GETTING LOCAL PEOPLE ACTIVE AND INVOLVED
Wednesday 9 July 2008 - BTCV, Sedum House, Doncaster
Tuesday 25 November 2008 - Centre of the Earth, Birmingham
Thursday 5 February 2009 - Islington Ecology Centre, London
How can we genuinely involve local people in our work?   How can we make sure people have a good time and want to do more?   How can we make sure their involvement works for us too?   This interactive and very popular event will provide you with methods for increasing the involvement of local people in environmental projects. Using lessons from our own work, the day begins by looking at what encourages people to get involved and goes on to think about involvement opportunities for your own projects and activities. The event will be of interest to staff working in environmental and countryside situations who work with communities as part of their job, including community forest staff, rangers, rights of way and access staff, project managers, field and project officers, woodland officers, rural community councils and local authority staff. It is also suitable for volunteers and members of voluntary environmental groups who want to increase their membership.  It will be most suitable for people at project officer level who have some experience, but those new in post who would like to gain insight and ideas for environmental activities with communities will find plenty on this event to inspire them.

FACILITATING DISCUSSIONS, EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS
Wednesday August 2008 - YHA, Manchester
Tuesday 18 November 2008 - Holy Jesus Hospital, Newcastle
Thursday 26 February 2009 - BTCV, Sedum House, Doncaster
This is a very popular, fun and interactive event on the theory and practice of facilitation, particularly for running workshops, conferences and consultation events, but also for use within meetings and teams. It will be packed with hints and tips on how to maximise your facilitation performance, including how to deal with challenging participants, and will give you the opportunity to develop your own style. The event will benefit anyone working with groups of people, whether in formal or informal settings.
By the end of the event you will have:·         Explored the theory and practice of good facilitation
·         Developed listening skills and techniques to deal with challenging participants
·         Prepared questions for facilitation
·         Explored methods of recording discussions
 
Fees: voluntary organisations £110 + VAT, local authorities, statutory & other non-voluntary organisations £165 + VAT

For further details and to book a place please contact Helen or Jacki at ETN - 0121 359 2113, Email ETN@btcv.org.uk
You can also now book online or request further details from the BTCV online shop - see http://shop.btcv.org.uk/etn, or visit www.btcv.org/shopselect 'Training' and then 'ETN Programme'.