Public Outreach & Engagement

Course Description

This public outreach and course will introduce you to the fundamentals of public engagement and what you need to do to make sure it has a positive impact on your project.

During this public outreach course you will explore the key aspects of public engagement. You will learn what it is, when to do it (and when not to), the benefits and risks it can bring, and the basics of how to plan and deliver it, developing a mechanism for feedback, developing an exit strategy and a sustainability plan. Drawing on best practice research, this public outreach and engagement course will be practical and can be applied immediately in your workplace.

What Do Participants Learn?

• Understand key concepts and principles.
• Identify the required factors for successful engagement.
• Understand the key steps involved in planning and delivering engagement.

Who Should Attend?

• Logistic Operators
• Land use and transport planners
• Engineers
• Corporate and strategic planners
• Media and communications staff
• Policy and project staff

What Will the Learning Experience Include?

Phase: 1

Introduce

• Comprehensive pre-program activities include:
• Web-based information forms & surveys completed by attendee.
• Direct consultation with the attendee about the expectations.

• During the training, participants engage in data, activities, and conversations that lead to insight and knowledge.
• Participants learn from expert trainers who have both academic and business experiences.
• Highly applicable training content & instructive activities for adding depth to training topics.
• **A half-day site visit for integrating the experience & plan next steps. Opportunities to provide connections, ideas & support.

Phase: 2

Explore & Practice

Phase: 3

Apply

• Apply & sustain the learning experience by using this ongoing support:
• To ensure participant has new skills or behavior progress.
• Optional, fee-based mentoring & coaching with the trainer.
• Training materials & additional documents (e-books, pdf files, presentations and articles)

• Evaluate your training experience by giving us feedbacks and help us to reach our organizational goals.
• Participant's Evaluation
• Trainer's Evaluation

Phase: 4

EVALUATE