Overview
Enhance your capacity for leading effective community engagement and dialogue through a combination of learning new frameworks, practising essential skills and collaborating with colleagues.
Who should attend
- Social performance and other professionals working in resource projects, such as geologists, engineers, and environmental scientists, who engage with communities and stakeholders
- Mineral exploration and mining managers, as well as program support professionals
- Community development and community engagement professionals from government, NGOs, and other sectors who work with or alongside resource‑affected communities
Entry requirements
There are no prerequisites for this course.
What you'll learn
You'll build your capacity for leading practice community engagement and dialogue through:
- learning new frameworks
- practising skills
- personal reflection
- working with colleagues
- applying learning in practice.
Time commitment
This is an in-person course that will require roughly 24 hours to complete.
- 3-day workshop (8 hours per day)
Course curriculum
Assessment
There is an assignment for this course which is completed during the workshop on day 3.
Certification and accreditation
Students who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Completion to verify their skills and achievements.
Facilitators
Cost
| Applicant | Price |
|---|---|
| Individual (for Australia-based attendees) | A$2,800 |
This course requires a minimum number of registrations to proceed.
Confirmation on whether the course will run will be provided 6 weeks before the scheduled start date.
Participants should wait for this confirmation before booking non-refundable travel or accommodation.
The course cost will be refunded if the course cannot be delivered.
This cost includes morning, afternoon tea and lunch on each workshop day, but does not include transport, accommodation or other logistical costs of participation.
Student rates are available, contact education@smi.uq.edu.au for further information.
See the terms and conditions (PDF, 113.95 KB).
GST is excluded from the cost
Payment optionsWe accept credit cards (Visa/MasterCard) for payment, including corporate credit cards.
If you do not have access to a card, please contact our team at education@smi.uq.edu.au to discuss your options.
Location
Sustainable Minerals Institute, Sir James Foots Building (47A), Room 470
Corner of College Rd and Staff House Roads
The University of Queensland
St Lucia, QLD, 4072
Contact
Sustainable Minerals Institute
For more professional development options, visit the Sustainable Minerals Institute website.