Designing P2 and Engagement - In-Person, in Calgary - Hosted by A. Shaw

Designing P2 and 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.

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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:

$850.00 + 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