Prerequisite for Designing P2 and Engagement and Applying Methods (for Level 1 practitioners) - IAP2 Canada Certificate in Public Participation.
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The focus of this course is on understanding and applying the practices of meaningful and effective public participation (P2). The training explores principles, concepts and best practices, and how to design and apply this knowledge to your public participation and engagement work.
Deadline to register is October 31st, 2024 - don't miss out!
Course Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define public participation and engagement and related terms and what makes it unique
- Identify what makes public participation and engagement meaningful
- Reflect on the benefits, risks and myths related to public participation and engagement
- Identify and discuss IAP2 five core foundations in their application to public participation and engagement work
- Identify the role that values (seven core values) play in public participation and engagement work and the leadership attributes that will serve them as they practice
- Understand the IAP2 Spectrum of public Participation and rationale for the increasing intensity as decision impacts
- Reflect on and apply ethical leadership actions and abilities to public participation and engagement situations
- Apply the Profiles of public participation and engagement model to public participation and engagement and explore organization-led and community-led engagement and how that impacts the engagement process
- Reflect on and apply the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion and explore the role of power and influence and its impacts on the approach to public participation and engagement
- Apply the IAP2 spectrum to public participation and engagement situations and practice
- Explore the Practice Framework (design, plan, implement, learn) as a tool for effective planning and process, and assess the quality of the process
Target Audience:
- New practitioners beginning their journey in engagement
- Anyone working in the field or a related field who wants to understand and apply the fundamentals of meaningful and effective public participation and engagement practice
Course Delivery:
Online and hosted by IAP2 Canada.
Prerequisite:
There is no prerequisite.
Designing & Leading Engagement is a Level 2 course that introduces practitioners to the design and plan phases of the practice framework, providing them with 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.
Course Objectives:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to design an engagement process and plan for a real-world scenario, including:
- Plan a clear scope of the work, problem or opportunity with identified negotiables and non-negotiables
- Conduct detailed stakeholder analysis, community mapping and equity analysis
- Identify appropriate roles and levels of influence for key players
- Establish clear engagement purpose and objectives and success criteria/measures to suit the scenario
- Identify relevant profiles of engagement
- Conduct a detailed risk/opportunities analysis
- Choose and sequence appropriate methods (in-person and digital) and identify communication tactics to suit the scenario
- Identify key roles for senior leaders and decision makers
- Explore principles and approaches for equity, diversity and inclusion and apply them to stakeholder analysis
- Embed digital strategies, platforms, and methods as part of the plan and process
- Develop an evaluation framework to suit the scenario
- Identify key roles and resources needed to implement the P2/engagement plan
- Develop and apply a suitable pitch to senior leaders that will secure commitment and resources for the P2/engagement plan
- Identify the many different contexts of engagement including the elements present in more complex engagement scenarios
Target Audience:
- Practitioners who are leading the planning and implementation of public participation and engagement practice processes
- Participants who will be involved in the design and planning of public participation and engagement practice processes
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:
$1,275.00 + applicable tax
Our Licensed Trainers:
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.
