Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in P2/Engagement - Hosted by IAP2 Canada

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in P2/engagement is a Level 2 course which will enhance practitioners’ understanding of key DEI concepts and their relevance to P2/engagement.

The course will help participants identify power imbalances and other barriers to inclusive and equitable engagement. Participants will have the opportunity to develop an Equity Lens for P2/engagement which they can apply to the planning, design and implementation of P2/engagement processes.

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Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify the impacts of exclusion and inequity on P2/engagement processes and decision making
• Enhance understanding of the terms diversity, equity and inclusion relative to P2/engagement
• Explore how individual biases and stereotypes become embedded in systems and lead to systemic discrimination and marginalisation
• Critically reflect on how practitioner identities and social location might impact P2/engagement
• Reflect on concepts of power, privilege and intersectionality and their relevance to designing and implementing P2/engagement
• Identify strategies for decolonising P2/engagement
• Develop and apply an Equity Lens for P2/engagement

Target Audience:

Participants working in P2/engagement who already have some basic experience and/or understanding of DEI

Level 2 practitioners, those:

• leading the planning and implementation of P2/engagement processes.
• managing teams and planning operations where there is some risk and complexity.
• managing key relationships for the P2/engagement processes, be able to troubleshoot, fix problems and implement change in processes as they are needed.
• Working as a consultant in the sector leading the P2/engagement processes

Course Delivery:

Online and hosted by IAP2 Canada.

Prerequisite:

Fundamental in P2 and Engagement or any course from the previous IAP2 Foundations program.

Licensed Trainer:

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.