The Diplomatic Academy is DFAT's specialist learning and development hub dedicated to uplifting international engagement capability across the Australian Public Service (APS), with a strong focus on the Indo-Pacific.
Our courses cover foreign policy, trade, development, diplomatic tradecraft as well as public administration and enabling services. We offer courses at the Foundation, Practitioner, and Expert levels.
The Diplomatic Academy is a key partner in the APS learning ecosystem, building specialised diplomatic capability across Government. We also engage with partner foreign ministries to share diplomatic tradecraft expertise.
We release a monthly newsletter containing upcoming course offerings. You can sign up to the newsletter by emailing diplomaticacademy@dfat.gov.au.
Enrol in Diplomatic Academy Courses
You can view and enrol in courses through our Learning Management system, Lumi.
APS employees who have an ".gov.au" (or equivalent) email address are encouraged sign-up using their work email. APS employees will be granted access automatically once they verify their email address.
All other submissions will be reviewed by the Diplomatic Academy within 2 business days of submission. For urgent requests, please reach out to our team via the contact information below.
NOTE: If you need to register using a non-.gov.au (or equivalent) email address, please provide detailed information in the registration form for your reason for registering and a DFAT contact who can verify your need for a Lumi account.
Once your account is created, you will be able to login via the login screen.
For more detailed instructions read our Register Account and Login to Lumi. Support Guide document:
You can login to Lumi from a stand-alone personal device if you do not have access to your agency/work email address (the one you registered on Lumi).
To do so, you need to have first registered a Lumi account, logged into Lumi and set up a secondary email.
Location
The Academy is located at Level 1, 44 Sydney Avenue, Forrest, Canberra, Australia.
Contact Us
Email: diplomaticacademy@dfat.gov.au
Phone: (02) 6261 1111. Ask for Diplomatic Academy Reception from the switchboard.