Overview  

Social licence plays a crucial role in successful infrastructure planning, design and delivery.

Building on the Foundations for Project Acceptance course, this three hour masterclass equips participants with expert level knowledge and the capacity to integrate evidence-based insights and tools into their own real-world projects.

Our world leading practitioners and researchers show you how your major infrastructure projects can benefit from understanding and mastering the management of the key drivers of social licence.

This masterclass will deep dive into latest social licence research and its application to infrastructure planning and delivery.

Places available on our upcoming courses – book here:

Course dates

Wednesday 25th March 2026: 10.00-13.00 (AEDT)

or

Wednesday 19th August 2026: 10.00-13.00 (AEDT)

Real world application 

The presentations, case studies and interactive live sessions will include the latest ground-breaking research from the Australian National University’s Institute for Infrastructure in Society. This applied research has been developed over 8 years across more than $230B in infrastructure delivery.
This evidence will be discussed in the context of the facilitators extensive first-hand expertise delivering complex and controversial infrastructure and energy projects. 

Session Schedule 

This masterclass will be delivered entirely online. Participants can opt in to an additional 30-min course orientation/meet and greet prior to the masterclass to help get the most from the course and build professional networks. 

Learning outcomes: 

  • Understand the evidence-based drivers of SLO and how SLO impacts project and community outcomes
  • Develop capacity to apply tools and evidence to inform an SLO strategy for your project
  • Critically reflect on how your role and the roles of your peers influence and are influenced by SLO
  • ​Determine how you can contribute to your project’s SLO and influence its maintenance.

Who is this course for? 

This course is designed for individuals working across the infrastructure sector who need to understand and proactively manage social aspects of project planning and delivery.

Participants from all disciplines including community engagement, project management, engineering, procurement and risk management are encouraged to register.  

This course builds on the The Foundations of Project Acceptance course. While attendance of the foundations course is encouraged, the foundations course is not a pre-requisite of our Masterclass. Participants must be aware of the key concepts of social licence to fully benefit from the teachings in this Masterclass.

Cost

$750 + GST