The next ‘Influencing Decision Makers’ workshop will be held on Tuesday March 2nd, 9.30-12.30 at the Council House.
This course is designed to help community and voluntary group members and individuals who represent community views become more effective at influencing local decisions on behalf of resident communities and communities of interest.
Learning
The course is designed to help you:
- Identify – who local decision makers are, what kind of decisions you want to influence and how you can start to influence effectively
- Understand – the importance of knowledge, skills and networks in effectively representing community views
- Chart and map – your knowledge and skills in relation to influencing local decisions – and become aware of how to improve them
- Appreciate more widely - local democratic structures and how they work
- Find out more – about the range of opportunities for getting involved, and where to go for advice and support
- Consider tactics for influencing – from ‘community organising’ and social media to inter-personal skills
- Develop your own strategy - for influencing based on your own priorities, and plan for future development based on your own strengths and needs
You can book place through the form below, or by emailing info@chamberlainforum.org. If you would like to have a chat about the workshop, please give us a call on 07795 448 462
