Designing P2 and Engagement - Hosted by IAP2 Canada

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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:

Online -Trainer Led | Hosted by IAP2 Canada.

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Our Licensed Trainer:

Andrea Winkler is an accomplished public engagement professional with 15 years experience working with government, private and not-for-profit sectors across Canada. She has great appreciation for organizations that involve the public in decisions that will impact them and finds it incredibly meaningful to support their work.

She has worked with communities and stakeholder groups on a broad range of projects, including designing a new wastewater treatment plant, developing liquid waste regulations, and pedestrianizing a busy street in downtown Vancouver.

She has built the capacity of local governments to conduct meaningful public engagement through training, establishing corporate policies, creating engagement process guides, and coaching engagement teams.

Andrea is based in the Comox Valley, in BC, where she can be close to the water and mountains.