Category Archives: training

A experimental learning event

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Facilitation 1 day Wonder

A combined venture with Ed McKinley (driver of Australasian Facilitators Network in Melbourne), and Kim White (from the IAP2 network) this event proved to be very successful. Held at the Abbotsford convent, the event was modelled on the AFN conference format of no keynote speakers, workshops not presentations, and presenters as participants. We have decided to organise another on  Wednesday 090909, so put it in your diary and start thinking about the facilitation experience you can both offer and allow others reciprocate.

More CE trainers on the loose

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Community Engagement Trainers

A principle strategy to cope with demand for the 2 day ‘fundamentals of community engagement planning’ course has been to train other public servants to deliver the course. This last week we ran the one day CE trainers course to a wide range of agency staff, including Victoria Police, VicRoads, EPA, DPCD, Greening Australia, Rural Ambulance, City of Greater Bendigo. We look forward to their proliferation.

One Day Community Engagement Course

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Totally Engaged

In collaboration with Urban Planner and consultant, Steven Sagona, we have developed a one day variation of the Community Engagement Planning for Project Managers course. We successfully trailed the course at the Metropole Hotel  on Thursday 27 March with 20 participants. Feedback was good, though I think the 2 day is more fun to deliver.

Department of Conservation and Environment

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Western Australia

Delivered solo, this provided something of an edge to delivering the standard course. I also modified the second day’s ‘tools section’ to include the diverge – converge concept. The response was favourable, and this time nobody on the feedback sheets indicated that they did not understand the concept. Definitely something to keep in the future. Also, a demonstration that with careful preparation it is possible to deliver the course satisfactorily on my own.

M.A.V

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CE ‘fundamentals’ at Lorne & Benalla

Held in Lorne and Benalla, both these two day courses were run in September and co-delivered with Steven Sagona. These were the first and second of three DSE courses to be delivered for the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) as part of its ‘Small Towns Victoria’ project. Eighteen participants attended in Lorne, fifteen in Benalla. Both courses were attended by a variety of Municipalities and community members.