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Facilitation Training DayÌý Thursday 22nd September 2011Ìý 10.00 – 16.00Ìý The Melting Pot, 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 2PR A course that will help you gain the tools and techniques to make your facilitation engaging and productiveÌý 'Very useful, made me reconsider my approach when dealing with communities'Ìý Brian Dunne (Scottish Natural Heritage)Ìý 'Extremely helpful to go through the whole process of facilitation'Ìý Ruth Campbell (Waste Aware Scotland)Ìý 'Lots of meaty content - very engaging!'ÌýThe Eden ProjectÌý The CourseÌý The need for good local engagement is becoming ever more important as work develops around empowerment and the ‘Big Society’.Ìý Local meetings and engagement processes can too often be un-involving, unproductive and even confrontational. Good facilitation can help tackle these problems and help people to make local discussion and planning an enjoyable and productive process. It is also important for the development of better policy and practice, for understanding local needs and developing more sustainable communities.Ìý This interactive course will look closely at the roles a facilitator may play and how and when a facilitator’s role may link in to work on longer term community development. It will build the confidence of anyone keen to be a good facilitator and give them a solid basis on which to develop their own skills.Ìý People attending this course will learn how to:Ìý • How and when to hold meetings and when to use other approachesÌý • Build a working relationship with an existing organisation or a group of individualsÌý • Use appropriate tools and techniquesÌý • Develop facilitation work in ways appropriate to a range of diverse communitiesÌý • Deal with problematic situationsÌý • Evaluate facilitated processesÌý Who should attend this course?Ìý The event will benefit anyone working with groups of people in formal or informal settings. Whether a novice starting out, or an experienced facilitator wishing to expand on their techniques, the course will be tailored to the participants’ needs.Ìý The FacilitatorÌý Chris Church has worked in the voluntary sector and as a consultant for over 25 years. He is an experienced advisor on community and sustainable development issues, with a wide range of experience at international, national, and community level. He is an associate of the Community Development Foundation and a member of the London Sustainable Development Commission. Chris is chair of the UK Local Carbon Communities Network.Ìý Chris has previously worked with the Community Sector Coalition, the National Trust, BTCV, Defra, Groundwork, the European Union TACIS programme, Surfers Against Sewage and many local councils. He is trained as a teacher and has been developing and running training programmes for 22 years.Ìý Prices include a vegan/vegetarian lunch, Fair Trade refreshments and networking time with organic wine.Ìý CostÌý • Large Charities, Public Sector, and Businesses: £288 per personÌý • Smaller charities and Individuals (under 8 staff) £130 per personÌý • Subsidised places are available for people on low incomes. Please apply in writing to Talk Action, The Grayston Centre, 28 Charles Square, London, N1 6HT.Ìý • Tailored courses can be arranged for groups at a date & location to suit you.Ìý ForÌýbookings and informationÌýplease contact:Ìý Talk ActionÌý Ìý Tel: 0207 324 4774Ìý Email: jelliott@talkaction.org (The venue is fully accessible with wheelchair-accessible lavatory)Ìý Supported by: Environment Job ().Ìý

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