Community planning and development is about working with and shaping cities, towns and rural areas and their social, economic and physical environments, to improve them as places to live. Community planning and development aims to empower communities in all aspects of life and development and to capitalise on their human and physical resources. The Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate in Community Planning and Development are designed specifically to provide education and training from sub-professional to post-professional level. The courses place an emphasis on understanding contemporary issues such as facilitating change, sustainable community development, community engagement and urban change in an urban and rural context. The courses are designed to provide a pathway for gaining appropriate education and training and qualifications particularly for: *public and private-sector employees working in planning offices who do not hold formal qualifications in planning *public and private sector employees who hold qualifications in closely allied fields who seek to change their career paths or enhance their career path

Academic entry requirement An approved Bachelor's degree. Applicants who do not possess a degree but who produce evidence of equivalent academic ability and/or appropriate professional experience may be admitted at the discretion of the course coordinator. English language requirement IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0.