Community Engagement and Cultural Planning Course

Update

The Community Engagement and Cultural Planning Course for 2009 is now underway.

If you are still interested in attending the 2010 course, you can join our waiting list.

Please contact the CAN WA office on 9226 2422 to register your interest.

The course

CAN WA's Community Engagement and Cultural Planning Course will run 21, 22 & 23 September, and 29 & 30 October 2009.

The course covers the following concepts:

Culture
Community cultural development
Creative community consultation and engagement
Cultural mapping
Cultural planning
Evaluation

CAN WA uses a practical teaching approach that combines the theory and practice of cultural planning in an interactive, hands-on and creative way. Speakers and participants from previous courses have come from a multitude of backgrounds including local government, planning, sustainable development, health, youth, education, Indigenous, environment, community services and cultural and art related fields.

Units of Competency

The Community Engagement and Cultural Planning Course addresses the following Units of Competency from the nationally endorsed Local Government Training Package:

LGAGOVA606B Develop and Maintain a Community Cultural Plan

LGACOM502B Devise and Conduct Community Consultations

Upon successful completion of the course assessments, participants are awarded a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment.

For further information, download the brochure and registration form.

Contact

Contact Simone Ruane, Cultural Partnerships Manager on 9226 2422 or email simone@canwa.com.au to discuss your application.

Brochure and Registration form

Community Engagement and Cultural Planning Course brochure and registration form (PDF 281kb)

Course participants

It was obvious from the very start that this was no “ordinary” training! The way we were asked to introduce ourselves challenged us to really think how we portray ourselves in the world. I realised fairly quickly that what I had considered my strengths could be an impediment in contributing to communities. The variety of presenters and their methods of delivery blew away many of my ideas on effective engagement.

Participants in the Cultural Planning course can expect to be stretched beyond their current level of expertise and build skills that they will apply in community involvement. They are informed in planning sustainable arts and heritage services. They are also enabled to form close links between groups within the community that may not have been in contact with before.

The five day course is structured to introduce the principles and methodology of cultural planning and have participants make connections for themselves that they will carry with them into every future situation.

Thanks, CAN WA, for what you have made possible through this course!