The course is designed for regeneration practitioners working in a wide range of contexts for developing sustainable communities; these include paid employees and community volunteers; work and the workplace are broadly defined here to include voluntary and unpaid activity; the course has a high degree of flexibility, making it perfectly suited to the lifestyle of the working practitioner or busy volunteer; the focus of study is on actions to improve working practices using a fully online programme of inquiry-led learning delivered through online communities; study on this course enables improvements to the development of sustainable communities; this course has no examinations, but students are encouraged to create reports in the way students find most comfortable; learners are supported and guided to recognise working practice, think about its effectiveness and consider options to improve it; progression through the programme should improve competency and build confidence; students join a community of other people involved in regeneration and sustainable communities and share knowledge and practice throughout the programme, helping each other to complete the course; students reflect on work practice and identify opportunities for improvement in regeneration and sustaining communities, supported by a workplace advocate; learners become part of a community of learners who support each other through the online learning environment; this offers an experience of challenge and debate, support, sharing findings, critical feedback and conversations with invited experts; during the course students develop intellectual tools and techniques to help inquire into professional practice within the wider context of the organisation and regeneration; it also enhances understanding of the inter-disciplinary knowledge and practices in regeneration that are relevant to the work role; learners develop the capability to use technology effectively and critically evaluate its use in the work; students also learn to plan, implement and evaluate change strategies for the workplace and develop high-level communication and persuasion skills that will be used to present and support these changes; students examine the history, current practices and possible future developments in the field of regeneration and sustainable communities; and learn to apply research and rigour in approaching problems and opportunities in the workplace; learners become a reflective practitioner, able to develop practice based on evidence and analysis.