Placemaking training courses

Save time and money, reduce risks and create better outcomes

This is the place to learn about creating great places and stronger communities. Learn at your own pace, when you want to. You have 5 months to complete or use the course as a resource.

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You have 5 months to complete a course, so you can easily fit it around your busy schedule.

Contact us at hello@placemaking.education.

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Everyone can learn some important information and tactics in these courses.

• Urban planners and designers can see that trying a few quick wins might be a good way to test ideas, engage the community and learn through doing.
• Economic development practitioners can better understand why places are so good for local businesses.
• Community development staff can find proven ways to help communities to organise and act
• Project teams can discover that building and infrastructure upgrades might need thinking on both the 'hardware' and software' elements. 
• Community safety and assets teams could see that beautifying things (e.g. murals) and/or involving the community could help to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour
• Traffic engineers might see places for people reduces serious accidents and deaths
  

Placemaking is a significant part of our courses, but a variety of other approaches have also influenced and are mixed into them, including:

• Creative Bureaucracy
• Systems Thinking
• Active Citizenship
• Urbanism
• Design Thinking
• Strategic Doing
• Asset-Based Community Development
• Place Management
• Community Organising
  

Get a Certificate of Completion

Placemaking Education and PlacemakingX issue Certificates of Completion for most courses to recognise the learning outcomes achieved. Certificates are available for graduates of:

• Placemaking: the mindset and process for creating great places
• Creating Great Places: essentials for professionals
• Creating Great Places: making it happen in local governments
• The Importance of Place-Based Approaches
• Kickstart a Positive Community Group
• Beyond Community Consultation
• How to lead successful place-based projects

What a great way to build your knowledge, skills and career!

Need help when you are doing a course?

We are here to answer questions or guide you through. Contact us at hello@placemaking.education.