The resources in this section largely consist of very practical materials that can be used in training situations with a variety of target audiences. They comprise mainly of resources such as handouts, programmes and presentations.
Training for Community and Voluntary Groups / Activists
The general aim of training on community engagement with community groups such as Community Councils is to raise awareness of and explore issues and opportunities around engaging with public authorities and also engaging with their own communities. Various sessions have been designed and delivered with community groups over the course of the BCE programme and these materials reflect this work.
- Developing the relationship between community councils and the local authority. This covers the BCE Curriculum Framework elements; Working in partnership with agencies, organisations and communities, Involving communities in planning services, Negotiating with communities and partners. East Renfrewshire BCE local project
» Community council scenario
» Outline programme for Community council event
» Community council facilitators notes
- Community Engagement Training for Community Councils. This covers nearly all of the BCE Curriculum Framework elements. Angus BCE local project
» Community Council Sessions 1 and 2,Session 3.
» Community council briefing and training report
Training for public sector staff
Much of the focus of the BCE programme was in training staff in the public sector in improving their community engagement practice. The resources contained in this section were used as part of training programmes/ sessions for a range of staff in Local Authorities and other Community Planning partners.
- Training staff as trainers. This covers nearly all of the BCE Curriculum Framework elements but is particularly relevant to supporting people and organisations to learn together. East Renfrewshire and Angus BCE local projects.
- Staff workshop handouts
- Community Engagement Workshops Agenda
- Community Engagement continuous professional development module. The module was developed and delivered by LWTT as part of a masters Programme in working with communities. This covers all of the BCE Curriculum Framework elements. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar BCE local project.
» Course descriptor
- Training programme for community planning partners' staff. This covers all of the BCE Framework elements. Angus and Edinburgh BCE local projects.
» Community Planning Partner Community Engagement training
» Community Planning staff presentation
» Seminar programme leaflet 1
» Seminar programme leaflet 2
Seminar programme leaflet1 and 2
Planning Community Engagement
A focus for much of the training was in developing outcome-focused planning for community engagement. This section includes materials that will help practitioners identify need and set community engagement outcomes. The main BCE Curriculum Framework elements covered are; Working in partnership with agencies, organisations and communities, Recognising diversity and designing inclusive ways of working, Involving communities in planning services. Moray and Angus BCE local projects.
» Methods for identifying need
» Logic model illustrative example
» Engagement questions
Partnership Working in Community Engagement
Good community engagement is a collaborative process that involves a wide range of stakeholders in agreeing outcomes, planning for change, joint implementation of plans and collaborative review of practice. A key feature of the BCE programme was the collaborative nature of the process and the outputs. These materials reflect the kind of sessions that will prove useful for stakeholders when undertaking collaborative community engagement practice.
- Training for partnership working in community engagement. The materials come from a one day training session focused on the BCE Curriculum Framework elements; Working in partnership with agencies, organisations and communities, Recognising diversity and designing inclusive ways of working, Supporting people and organisations to learn together. West Lothian BCE local project.
» BCE presentation: partnerships
» Training Event programme - partnerships
» Definitions of partnership
» Evaluation form: partnerships
» Partnership statements true or false
» Checklist for a healthy partnership
» Presenter notes better partnerships
» Organisation culture questionnaire
» Working in partnership with agencies: score card
Participation and Involvement
Enabling practitioners to identify and develop relevant levels of involvement and methods of participation has been core to much of the BCE programme delivery as well as wider community engagement training. The resources in this section provide some useful starting points for exploring these topics with practitioners.
- Training for involving communities in planning services. This some of the theory and practice. The main focus is the BCE Curriculum Framework element; Involving communities in planning services. West Lothian BCE local project.
» BCE presentation: involving communities in planning services
» Evaluation form - involving local communities
» A ladder of citizen participation
» Involving communities in planning services: score card
» Presenter notes involving communities in planning services
» Anytown scenario
» Training Event Programme - Involving communities
Resolving conflict and developing relationships
Developing good working relationships is a key part of community engagement and features in two of the BCE Curriculum Framework elements; negotiating with communities and partners; addressing conflicts and supporting change.
- A training session on roles and relationships.
» Roles and relationships presentation
» Training session programme - Improving practice in working together
» Flexibility scorecard
» Conflict resolution briefing
Community Empowerment
With an increasing interest in community empowerment the Edinburgh Partnership BCE local project organised an event to explore what this means for community engagement policy and practice. The BCE Curriculum Framework elements which this covers are; Involving communities in planning services; Enabling communities to access resources and deliver services.
» Community empowerment event programme
Core resources
Two core resources for developing and improving community engagement practice are the National Standards for Community Engagement and the VOiCE (Visioning Outcomes in Community Engagement) software. The materials in this section focus on how these frameworks can be used to inform and improve practice. They cover all of the BCE Curriculum Framework elements but are particularly useful for; Recognising diversity and designing inclusive ways of working. Falkirk, Fife, Moray and Angus BCE local projects.
» National Standards World Café session
» National Standards Scorecard
» VOiCE key questions and handy hints
» Equalities and the National Standards
» National Standards Community Engagement Evaluation
» National Standards Community Engagement Evaluation scoring criteria