Our industry leading Nationally Accredited lighting courses are popular with new and seasoned professionals across the building and construction sectors, including engineers, builders, designers, architects, lighting professionals, and those involved in the development and regulation of lighting policy.
Quite simply, we are passionate about Lighting and everything that it brings to life, business, sport, play and the world. IES: The Lighting Society was created with a mission to promote the art and science of lighting and to disseminate information about lighting to interested parties. Our lighting courses and highly credentialed facilitators have much to share with anyone wanting to learn more.
Courses are regularly held in capital cities in Australia and New Zealand, and can also be run in special locations with appropriate interest. We are also introducing online courses that will be available from late 2018.
IESANZ accredited lighting courses are the best way to further your membership to become TechIES.
Our courses cover beginner, intermediate and advanced lighting education.
- Introduction to Light
- Basics of Light
- Course in Lighting Design Applications (CLDA)
- Advanced Lighting Course (delivered online)
- Other accredited courses in Australia and New Zealand
More details for each of these courses can be found in the ‘Lighting Courses’ tab on this page.
2 days | Face-to-Face | Adelaide, Canberra & Sydney
IES: The Lighting Society presents 'An Introduction to Light' to equip participants with a knowledge of terminology and energy efficient lighting practices, to be delivered by a combination of pre-reading, face-to face teaching, assessment and revision. This is a new updated Course Format.
NEW | 2 days |
IES: The Lighting Society presents as a natural extension to the Introduction to Light course. This course is designed to expand on your knowledge of light and teach you about the basics of its designed application.
2 years | Face-to-Face | Next intake Feb 2020
IES: The Lighting Society presents ‘CLDA’ to provide participants with specialist knowledge and skills in the field of illumination engineering and design. Graduates of the course will be able to work as qualified lighting practitioners in a wide range of roles and industries including research, design, consulting, government, manufacturing, sales and many others.
IESANZ also accredits lighting courses run by third party registered training organisations. A list of these courses can be found here and please contact us for more information.
LED Maintenance Factors
Presented by James Leschohier of the IESANZ Vic/Tas Chapter
Are you aware of the latest revision to AS/NZS 1680.4 pertaining to LED luminaires? Or are you still using 0.80 as a maintenance factor for all sources? Learn more about the shortcomings of the old standard, and the already identified problems associated with the new one. Presented at the Technical Meeting of the Vic/Tas Chapter.
IoT Connectivity in Lighting Application
Presented by Silverspring at the Queensland Chapter Technical Meeting of IESANZ
Discover the benefits and scope of IoT (Internet of Things) connectivity, and the role lighting can play in its application.
The Future of Emergency Lighting
Presented by Michael Duce of Clevertronics at the Queensland Chapter Technical Meeting of IESANZ
Michael presents the AS/NZS2293 emergency lighting draft standard, examines the changes to the existing standard and its implications for both Australia and New Zealand, and discusses the future of emergency lighting.
IES: The Lighting Society currently runs both a scholarship and bursary to promote the art and science in lighting.
The scholarship is provided in memory of Klaus Engehardt and the Bursary is in memory of Gwenyth Ewens.
IES: The Lighting Society invites members to apply for the Gwenyth Ewens Memorial Bursary. Gwenyth, a strong advocate of the IES and education and research, bequeathed a sum of money to the IES from which the earnings support the bursary (see attached for more information on Gwenyth Ewens). The bursary is to provide a contribution towards the expenses of a member participating in an educational or research based professional development activity in lighting.