Designing P2 and Engagement

Course Description

Notice: The November 18-21, 2024 course has only a few spots left. 

Designing P2 and Engagement is a Level 2 course that introduces practitioners to the design and plan phases of the planning framework (practice framework), providing them with the opportunity to develop P2(public participation)/engagement plans.  This includes decision-process mapping; engagement scoping; community mapping; determining purpose and objectives and levels of influence (iap2 spectrum of public participation); choosing appropriate tools, techniques, and activities (methods) and managing resources, while considering the needs of diverse audiences.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to design an engagement process and plan for a real-world scenario, including:

1. Plan a clear scope of the work, problem, or opportunity with identified negotiables and non-negotiables.
2. Conduct detailed stakeholder analysis, community mapping, and equity analysis.
3. Identify appropriate roles and levels of influence for key players.
4. Establish clear engagement purpose and objectives and success criteria/measures to suit the scenario.
5. Identify relevant profiles of engagement.
6. Conduct a detailed risk/opportunities analysis.
7. Choose and sequence appropriate methods (in-person and digital) and identify communication tactics to suit the scenario.
8. Identify key roles for senior leaders and decision-makers.
9. Explore principles and approaches for equity, diversity, and inclusion and apply them to stakeholder analysis.
10. Embed digital strategies, platforms, and methods as part of the plan and process.
11. Develop an evaluation framework to suit the scenario.
12. Identify key roles and resources needed to implement the P2/engagement plan.
13. Develop and apply a suitable pitch to senior leaders that will secure commitment and resources for the P2/engagement plan.
14. Identify the many different contexts of engagement including the elements present in more complex engagement scenarios.

Who Should Attend

• Participants who have completed Fundamentals of P2 and Engagement.
• Participants who will be involved in the design and planning of P2/engagement processes.

Duration

Online: 12 hours (4 days X 3 hours)

Prerequisite

Fundamentals of P2 and Engagement course

Cost

$795.00 + applicable tax

Note

Participants who are looking to be certified in public participation, must take Fundamentals of P2 and Engagement, Designing P2 and Engagement and Applying Methods training courses. Engage Delaney offers a $100 discount when participants register and pay for all three courses at the same time, for the same calendar year.