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This 4-part online course is designed for emerging planners who are seeking to gain skills in planning practice in Queensland. Each session will unpack the Queensland planning system and explore the fundamentals to become a successful practicing planner.

Starting a planning career is a thrilling but also transformative experience. Students entering the professional planning world might find themselves overwhelmed and not certain about the expectations and what they need to know in order to have a successful career.

This course is designed to further support planning students to transition from universities to work, supporting them with the essential practical knowledge, as well as the key attributes, to start their professional planning career.

This online course aims to provide graduates and soon to be graduates the essential knowledge and tools for them to operate in the Planning Industry.

The course will be delivered over four (4) sessions, each session running from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM, held on 4 separate days.

What will the event focus on?

It is proposed that the online course would be a one-stop shop induction type series for fresh graduates or soon to be graduates.

It will focus on the following:

Topic: Oveview of the Queensland Planning System and how does the Queensland Planning System operate?

Key topics covered in this session:

• Why we regulate development
• Why development assessment is challenging
• Overview of Qld system (and how to navigate Act, regulations and DA Rules)
• Understanding terms and concepts
• DA process / stages
• Discussions and questions

Topic: Key Matters for Development Assessment in Queensland

Key topics covered in this session:

• Decision rules (and relevant case law)
• Impact assessment
• Code assessment
• Dealing with accepted development
• Case law lessons
• Discussion and questions

Topic: Navigating Planning Instruments

Key topics covered in this session:

• Using statutory plans
• Using state /regional instruments
• Navigating planning schemes
• Applying assessment benchmarks and ‘performance based’ assessment
• Discussion and questions

Topic: Key Skills for Success in a Planning Career

Key topics covered in this session:

• What are the hallmarks of an effective operator?
• Time / project management
• Communication and negotiation
• Effective writing / presenting
• Reputation and ethics
• Discussion and questions

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this 4-part online course, attendees will be able to:

• Understand the structure and key elements of the Queensland planning system. Example outcomes including the ability to locate and navigate key instruments, as well as understanding Key terms and concepts under the system.
• Be aware of the specifics and decision-making process for planning and development in Queensland.
• Understand what knowledge and skills are essential to become a successful planner.

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Main Course Chairperson/Facilitator:

Jennifer Roughan Mº£½ÇÉçÇø (LIfe Fellow)

Jenny Roughan is the principal of her own practice, Rough Plan, and has over 35 years of experience practising as a planner. She has managed a range of planning and development projects for clients in both the private and public sectors. She has extensive experience in development assessment and as an expert witness in Planning and Environment Court appeals, as well as in strategic planning, policy development and planning scheme drafting.

Jenny was appointed a Life Fellow of the º£½ÇÉçÇø in 2021 in recognition of her extensive and varied contribution to the planning profession.