Courses

Ethical Fields specialises in creating hands-on courses that grow individual capabilities while promoting collaborative learning. It’s all part of building the Common Wealth.

Place Based Capital Learning Series

This series is designed to equip you with the knowledge and strategies that communities need to activate and manage local capital. We will cover everything from foundational concepts to the practical steps communities can take to identify, create, govern and use local funding, assets, enterprises and services for their benefit.

Whether you’re a community leader, business owner, council member or an economic or social impact professional from a government or non-government organisation, this series will help you support your community, organisation or other communities in achieving these goals.

The topics in this series will help to tackle the challenges faced by communities across Australia from addressing housing affordability, cost of living pressures and disadvantage to small business viability and the transition to a circular, sustainable economy.

PBC Learning Series Info March2025

Introductory Workshop to Natural Capital, Nature Repair and Environmental Markets

Gain foundational knowledge and insights to start exploring the potential of natural capital, nature repair and environmental markets in your field. Learn about a wide range of market approaches that are shaping the future of land management, agriculture and sustainability.

Fundamentals of Place Based Capital

The Fundamentals of Place Based Capital

Start with this first session in the Place Based Capital Learning Series. This session will equip you with the basics of capital—money, assets, and resources—and how they impact local communities and economies. You’ll gain foundational knowledge on place based capital, explore how it differs from traditional systems, and preview key topics for future sessions in the Place Based Capital Learning Series. By the end, you’ll be equipped with the confidence to engage fully in the series and take meaningful action within your community or organisation.

Fundamentals of Place Based Capital

Owning Place Based Capital

In this introductory learning series session, we will share with you the many practical and effective ways that communities are adopting a place-based, community-centred approach to the ownership of capital—one that strengthens local control, economic self-reliance, resilience, and long-term prosperity.

Check out our upcoming courses:

Dates Learning Session

 

16-Jul-2025 Introduction to Natural Capital, Nature Repair & Environmental Markets Register here!
24-Jul-2025 Fundamentals of Place Based Capital Register here!
30-Jul-2025 Owning Place Based Capital Register here!
13-Aug-2025 Realising Natural Capital Value: Benefits, Beneficiaries & Market Innovation Coming Soon
20-Aug-2025 Generating Place Based Capital Coming Soon
27-Aug-2025 Governing Place Based Capital Coming Soon
3-Sep-2025 Pooling Place Based Capital Coming Soon
10-Sep-2025 Introduction to Natural Capital, Nature Repair & Environmental Markets Coming Soon
17-Sep-2025 Fundamentals of Place Based Capital Coming Soon
24-Sep-2025 Accessing Place Based Capital Coming Soon
8-Oct-2025 Owning Place Based Capital Coming Soon
15-Oct-2025 Realising Natural Capital Value: Benefits, Beneficiaries & Market Innovation Coming Soon
22-Oct-2025 Investing in Place Based Capital Coming Soon
29-Oct-2025 Introduction to Natural Capital, Nature Repair & Environmental Markets Coming Soon
5-Nov-2025 Fundamentals of Place Based Capital Coming Soon
19-Nov-2025 Governing Place Based Capital Coming Soon
26-Nov-2025 Generating Place Based Capital Coming Soon
3-Dec-2025 Pooling Place Based Capital Coming Soon
10-Dec-2025 Realising Natural Capital Value: Benefits, Beneficiaries & Market Innovation Coming Soon

 

On Demand Courses

We provide the following training on demand:

  • Community Wealth Building For Councils & Anchor Organisations Course
  • Community Wealth Building Industry, Business Enterprise Models Course
  • Local and Community Asset Ownership and Use Models 
  • Existing Financial Systems & Structures
  • Place Based Capital

Self-Directed Courses

Common Wealth Vol 1

Learn from experts that are each working in different ways to build the ways that communities can invest in themselves and build their Common Wealth. Each of the 17 modules is a standalone talk. You can listen to them in any order you want.

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Holistic Management Courses

To access the videos by Bruce Ward from the holisticresults.com.au website simply register below.

You will be sent a link to the videos and can learn at your own pace. If you’d like to attend a course with others in attendance or get consulting specific to your context please get in touch with the Holistic Management Educators.

Bruce Ward's Holistic Results videos