Sign up and take the opportunity to attend morning and afternoon sessions on topics which allow you to:

• Enhance your effectiveness in community settings
• Broaden your knowledge through interactive discussion and group work
• Exchange information, learning and experience with other colleagues
• Develop your networks

WORKSHOP 1

ASSET BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (ABCD)

The purpose of the workshop is to encourage participants to think critically about working with communities.

ABCD offers an alternative approach to traditional models of development. It challenges mainstream thinking in relation to community engagement and how best to tackle “disadvantage” and “need”.

Through a process of interactive learning and discussion the workshop will explore an asset based approach to community engagement. It will seek to define the meaning and role of “assets” and how the concept can be used to develop individual, group and community empowerment.

The session will outline the values and principles which underpin ABCD. It will also explore notions of good practice and the advantages of such approaches. In addition, the session will examine the crucial role of agencies in the process of engagement and change.

WORKSHOP 2

RELEASING COMMUNITY POTENTIAL – RECOGNISING COMMUNITY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

The purpose of this workshop is to introduce Recognition Schemes which offer an alternative, flexible way of recognising the skills, knowledge and experiences people gain from working or volunteering in communities. The schemes are suitable for volunteers, activists and paid community practitioners, with or without previous qualifications.

Recognition Schemes

• Are planned around community needs and run in local community venues
• Use interactive learning techniques
• Are designed for small groups of community members and workers
• Help people understand what builds strong communities
• Highlight the differences people can make to  their communities
• Recognise people’s transferrable skills
• Increase employment opportunities
• Ensure learners can achieve recognised qualifications within 4-5 months

Participants will attend both workshops (alternate am/pm)

Cost per person: £50 (Includes refreshments and light lunch)

To book, please email Emma Smart at [email protected] by 29th August 2016.