Community Engagement

Summary

This session is designed to support local councils in considering how best to engage with their stakeholders, including how to prepare a community engagement plan and implement effective strategies for meaningful engagement.

Suitable Audience

Clerks, councillors and other local council staff involved in community engagement and communication with stakeholders.

Benefits

By the end of the Community Engagement Course you will have:

Explore how local councils engage with their communities through a variety of channels.
Consider how to make community engagement meaningful, beyond simply making information available for stakeholders to receive, review and respond to.
Understand how to engage with stakeholders and gather feedback on issues in, and affecting, their area.
Consider how to prepare a community engagement plan.
Explore how to implement effective strategies for community engagement.