Based on IAP2's internationally recognized Global Learning Pathway, this professional development certificate program builds on the foundations of public participation training and best practices from around the globe to provide participants with approximately 35 hours of effective training in public participation and engagement.
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IAP2 Canada's Certificate in Public Participation (P2) for introductory (Level 1) participants consists of 3 core courses:
1. Fundamentals of Public Participation & Engagement (7 hours; Level 1)
This course focuses on understanding and applying the practices of meaningful and effective public participation. The training explores principles, concepts and best practices, and how to design and apply this knowledge to your public participation and engagement work.
2. Designing Public Participation & Engagement (14 hours; Level 2)
In this module, practitioners have the opportunity to develop public participation and engagement practice plans. This includes scoping, community mapping, determining purpose and objectives and levels of influence, choosing appropriate methods and managing resources, while considering the needs of diverse audiences.
3. Applying Methods (14 hours; Level 2)
The focus of this course is on exploring a variety of methods used in implementing public participation and engagement. Participants will learn to select, assess and create effective elements of methods to work meaningfully with participants.
Target Audience:
- New practitioners beginning their journey in engagement
- Anyone working in the field or a related field who wants to understand and apply the fundamentals of meaningful and effective public participation and engagement practice
Course Delivery:
This is an IAP2 Canada core training program delivered externally by a IAP2 licensed trainer. It is delivered in person in Vancouver, BC by an IAP2 licensed trainer.
Prerequisite:
There is no prerequisite.
Cost:
$2150.00 + tax
Our Licensed Trainers:
Jessica Delaney, CP3 is a seasoned engagement and communications leader with more than 25 years of experience working across government, private, and not-for-profit sectors. She has led and provided strategic oversight for more than 100 complex public participation and communications projects across Canada, often in high-stakes and multi-party contexts. Prior to her current role, Jessica held senior communications positions with the Resort Municipality of Whistler and the District of West Vancouver. Her practice spans public participation, facilitation, strategic communications, change management, and organizational learning, with particular depth in municipal governance, housing, and Indigenous engagement.
Jessica brings a strong learning and coaching lens to her work, supported by formal training in organizational coaching, Indigenous cultural safety, and First Nations information governance. Known for her collaborative and practical facilitation style, she works closely with staff, elected officials, interested and impacted parties, and Indigenous communities to navigate complexity, build shared understanding, and support informed decision-making. She is a Certified Public Participation Professional (CP3), a licensed IAP2 trainer, a Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF) through the International Association for Facilitation (IAF), and a Certified Organizational Coach (COC) through UBC.
Kristi Merilees is an experienced public engagement and communications professional with over 20 years' of experience working in municipal government and public sector environments.
Kristi is a senior engagement, and communications director with Engage Delaney and has vast experience in detailed engagement planning, client relations and project leadership and facilitation. She has planned, implemented, and reported on over 45 comprehensive engagements using both in-person and virtual engagement techniques for various sectors including government, industry, healthcare, and transportation. Kristi is skilled at collaborating and engaging seldom heard voices to create shared understanding and brings experience in professional communications and a collaborative facilitation style. Key experience includes detailed engagement planning, virtual and in-person facilitation of focus groups, workshops and other engagements, training, client relations, logistics, research, report writing, and the development of communications plans and products.
Learn more at https://www.engagedelaney.com/
