Community Engagement and Australia’s Data Centres
Australia is developing national standards for large data centres, including meaningful community engagement. Explore what’s proposed and have your say.
Welcome to the
Engagement Institute
The Engagement Institute (formerly IAP2 Australasia) champions the world’s largest community of engagement professionals and seeks to promote and improve the practice of community and stakeholder engagement globally. As the home of engagement professionals, our mission has always been clear: to drive change through meaningful engagement – building trust, improving decisions and shaping better futures.
Director Nominations for 2026 Now Open
This is your opportunity to help shape the future of our profession. The Engagement Institute is inviting nominations from members to join our high-performing, skills-based Board. Nominations close 5pm AEST 31 August 2026.
Skill up with the
Engagement Institute
The Engagement Institute provides skills-based learning to people and organisations on what they need to know and do, so that they can successfully develop, deliver, and lead authentic engagement processes.
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First Nations Voices Invited to Shape New National Education Policy
The Australian Government is seeking feedback on the...
Revised National Principles for Disaster Recovery
Australia’s revised disaster recovery principles strengthen the focus...
Hume Circle: Our Submission on Community Engagement
Our Hume Circle submission calls for earlier, clearer and more place-based community engagement in future National Capital planning decisions.
Who Gets to Shape Research into Health Inequity?
A new $150 million health inequities research mission...
NDIS Reform: When Feedback Changes Engagement
NDIS reform consultation has been rescheduled following stakeholder...
Māori Health Strategy: Engagement Lessons
Explore what Whiria Te Ora and its accompanying Insights Report show health engagement professionals about connecting community insight with strategy and implementation.
Introducing
EngageMark
Australia and New Zealand’s first certification and maturity assessment tool for the engagement sector developed by the sector to meet contemporary engagement standards.
Join us at our
Annual Conference
The Engagement Institute’s Annual Conference will be held in Brisbane and brings together engagement practitioners, community development practitioners, communications and marketing professionals and academics to engage, learn, share and network.
When: Tuesday, 27 October – Thursday, 29 October 2026
Where: Sofitel, Brisbane, Queensland
Engagement
Methods Tool
If you have completed one of the IAP2 Australasia Certificate of Engagement key training modules –Engagement Methods – then you might know and regularly use the Engagement Methods Tool. The Engagement Methods Tool is available for engagers.
