Victoria
A program for senior level leaders to transform their leadership, create lasting connections and gain a new set of skills to drive meaningful impact on society's complex issues.
Effective Director Course
Governance Institute of Australia (GIA)
Exploring the role of the company director and the board’s vital contribution towards organisational culture and sustainable governance, this course draws on theory, practice, and the collective knowledge of the participants to simulate the boardroom experience.
Data Catalyst Network
Infoxchange
Shares resources and webinars for not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) looking to collaborate and build data skills.
Data Toolkit
Infoxchange
Tips, tools and resources to accelerate your data maturity journey.
Co-Design Practitioners
New Know How
Co-Design Practitioners is a transformative professional development program that builds your capability and confidence to lead participatory design processes. Through a thoughtfully designed blend of learning approaches, you’ll join a diverse community of practitioners who share your commitment to ethical, inclusive design. Dates: 7 April - 30 October 2026. Format & Duration: Fortnightly sessions over 7 months.
Leading Co-Design in Complex Systems
New Know How
Want to bring design, dialogue and co-creation into how you plan, commission and manage complex work? Leading Co-Design in Complex Systems is a short course for purpose-driven professionals who want to work more collaboratively and more skillfully with colleagues, clients and communities. The next course is online in June at a time designed to suit participants in Australia, NZ and the Americas. The September series is designed to suit participants in the UK and Europe, and those who prefer after hours training in Australia and NZ. June 2026 - Thursdays: 4 June, 11 June, 18 June and 25 June. 10am-12pm AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Brisbane) September 2026 - Mondays: 7, 14, 21 and 28 September. 6pm-8pm AEST (Melbourne/Sydney/Brisbane)
Fundamentals of Co-Design
New Know How
Dive deep into the foundations of co-design. This course is designed for both beginners and those looking to refine their understanding of this powerful approach to public and social innovation. Dates: Mondays in May 2026. Format & Duration: 3 x 2.5-hour sessions, once a week.
Most Significant Change
Clear Horizon Academy
Facilitated online course focused on capturing and using qualitative data through storytelling. Supports participants to collect and analyse stories of change, engage stakeholders, and understand impact beyond quantitative measures.
Systems Transformation: Strategy and Evaluation
Clear Horizon Academy
Online course focused on systems transformation, integrating strategy, evaluation and learning. Includes practical tools, real-world case studies, and weekly facilitated sessions to support application in complex social systems.