IAP2 Certificate Training, Toronto, Ontario
Offered by Delaney and Associates Inc. www.rmdelaney.com
Planning – February 27 – 28, 2012
This two-day introductory module of the IAP2 Certificate Program in Public Participation provides the fundamentals for effective public participation. Using IAP2’s Spectrum for Public Participation, participants learn how to establish clear and achievable objectives for public participation and how to define a “promise” to the public. Participants learn how to prepare their organization for conducting public participation and how to plan for the timing, techniques and resources needed to make public participation a success.
Participants also learn the practical application of IAP2 Core Values of Public Participation, how the IAP2 Code of Ethics applies to both practitioners and clients, and how to use the IAP2 Foundations of Public Participation, in a step-wise approach to plan and design public participation programs. Course content includes detailed examples and practical hands-on exercises, so participants leave with the tools needed to build realistic public participation programs. Exercises include using IAP2’s five steps for planning effective public participation.
Note: Planning for Effective Public Participation is a Techniques and Communications prerequisite.
Techniques – February 29 – March 1, 2012
This two-day module in IAP2’s Certificate Program in Public Participation provides an introduction to a range of practical tools and techniques used at all five levels of IAP2’s Public Participation Spectrum. Participants try out and observe a number of specific techniques, including World Café, Interviews, Revolving Conversations, Citizens Jury and Advisory Group. Course content includes overviews of more than 20 tools and techniques tested and used by P2 professionals around the globe.
The course is designed as a broad introduction and is suitable for beginning to intermediate level practitioners as well as those who want a review of basic group process techniques. Interactive exercises and practical tips are used to enliven the basic theory and to reinforce skills that participants can put to immediate use. Participants learn how to create effective forums for dialogue and how to avoid the many problems encountered in traditional public meetings. Participants leave this module with a detailed student manual and a packet of IAP2 tip sheets offering practical advice for selecting, using and evaluating a broad range of public participation techniques.
Communications – March 2, 2012
This one-day module provides an introduction to communication skills and models, and offers an overview of the communication techniques used by public participation practitioners. It introduces the Principles of Authentic Communication and focuses on a variety of tools used to prepare and present information, small- and large-group interaction models, and facilitation essentials.
This course is designed as a primer and is suitable for those who want a review of basic communication techniques. Interactive exercises and practical tips are used to enliven the basic theory. Reference materials help build skills that participants can put to immediate use. Participants learn how to prepare communication plans and to practice active listening. The module covers the essentials of communicating risk, making effective written and verbal presentations and working with the media.
