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Resource Centre Training Services

Communities Training

Promoting Community Cohesion

Aims: This course will help delegates understand what are the key factors to promote a safer, stronger and a more vibrant community.  The course will focus on understanding the history of migration and the impact on services today, preventing extremism, community tension management and working with others to make change happen.

Suitable for: All practitioners working in the community.

Learning methods: Classroom, practical sessions

Duration: One day

Cost: If you have more than eight members of staff to train, we can deliver this training course in-house at a venue to suit you. In house training can significantly reduce your costs, reducing travel time and accommodation expenses. Staff can also be trained to the same level and the programme can be adapted to better suit your issues and priorities.

In house:
If you are hosting this training programme, you will need to provide:
A suitable training room
Refreshments including lunch
Trainer travel expenses (and accommodation if applicable)

Community Development Training

Aims: To help delegates have a better understanding of ways to engage with the community including those who are hardest to reach. Identify the groups who make up the community and find suitable ways of involvement. Exploring fun and effective ways to encourage people to express their views, record and analyse the success of your programme.

Suitable for: All practitioners working in communities.

Learning method: Classroom, practical sessions.

Duration: One day

Cost: If you have more than eight members of staff to train, we can deliver this training course in-house at a venue to suit you. In house training can significantly reduce your costs, reducing travel time and accommodation expenses. Staff can also be trained to the same level and the programme can be adapted to better suit your issues and priorities.

In house:
If you are hosting this training programme, you will need to provide:
A suitable training room
Refreshments, including lunch
Trainer travel expenses (and accommodation if applicable)

Community Engagement Training

Aims: To demonstrate the benefits of conducting an evaluation and to provide a range of tools that can be used to obtain the necessary information to measure the success of initiatives.

Suitable for: Those engaged in finding out real priorities within a community and anyone responsible for capturing data for measurement of success and sustainability.

Learning methods: Highly participative, with a range of exercises aimed at developing familiarity with the tools and giving delegates the opportunity to try the out in a safe environment.

Duration: One day

Cost: If you have more than eight members of staff to train, we can deliver this training course in-house at a venue to suit you. In house training can significantly reduce your costs, reducing travel time and accommodation expenses.

In house:
If you are hosting this training programme, you will need to provide:
A suitable training room
Refreshments, including lunch
Trainer travel expenses (and accommodation if applicable)




Working in Communities, Neighbourhoods and Localities case studies

The case studies that we have produced on behalf of South West Councils around Working in Communities, Neighbourhoods and Localities, are available to view at

Community Engagement Case Studies

Our Latest Newsletter

Newsletter - December 2011

The December 2011 issue of our newsletter is now available to read online.

See: South West Neighbourhood Resource Centre - Newsletter

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