Based on IAP2's internationally recognized Global Learning Pathway, this professional development certificate program builds on the foundations of public participation training and best practices from around the globe to provide participants with approximately 30 hours of effective training in public participation and engagement.
IAP2 Canada's Certificate in Public Participation (P2) for introductory (Level 1) participants consists of 3 core courses:
Deadline to register is April 03, 2024 - don't miss out.
1. Fundamentals of Public Participation & Engagement (7 hours; Level 1) with Gay Robinson and Amelia Shaw
This course focuses on understanding and applying the practices of meaningful and effective public participation. The training explores principles, concepts and best practices, and how to design and apply this knowledge to your public participation and engagement work.
2. Designing Public Participation & Engagement (14 hours; Level 2) with Gay Robinson and Amelia Shaw
In this module, practitioners have the opportunity to develop public participation and engagement practice plans. This includes scoping, community mapping, determining purpose and objectives and levels of influence, choosing appropriate methods and managing resources, while considering the needs of diverse audiences.
3. Applying Methods (14 hours; Level 2) with Amelia Shaw and Lara Tierney
The focus of this course is on exploring a variety of methods used in implementing public participation and engagement. Participants will learn to select, assess and create effective elements of methods to work meaningfully with participants.
Course Delivery:
This course is delivered in person in Calgary, AB. This is an IAP2 Canada core training course delivered externally by a IAP2 licensed trainer.
Cost:
$2,000.00 + applicable tax,
Our Licensed Trainers:
Amelia Shaw is an award-winning consultation strategist, practitioner, professional facilitator and capacity builder. Over the past twenty-plus years Amelia has been successfully involved in the development of major policies, projects and plans from strategic design, to initiating and facilitating inclusive processes, and implementation. She has worked with governments, public organizations, nonprofits and private companies in multiple sectors including community development, education, governance, labour, land-use planning, transit and transportation. Her ultimate goal, with any P2 project/process, is to find an innovative approach that supports both community and organizational values and objectives and leads to helpful deliverables and a positive outcome. Her solutions have earned international recognition, including an IAP2 Core Values Award for Innovation
Gay Robinson, CP3 has over 30 years’ experience in public consultation, facilitation and stakeholder relations. Throughout her career she has been drawn to working with clients who realize the benefits of involving stakeholders in decision-making.
After a successful career in government, not-for-profit, education and the private sector, Gay opened her consulting practice in 1999. Her client list includes energy companies, regulators, community groups, local governments, not-for-profits and industry associations. Based in Alberta, Canada, much of her work is in the energy sector, pushing to raise the bar and establish best practices for stakeholder engagement. Gay has facilitated a number of multi-stakeholder groups and is active in Synergy Alberta – a network of grassroots community groups working on oil and gas related issues.
Lara Tierney, CP3 has been working in the field of public participation for the last 15 years with both municipal experience (The City of Calgary) and working as a consultant. Her experience ranges from the very tactical with event planning for various types of public participation events all the way to high level strategic planning. She has worked on the collaborative development0 of a municipal engage policy and framework, training of engagement courses, creation of engagement strategies and plans for complex and controversial multi-stakeholder projects, implementation of a large variety of digital and in-person engagement tactics, and facilitation for many types of engagement activities.
