Certificate in P2
Elective Program Courses

Learn about and apply deep understanding and insights into the people and communities involved in P2/engagement processes, in order to make the processes more meaningful and effective. This course provides an introduction to working with diversity, equity and inclusion in P2/engagement.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify and apply an approach for understanding people and communities for P2/Engagement processes
• Reflect on factors of cultural competence and cultural humility and assess your practice and approach against the factors to identify areas of strength and growth
• Apply a variety of analysis and mapping tools to understand diversity
• Apply a variety of analysis and mapping tools including values and perspectives mapping
• Identify ways to increase access and centre equity by reducing barriers to participation
• Reflect on how to build rapport, trust and relationships with people and communities and apply and assess approaches in a P2/engagement scenario
• Assess and apply diversity and values mapping to planning and implementation of meaningful and effective P2/engagement across the Practice Framework

Target Audience:

• Practitioners building their skills to contribute to meaningful P2/engagement processes
• Practitioners who want to understand and apply aspects of equity, diversity and inclusion to their P2/engagement programs
• Practitioners and allied professionals who are looking to build their skills in understanding who to engage in meaningful P2/engagement

Course Delivery:

Online and hosted by IAP2 Canada.

Prerequisite:

Fundamental in P2 and Engagement or any course from the previous foundations program.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in P2/Engagement (Level 2)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in P2/engagement is a Level 2 course which will enhance practitioners’ understanding of key DEI concepts and their relevance to P2/engagement.

The course will help participants identify power imbalances and other barriers to inclusive and equitable engagement. Participants will have the opportunity to develop an Equity Lens for P2/engagement which they can apply to the planning, design and implementation of P2/engagement processes

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify the impacts of exclusion and inequity on P2/engagement processes and decision making
• Enhance understanding of the terms diversity, equity and inclusion relative to P2/engagement
• Explore how individual biases and stereotypes become embedded in systems and lead to systemic discrimination and marginalisation
• Critically reflect on how practitioner identities and social location might impact P2/engagement
• Reflect on concepts of power, privilege and intersectionality and their relevance to designing and implementing P2/engagement
• Identify strategies for decolonising P2/engagement
• Develop and apply an Equity Lens for P2/engagement

Target Audience:

• Participants working in P2/engagement who already have some basic experience and/or understanding of DEI
• Level 2 practitioners, those:
• leading the planning and implementation of P2/engagement processes.
• managing teams and planning operations where there is some risk and complexity.
• managing key relationships for the P2/engagement processes, be able to troubleshoot, fix problems and implement change in processes as they are needed.
• working as a consultant in the sector leading the P2/engagement processes.

Course Delivery:

Online and hosted by IAP2 Canada.

Prerequisite:

Fundamental in P2 and Engagement or any course from the previous foundations program

Understanding Conflict in P2/Engagement (Level 1)

The aim of Conflict in Engagement is to help you understand, and more effectively manage, conflict dynamics.

Course Objectives:

Explore a range of approaches for responding to difficult situations and challenging behaviours

• Practice ways to respond to difficult situations
• Explore the five dimensions of engagement conflict and ways and tools to anticipate and/or mitigate factors that might give rise to conflict
• Understand the sources, types and factors that contribute to conflict in P2/engagement and the impact they may have on the process
• Understand the role of power and influence in engagement practice
• Understand and identify the cycle of escalation and the behaviours, attitudes and actions that are evident as conflict increases
• Contribute to and/or apply strategies to de-escalate challenging situations
• Identify how to build effective relationships and partnerships through empathy, active listening, respect and trust
• Learn approaches to work in challenging situations applying behaviours that build trust and credibility
• Consider the role of integrity and ethics in the conduct of the P2/engagement practitioner and how that is upheld in the process

Target Audience:

People facing conflict in their engagement practise

Course Delivery:

Online and hosted by IAP2 Canada.

Prerequisite:

Fundamental in P2 and Engagement or any course from IAP2 previous foundations program

Working with Conflict and High Emotion (Level 3)