Community Engagement: Working with Communities, Including BME Groups

Course Outline:

This course will show you the key steps to help your organisation to effectively engage with everyone in your areas of operation, particularly with those communities who are historically under-represented or less likely to participate as members, workers or service users. This session will help you identify the key barriers to engagement and how to overcome them and will allow you to apply your knowledge to practical case studies which will assist you in your day-to-day working environment.

Who should attend?

Anyone involved in tenant participation or community involvement with BME communities. This course is particularly relevant to people working in public and statutory organizations, social work, housing, welfare, education, employment, health, community development or the justice system.

Course Outcomes:

By the end of the day you will:

• Understand the challenges to engagement of BME communities and individuals
• Be able to apply the Nationals Standards for Community Engagement effectively for BME engagement
• Be equipped to effectively review and update your organisation’s policy and practice accordingly

Latest Reviews:
'Well delivered and good facilitation of discussion. The workshop exercises made it really interactive which was great. Content good and scope for further training for the rest of the staff.'

To book your place, please contact Ms Suki Sangha, Training Officer, Positive Action in Housing Ltd, 98 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 1PJ, Tel: 0141 353 2220, email suki@paih.org