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.
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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:
This course is delivered in person in Regina, SK. This is an IAP2 Canada core training course delivered externally by a IAP2 licensed trainer.
Prerequisite:
There is no prerequisite.
Cost:
$400.00 + applicable tax
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Our Trainers:
Kim Hyshka, CP3 is a believer that just about anything is possible with a little dialogue. She’s on a mission, to chart a different course for public conversations, better conversations that open possibility, cultivate collaboration and spark change through dialogue. With over 10 years working in the field of engagement, she has developed a passion for designing and facilitating conversations that matter and creating engagement experiences where participants feel valued, relationships are built and initiatives and projects move forward. You’ll find her in the midst of both large and small-scale projects, bringing experience facilitating community forums in large urban centers or walking pipelines with Elders in the remote wilderness.
Tannis Topolnisky, CP3 has eighteen years of public engagement experience and has been a licensed trainer of the IAP2 Foundations and IAP2 for Decision Makers courses since 2011. She has worked in a variety of areas such as legislation, policy and program development, health, contaminated sites, heritage conservation, municipal budgeting, land use planning, affordable housing, education and more. Tannis has diverse experience engaging communities, interest groups, non-government organizations, professional and industry associations, academics, patient groups and Indigenous peoples. She often finds herself planning and facilitating projects where there are potential impacts to health, livelihood, relationships, community and quality of life.
