Training

Climate Emergency Australia has recently developed an exciting new micro-credential for senior leaders in local government.

Governing in the Climate Emergency is for councillors, CEOs and Executive team members who want to:

• Expand their leadership
• Deepen their understanding of what it means to govern well during the climate emergency
• Understand climate risk and local government's role in managing it
• Strengthen their council’s climate emergency response
• Connect with and learn from peers around Australia.

Piloted in 2024, we have run the course three times since then, with nearly 50 senior leaders from around the country completing it so far. They heard from and interacted with expert speakers, learnt from and with peers, used our self-assessment checklist to put their learning into immediate action. They also gave us feedback and have helped us refine the training, which will run again from late July to early September 2026:

• Session 1 - Monday 27 July - 2:30-5:30pm AEST 
• Session 2 - Monday 10 Aug - 2:30-5:00pm AEST 
• Session 3 - Monday 24 Aug - 2:30-5:00pm AEST 
• Session 4 - Monday 7 Sep - 2:30-5:00pm AEST 

Running over 4 live, interactive, online sessions, the course provides a safe space to reflect, share and learn with other senior leaders. 

This is a great opportunity for recently elected councillors to get up to speed with why climate emergency leadership is so important at the local government level, including understanding their roles and responsibilities and the opportunities to collaborate with other councils.

To find out more and express interest:

• Watch this brief trailer for the course
• Catch up on the recording of the taster webinar including hearing from participants who completed the pilot program
• Download the presentation from the taster webinar
• Download the 2026 flyer 
• Pass these on to interested colleagues 
• Submit your EOI form if you are ready! (See below.)

​We strongly encourage you to consider joining the program with at least one colleague from your council or from your broader local government networks to help support and reinforce your learning and ability to put that learning into practice in your day-to-day work.

Submit your expression of interest for the 2026 round.

Please read the Terms and conditions before submitting your EOI.

Questions? Contact us.