PLIDA Data Training Workshop 2026
PLIDA in Practice - Using linked administrative data for health, disability and social policy research
The Person Level Integrated Data Asset (PLIDA) is one of Australia’s most important research assets. is one of Australia’s most important linked administrative data assets. It offers major opportunities for health, disability, social policy and economics research, but using it well requires a clear understanding of how the data is structured, what the records measure, how access and output rules work, and how research questions can be translated into feasible DataLab projects.
Hosted by Monash Business School’s Centre for Health Economics, this short course is offered as two linked one-day workshops. Participants may register for either workshop or for both linked workshops. The two workshops are designed to be complementary, with Day 1 providing a structured understanding of PLIDA, and Day 2 focusing on more applied aspects of working with the asset.
The course is designed for analysts, researchers and policy professionals in government, academia, industry and the not-for-profit sector who use, manage, commission or are considering PLIDA-based research and evaluation projects.
The course will not involve live access to PLIDA data. Instead, it will use approved examples, cleared outputs and practical workflow guidance to build participants’ understanding of how PLIDA can be used in practice.
Event Details
- Date:
- 15 October 2026 at 9:00 am – 17 October 2026 at 5:00 am
- Venue:
- Monash College, Room 843, Level 8, 750 Collins Street, Docklands VIC 3008
- Open to:
- All
Description
PLIDA in Practice - Using linked administrative data for health, disability and social policy research
The Person Level Integrated Data Asset (PLIDA) is one of Australia’s most important research assets. is one of Australia’s most important linked administrative data assets. It offers major opportunities for health, disability, social policy and economics research, but using it well requires a clear understanding of how the data is structured, what the records measure, how access and output rules work, and how research questions can be translated into feasible DataLab projects.
Hosted by Monash Business School’s Centre for Health Economics, this short course is offered as two linked one-day workshops. Participants may register for either workshop or for both linked workshops. The two workshops are designed to be complementary, with Day 1 providing a structured understanding of PLIDA, and Day 2 focusing on more applied aspects of working with the asset.
The course is designed for analysts, researchers and policy professionals in government, academia, industry and the not-for-profit sector who use, manage, commission or are considering PLIDA-based research and evaluation projects.
The course will not involve live access to PLIDA data. Instead, it will use approved examples, cleared outputs and practical workflow guidance to build participants’ understanding of how PLIDA can be used in practice.
Event Contact
- Name
- MBUS events team
- mbus-events@monash.edu
- Phone
- Organisation