Community Engagement Basics (Local Government)

This course compressed the three-day Community Engagement 101 programme into two days. 

The updated legislative requirements in Part 6 of the Local Government Act relating to significance and engagement policies have been incorporated into this course.

The course structure is based on learning the basics of community engagement on the first day and developing a community engagement plan on the second day.

Participants are encouraged to bring to this course a real project that can be used in developing their community engagement plan.

The course covers:
  • What is community engagement
  • Why is community engagement important
  • Legal compliance and community engagement
  • The engagement mindset
  • Who is "the community"
  • What is in the community engagement toolbox
  • The importance of planning for community engagement
  • How to build a community engagement strategy
  • Engaging online.
A participants' programme is attached for download.
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Registration and pricing

Our pricing for workshops varies depending on whether they are in-house or external.
  • In-house events - Cost based on $4,160 plus GST and agreed disbursements for each full day
  • External events -  the cost will be $1,100 plus GST per person.

For more information about our pricing please contact us at
admin@engagementworks.co.nz 

Registration includes workshop materials, morning/afternoon tea/coffee and lunch.

You choose the venue

If your organisation has a group of people who could benefit from these workshops, we can come to you.  

Please contact admin@engagementworks.co.nz for more information.

Individuals are welcome to participate in one of our regularly scheduled series of workshops.