Consultation skills for environment and natural resource managers

Consultation skills

for people involved in environmental or natural resource management

Overview

Our workshop will help you develop skills in consulting with the community and partners about environmental or natural resource management issues. Our highly practical workshops include a mixture of case study exercises, role plays and consultation skill development activities.

Each workshop is tailored to your issues and consultancy planning needs. You will be able to develop at least part of a consultancy plan during the workshop, and will take away comprehensive notes and a proforma for developing your own consultation plan.

A highlight of the workshop is the involvement of key agency partners in the evening session on day one.

The workshop is designed around the four essential elements of consultation with partners and communities – principles, processes, planning and performance. These elements have been embedded in a 10-step workshop process.

This workshop will help you to:

understand the principles of effective consultation
learn how to plan effective consultation
develop and practice key consultation skills
start developing a consultation plan for a real or generic project
develop a better understanding of the role of the agency in community consultation.

Topics covered

when do you need to consult with anyone about a specific issue?
who should you consult with?
what do partners/communities need from the consultation process?
how do you choose the most effective consultation tactics?
how can consultation be evaluated and monitored?

Cost

We run our Consultation Skills workshops on a request only basis. These workshops are tailor-made to suit your group’s needs, so prices are negotiated based on content, location and pre-workshop preparation.

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Testimonials

“The course provided participants with a solid grounding in the key principles of effective consultation and a thorough and systematic approach to conducting a consultation process. Participants reported that this course had changed their perception about their role and the way that they think about working with the community.”

Russell Fisher,
Learning and Development Consultant
Environmental Protection Agency
Human Resources (Victoria)

“The interactive approach to learning through case studies, role plays and other activities was brilliant. It outlined an excellent framework for implementing a good consultation process.”

Workshop Participant
EPA, Victoria

“The structured approach presented in this course has refined my understanding of effective consultation and has demystified some of its concepts. It was an excellent course that would assist our staff in their work.”

Workshop Participant
EPA, Victoria