Whether you're stepping into this work for the first time or looking to ground your practice in something stronger, this course gives you the foundation to do engagement with purpose — and with impact.
We explore the heart of P2/engagement: the values, the principles, and the practical tools that help build trust and create space for voices that need to be heard. You’ll learn the language of engagement — what makes it unique, what makes it meaningful — and how to navigate the complex realities that come with doing this work well.
This course isn’t just about learning frameworks — it’s about building a mindset. One that helps you see where influence lives, where participation grows, and where your leadership can make a difference. If you want to do engagement that matters — this is where to begin.
By the end of this course participants will be able to:
- Define P2/engagement and related terms and what makes it unique
- Identify what makes P2/engagement meaningful, and reflect on the benefits, risks and myths related to P2/engagement
- Identify the role that values play in P2/engagement work, and the leadership attributes that will serve them in practice
- Reflect on and apply ethical leadership actions and abilities to P2/engagement situations
- Apply the Profiles of P2/engagement model to P2/ engagement, and explore organisation- and community-led engagement and how that impacts the engagement process
- Reflect on and apply the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion, and explore the roles and impacts of power and influence
- Apply the IAP2 Spectrum to P2/engagement situations and practice
- Explore the Practice Framework as a tool for effective planning and process, and assess the quality of the process
