Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Engagement
An IAP2 Australasia specialised course,
in partnership with Articulous.
This training program explores Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and what this means for engagement. It unpacks the principles of DEI, then challenges program participants to explore the barriers, systems and structures that impact on engagement. This program tackles complex topics such as race, disability, privilege, trauma and our own unconscious biases, asking participants to self-reflect and expand on their engagement practices. The program challenges the concept of “hard to reach” and asks participants to consider who is “hardly reached” in traditional engagement methods and process.
*Please note, this course does not contribute towards the Certificate of Engagement.
Course Outcomes:
- Define equity and inclusion and differentiate it from other terms.
- Challenge participants to explore equity in engagement and their own engagement practices.
- Understand bias and unconscious bias.
- Reflect on race, privilege and trauma and how this intersects with engagement.
- Understand our own role in the systems and structures that create exclusion.
- Explore tools to employ to advance more equitable and inclusive outcomes in engagement and consider best practice.
- Introduce and apply the Equity Centring Framework for public engagement processes.
- Design a program of inclusive and equitable engagement methods to consider how to reach those who are hardly reached in engagement processes.
Who is this Course for?
This course is suitable for practitioners with any level of experience.
*Note, this course is being delivered in partnership with IAP2A and is considered an IAP2A Specialised Course. As such, this course does not attract credit points towards any of our programs, including the Certificate in Engagement.
Upcoming Dates
This course is delivered online.
Cost
- $895 AUD Members including GST
- $1,245 AUD Non-members including GST
What Participants have Said About this Course
“I really enjoyed all of the chosen videos. I think they helped put everything into context.”
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Engagement Participant, March 2024
“Alice was a highly engaging and knowledgeable facilitator. The methods used during the training also supported engagement between attendees and the sharing of thoughts and ideas.”
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Engagement, Participant, July 2024
“Alice, the facilitator was highly engaging with a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to share about DEI. The way they balanced complex and sometimes challenging content with opportunities for reflection and sharing really enhanced the experience. Learning from other participants was also really valuable.”
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Engagement, Participant, July 2024
About the Trainer
Alice Sherring | Lead trainer
Alice is a dynamic facilitator and innovative stakeholder engagement specialist, with more than a decade of experience managing complex engagement processes in Australia and the USA.
Alice has practiced public engagement in multiple contexts having designed delivered stakeholder engagement processes in the USA and Australia. She brings first-hand knowledge of community engagement and training in multiple national and cultural contexts. Alice always navigates tension with ease, grounding groups in shared output-driven objectives. Alice employs a constructive and outcome-focused approach that builds rapport, relationships and capacity, using her IAP2 expertise to enhance the engagement experience.
Alice brings a cultural competency and equity focus to her projects, striving for the inclusion of diverse audiences. She has led engagement across a diverse range of complex engagement settings, grappling with complex societal problems including crime prevention, affordable housing and houselessness, earthquake and disaster preparedness, transportation equity for disadvantaged groups, reconciliation, cross-racial tensions and environmental restoration.
Amanda Newbery | Co-trainer
Amanda is Managing Director of Articulous and has been an energetic and passionate IAP2 trainer since 2006. Over the years, she been the co-developer of 6 IAP2 Australasian courses. She specialises in complex, controversial or high-profile projects including major infrastructure, master planning and regional planning, organisational transformation, economic development, ICT, community services and health. In practice she has developed industry-leading online engagement projects through to deliberative democracy projects and data analysis.
In the areas of Councils, infrastructure and planning, she has won multiple awards including the 2019 International Project of the Year Award from IAP2, 2019 Australasian IAP2 Project of the Year, and the 2019 IAP2 Community Development Project of the year.
She led Australia’s largest community engagement project – Plan Your Brisbane which received more than 114,000 contributions. Amanda has run on-the-ground projects in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory, Christchurch and South Australia. She is a former journalist and a current ABC radio panellist.
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There are only 20 spots available for this course. Register now to secure your spot.
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