AM 361 – Working with Infrastructure Valuations
NZ$385.00 excl GST
Last updated: August 2025
AM 361 – Working with Infrastructure Valuations explores the why, what and how of infrastructure valuation, in plain language for asset-management professionals.
Grounded in the updated New Zealand Infrastructure Asset Valuation & Depreciation Guidelines, the course shows you how valuations inform renewals planning, budgets, audit trails and climate-risk decisions. AM 361 won’t turn you into a valuer, but through practical examples you’ll learn to brief valuers, probe assumptions, interpret reports and apply concepts such as fair value, depreciation and ODRC with confidence, so you can make smarter, data-driven calls on community assets.
AM 361 is completed entirely online, allowing you to learn at your own pace, in your own time. You can begin as soon as you enrol.
Description
Overview
Valuation and depreciation aren’t just accounting exercises – they shape the big decisions we make about infrastructure. Whether it’s planning renewals, setting budgets, responding to climate risk, or justifying investment in community assets, an advanced understanding of valuation is essential for good asset management.
This course is designed for people who already understand the basics of asset management and want to explore how valuation fits into the picture. You won’t become a valuer by completing this course. Instead, it’s about making sense of the valuation process so you can ask the right questions, apply the results with confidence, and work effectively with valuers when the time comes.
We’ll draw directly on the updated New Zealand Infrastructure Asset Valuation and Depreciation Guidelines to explore how valuations are carried out, how they connect to asset strategy, and why they matter in practice – from audit trails to insurance to long-term planning.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain why infrastructure assets are valued and how these valuations contribute to financial and asset management decisions.
- Work constructively with valuers, including briefing them, clarifying assumptions, and reviewing outputs.
- Evaluate key valuation concepts – including depreciation, fair value, and the ODRC methodology – in the context of infrastructure asset management.
- Interpret and critique key elements of valuation reports, identifying how assumptions about asset data, useful lives, and depreciation methods affect the results and their application.
- Assess the implication of emerging trends on valuation practices, such as climate change, sustainability, and the emergence of natural capital valuation.
On completion, you will be awarded a digital badge which can be saved and shared.
Who Should Attend
This course is for people who work alongside valuers, not as valuers. If you’re in a role where you need to make sense of valuation reports, apply them in decision-making, or make sure they’re feeding into long-term planning, this course is for you.
It’s particularly relevant for those working in asset-owning public organisations – like councils, utilities, and other infrastructure providers – who want to feel more confident engaging with valuers, auditors, and finance teams.
You’ll get the most out of this course if you already understand the fundamentals of asset management planning and are looking to strengthen the financial and technical side of your practice.
Typical Attendees Include
- Asset managers using valuation data to support renewals, capital planning, or AMP updates
- Finance and accounting professionals needing to align valuation outputs with financial reporting standards
- Project and programme leads trying to reconcile costs, risks, and useful lives
- Team leaders and senior advisors responsible for briefing valuers and reviewing valuation reports
- Planners or engineers preparing for or supporting a valuation process within their organisation.
Recommended Prior Learning or Equivalent Experience
- An understanding of the content of the following badges: AM 101, and AM 203.
Outcomes
Learners will build confidence in using valuation data appropriately and learn how to work effectively with valuers during the valuation process.
Content
- What is Valuation?
- Why Do Valuations Matter?
- Commencing a Valuation
- Understanding the Valuation Approach
- Reviewing and Responding to Valuation Outputs
- Getting Ready for the Next Valuation
- Looking Forward – Trends and Challenges
Learning Material
- Text, images, video
- Activities
- Scenarios
- Summative assessment
Bundle Deal Available!
Get the online version of the Valuation Guidelines in a bundle including the AM 361 – Working with Infrastructure Valuations digital badge and Standard Membership of Āpōpō. The bundle includes the digital badge (worth $385 +GST) and membership (worth $350 +GST) for just $595 +GST – a saving of $140! As a member, you’ll enjoy full online access to the Guidelines plus a range of other member benefits.
Get the bundle here: Infrastructure Asset Valuation and Depreciation Guidelines – choose the bundle under the ‘Format’ dropdown.
