Training & Professional Development
Courses
Ineca delivers public planning courses through the PIA PLANET program and tailored in-house training for councils, government agencies and professional teams. Our courses combine technical rigour with practical application — helping planners work smarter with spatial data, AI tools and evidence.
Current public courses
Delivered through the PIA PLANET program — open to all planners and professionals
Applied GIS Analysis & Cartography for Planning
Format: Online | PIA PLANET course
CPD: 7 CPD points
Level: Introductory / Practical
Focus: GIS mapping, spatial analysis and cartographic output for planning work
A hands-on introduction to GIS for planners and spatial professionals. Learn to work with spatial datasets, analyse land use and infrastructure patterns, and produce clear, decision-ready maps. No prior GIS experience required.
Evidence-Based Planning with GIS Data
Format: Online | PIA PLANET course
CPD: 7 CPD points
Level: Practical / applied
Focus: Using GIS data to build defensible, evidence-based planning analysis
Develop the skills to build rigorous, evidence-based planning analysis using spatial data. This course covers sourcing, preparing and interpreting GIS datasets to support strategic planning, policy development and decision-making. Designed for planners who want to move beyond basic mapping to meaningful spatial analysis.
PLANET | Smarter Reports with Generative AI
Format: Online | Tuesday 10 November 2026 | 9:30 am–5:00 pm
Course: PIA PLANET course | 7 CPD points
Level: Practical / applied
Focus: GenAI for planning reports, policy writing and professional workflows
Practical GenAI training for planners, councils and professional teams who need to produce clear, defensible and decision-ready reports. The course focuses on how generative AI can support structured drafting, editing, refining and reviewing of planning documents, including background reports, strategic plans, policy options papers, submissions and briefing notes.
The emphasis is on using AI responsibly: improving clarity and consistency while maintaining professional judgement, accountability, quality control and awareness of ethical, legal, privacy and intellectual property considerations.
Census & Demographics for Strategic Planning
Format: Online | PIA PLANET course
CPD: 7 CPD points
Level: Practical / applied
Focus: Using census and demographic data for strategic planning and policy
Build the skills to interrogate census data and demographic trends for strategic planning, housing, service delivery and policy development. This course covers sourcing and interpreting ABS data, understanding population change, and translating demographic evidence into planning decisions.
GenAI and Microsoft Copilot courses
Ineca delivers practical GenAI training for planners, councils, government teams and professional organisations. Our public GenAI course focuses on smarter planning reports, professional writing, structured drafting, editing, reviewing and responsible AI use.
For tailored organisational training, Ineca can deliver GenAI courses using Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT and other approved AI tools, depending on the organisation's technology environment and governance requirements.
As a Microsoft Partner, Ineca supports organisations with Microsoft Copilot training, AI adoption and governance-aware implementation. The focus is not just on using AI tools, but on building professional judgement, quality control, defensible workflows and safe AI practices for public-sector and planning contexts.
Certified Microsoft Partner for Copilot implementation and AI adoption
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Ineca designs and delivers tailored training programs for councils, government agencies and professional teams — covering GIS, QGIS, census and demographic data, evidence-based planning, GenAI and Microsoft Copilot. Courses are adapted to your team's tools, workflows and governance requirements.
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