The Community Engagement Program provides essential skills for anyone overseeing projects which have an impact on the broader community, or require the involvement of many stakeholders for project success.
Community Engagement Training Program
Community (and stakeholder) engagement is increasingly becoming a requirement for successful projects. It is also emerging as a discipline in its own right with a body of knowledge and particular areas of expertise. This course introduces participants to community engagement planning which provides practitioners an introduction to the discipline. Through participating in a rigorous ‘learning by doing’ course methodology, participants will gain experience in developing community engagement plans and be able to discern effective community engagement from "tokenistic community consultation". Participants will also be able to ensure that community engagement is much more than providing opportunities for the vocal minority.
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Program Title |
Community Engagement Training Program |
Delivery Options |
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Candidature |
26 weeks |
Enrolment |
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Study Workload |
5 – 7 hours per week |
Entry Requirements |
There are no prerequisites for any of the units in this course. It is however, preferable that participants be currently working in a community engagement environment |
Cost |
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All inclusive fee |
Delivery can be tailored to include workshops, course materials, assessment, administrative and academic support. |
Course Module: |
PSPCOM501A – Prepare for community engagement |
Employability Skills: |
Employability Skills for each qualification have been determined by the Department of Education, Employment and Workforce Relations (DEEWR). These are the recommended skills identified to gain employment, establish an enterprise, for career progression, to expand employment capability and to achieve individual potential and contribute to organisational strategic outcomes. Training Packages have been reviewed to ensure that Employability Skills feature in their units of competency. |
Assessment: |
Each module has a set of action learning activities and practical work-based assessments that are submitted at intervals, throughout the candidature. |
Learning Pathways: |
Successful completion of one or more units in this program will result in a statement of attainment. Individual units can be used for credit into the UNE Partnerships Diploma of Government PSP50104 or Diploma of Management BSB51107. |
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SKILLS OUTCOME
At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Develop a process to identify stakeholders and analyse their appropriate type of engagement to ensure that the wider community and not just the vocal minority are heard.
- Understand the commonly accepted different levels of stakeholder involvement
- Clearly identify the parameters of a project and establish clear community expectations
- Understand the underlying themes to the most common engagement techniques
- Learn how to develop a community engagement plan
- Plan to minimise community outrage
- Feel confident that diverse groups have been heard.
- Gain tips and insights for creating successful community initiatives
- Network with other practitioners
- Increase your skill set to include project management techniques
RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (RPL)
Given that some participants may already be able to demonstrate their competence in some units, a recognition of prior learning assessment process is available to acknowledge skills and knowledge that may have been gained through formal and informal training and/or learning, work experience and life experience.
