ONLINE - IAP2 Way in Challenging Contexts (April 23-24, 2024)

This online training includes one out of the three core courses necessary to obtain the IAP2 Global Certificate in Public Participation.

IAP2 Way in Challenging Contexts sets out the underpinning models and frameworks of public participation and engagement practice as defined by the IAP2 community. Specifically in terms of what it is, who is involved, standards of practice, and why it is important to be practiced ethically and effectively. Participants will explore these concepts and models in contexts that are challenging and will gain skills and knowledge to apply to their work. This course is suitable for practitioners who already have substantial experience in public participation and engagement practice work and are ready to be leading this work with others (2-5 years). See course agenda.

Designing Public Participation & Engagement 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. See course agenda.

Course Delivery:

• Online on April 23-24, 2024 via Zoom. Information will be provided in Google Folders

• Daily schedule: 9:30am to 12:30pm - Pacific Time

• Trainer: Tannis Topolnisky

COURSE OBJECTIVES - IAP2 Way in Challenging Contexts: 

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

1. Define public participation and engagement and related terms and describe its relationship with communication

2. Identify what makes public participation and engagement meaningful and reflect on the benefits, risks and myths related to P2/engagement

3. Identify the role that values play in challenging public participation and engagement work and the leadership attributes that will serve them as they practice.

4. Reflect on and apply ethical leadership actions and abilities to challenging engagement situations

5. Apply the Profiles of Engagement model to public participation and engagement and explore organization led and community led engagement and how that impacts the engagement process

6. Apply the IAP2 spectrum to challenging public participation and engagement situations and practice

7. Explore the Practice Framework as a tool for effective planning and process

8. Reflect on and apply the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion and explore the concept of inter-cultural engagement

9. Explore the role of power and influence in challenging engagement contexts and its impacts to our work.

Target Audience: 

Practitioners with some public participation and engagement practice experience who are looking to cement their knowledge and skills.

Learn more about the IAP2 Certificate in Public Participation

Payment:

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Cancellation, Refund and GST Policies:

• Cancellations

All cancellations and requests for refunds for In-Person and Virtual Training must be made in writing as indicated below. Requests must be sent to Amelia Shaw Consulting at info@ameliashaw.ca. Telephone requests will not be honored.

In-Person and Virtual courses require a minimum number of participants to proceed so that we can ensure that the best possible learning experience is provided.  Amelia Shaw Consulting  reserves the right to cancel a course if the minimum number of participants isn’t reached 2 weeks prior to the course start date. Registered participants will have the option to receive a full refund or transfer their registration to another course.

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• Refunds

Requests for refunds require written notice sent to Amelia Shaw Consulting at info@ameliashaw.ca and must be submitted a minimum of 30 days prior to the course start date for In-Person and two weeks prior for Virtual courses. Participants who cancel within this time period will receive a full refund, minus an administrative fee of $50.00.

• No Refunds

There will be no refunds for cancellation requests received within the 30 day period prior to the In-Person course start date or two weeks prior to the Virtual course start date.. Transfers to future sessions or courses will also not be permitted within this time period. However, a substitute may be named and that registration will be honoured. Please email your substitution information to info@ameliashaw.ca at least two working days prior to the start date of the course. 

There will be no refunds for missed (full or partial) courses and session recordings are not available.  

Training participants are responsible for ensuring that they have access to Zoom and Google Drive, and are able to access course materials.

Multiple session courses usually build up knowledge from one session to the next. If a participant misses a full session they may not be able to attend subsequent sessions of the course.

• GST

If your employer is exempt from paying GST/HST, please send an email to info@ameliashaw.ca prior to paying stating your name, organization and GST/HST exemption number, so that GST/HST can be removed. Refunds will not be provided after an invoice has been paid.