The Costly Social Licence Lesson: Why Better Community Engagement Matters
Discover what Australia's major infrastructure projects can teach engagement practitioners about social licence, trust, governance and meaningful community engagement.
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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Engagement Institute Governance Scholarship 2026
In 2026, we are proud to offer three...
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Why Citizen Engagement Still Matters
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Navigating Polarisation: Building Better Conversations in Divided Times
How do you engage communities when views are...
Nominations Open: 2026 Engagement Institute Fellows
The Engagement Institute nominations for the 2026 class...
Research for Impact Award 2026: Celebrating Innovation in Disaster Resilience
Applications are now open for the 2026 Resilient Australia Research for Impact Award, recognising research that is strengthening disaster resilience through improved knowledge, capability and practice. Entries close 17 July...
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.
