CPD for professionals
who can’t afford mistakes.
Stay Sharp. Stay Protected. Stay Relevant.
Learn on your terms
Every on-demand course is developed by the Institute in collaboration with practising architects, academics, and industry specialists. Complete them at your own pace, from anywhere, and earn formal CPD points with online assessment.
How it works
Choose a course from the catalogue below. Purchase and access it through your member portal. Work through the content at your own pace. Complete the assessment within 12 months to earn your formal CPD points. Your completion is automatically recorded in your CPD logbook.
New to CPD?
Competition Law Compliance (free, informal). A short, foundational course every member should complete. Covers governance and regulatory context relevant to all architects.
Sole Practitioner
Start with Compliance
You carry the full weight of PI exposure. NCC 2022 compliance documentation is your first priority before any other CPD this year.
Mid-career, employed
Start with AI & Workflow
Career progression in 2025 means being ahead of the technology shift. The AI module is one afternoon, and the feedback from 235 practitioners is consistent.
Practice Principals
Start with Risk & Contracts
Your practice liability runs deeper than your specifications. Contract administration and PI exposure are the two CPD areas with the most direct commercial consequence.
Early CareerStart with the Essentials
The NCC Update Series and the First Nations Crash Course cover your two most immediate professional obligations, and both are on-demand.
Popular topics
These are the sessions architects consistently prioritise when risk and time matter.
NCC 2022 Update series | 8 Formal CPD Points
Heritage Series 2025 | 8 Formal CPD Points
First Nations Competency Foundations | 8 Formal CPD Points
Meeting Higher BASIX Standards | 2 Formal CPD Points
Recommended courses based on categories
AI and the future of the built environment
AI is already embedded in documentation workflows. Clients expect to see how it improves delivery; insurers expect to see how it’s governed. These courses equip you to apply AI with control, compliance and commercial confidence, strengthening productivity while protecting professional risk.
2 Formal CPD Points
Understand what AI is, how generative models work, and how emerging tools can be critically applied in practice – balancing creative potential with ethical, legal and commercial considerations.
Member: $99
Non-Member: $149
1 Formal CPD Point
The knowledge to assess, compare and responsibly integrate AI visualisation tools into design and presentation workflows, while understanding their technical capabilities, limitations and risks.
Members: $49
Non-Member: $98
1 Formal CPD Point
How AI is being practically applied across the full lifecycle of architectural projects – using real case studies to improve design quality, sustainability outcomes, risk management and regulatory response in ways that are realistic for small‑to‑medium practices.
Members: $79
Non-Members: $149
Risk, Compliance and the Bulletproof Practice
The NCC continues to evolve. Your PI insurer is paying attention. These courses exist so that a missed detail on a waterproofing spec or a contract ambiguity doesn’t become the most expensive lesson of your career.
8 Formal CPD Points
The go-to starting point for compliance documentation. One of the most consistently selected series in the catalogue over the years, for good reason: regulatory change doesn’t wait for convenient timing.
Member: $350
Non-Member: $530
2 Formal CPD Points
Identify ambiguity early and reduce exposure before signing.
Members: $99
Non-Member: $149
X Formal CPD Points
Clarify compliance obligations in high-liability categories.
Member: $245
Non-member: $371
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Designing for Country and Cultural Practical
Essential CPD, but not a checkbox. Government and institutional clients increasingly expect genuine cultural competency.
This course moves beyond statements into applied competency in practice.
8 Formal CPD Points
Applied cultural methodology beyond statements and policy language.
Members: $399
Non-Members: $599
1 Formal CPD Point
Historical and contemporary context that informs applied design decisions.
Members: $49
Non-Members: $74
X Formal CPD Points
Integrating relational and site-specific approaches into project thinking.
Members: $245
Non-Members: $371
The Full Catalogue: Designed for Excellence
Explore the complete suite of Institute-led education
Pricing
Courses are available to members and non-members. Member pricing applies automatically when you are logged in. Looking for a more cost-effective option? Explore CPD bundles
Contact us
Speak to our Education Team for more information.
Phone: 1800 770 617
Email: CPD@architecture.com.au
Hours: 10:00am – 4:00pm