Join us in person for IAP2’s acclaimed public participation trainings!


Thanks to your high level of interest, the Cascade Chapter (Oregon and Southwest Washington) is hosting its first in-person trainings in over three years. You can take one course, or all three, but the Fundamentals training is a prerequisite for the other courses. Take all three courses to receive IAP2 USA's Certificate in Public Participation!

Training dates:

• June 1 - Fundamentals of Public Participation
• June 2 & 3 - Designing + Leading Public Participation
  (Note: Fundamentals is a prerequisite)
• September 1 & 2 - Applying Methods for Public Participation
  (Note: Fundamentals is a prerequisite)

Location:

The Portland Building (Room 210*)

1120 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97204

*Members of the public do not need to check in at the front desk and do not need to receive a guest badge to access meeting rooms on the second floor. Simply enter the building and take the stairs up to the second floor or ask the security guard stationed next to the elevators to send you to the second floor via elevator.

Time:

9am - 4:30pm with approx. an hour lunch break* on your own around noon.

*Attendees are welcome to bring their own lunches and eat in common areas on the second floor or leave to visit food carts or other businesses nearby.

Who should attend

The courses are suitable for new and emerging public participation practitioners or anyone involved in engagement projects in all levels of government, private industry, utilities, environmental agencies, community organizations, not-for-profit and education providers who would like to understand and deliver engagement in a U.S. context.

Upon completion

Participants will receive a certificate of completion from IAP2 for each course completed. Upon completing the three core courses, participants will receive a Certificate in Public Participation.

This professional development certificate program is a next step on your journey to becoming a P2 professional and separate from the IAP2 USA’s designations (CP3 & MCP3). It is important to note that participants of the Certificate in Public Participation are not certified P2 professionals. Learn more about how to become a certified P2 professional.

June 2 & 3

IAP2 Designing + Leading Public Participation

**You must first complete Fundamentals of Public Participation before this course**

Designing Public Participation (P2) introduces practitioners to the design and plan phases of the practice framework, providing them with the opportunity to develop P2 plans. This includes scoping, community mapping, determining purpose and objectives and levels of influence, choosing appropriate methods and managing resources, while considering the needs of diverse audiences. The course is suitable for practitioners who are leading the planning and implementation of P2 processes.

Course objectives:

• For a real-world scenario, design an engagement process and plan that includes:
• Develop a clear scope of the work, problem or opportunity with identified negotiables and non-negotiables
• Conduct detailed stakeholder analysis, community mapping and equity analysis
• Identify appropriate roles and levels of influence for key participants
• Establish clear engagement purpose and objectives and success criteria/measures to suit scenario
• Identify relevant profiles of engagement
• Conduct a detailed risk/opportunities assessment
• Identify key roles for senior leaders and decision makers
• Explore principles and approaches for equity, diversity and inclusion, and apply them to stakeholder analysis
• Embed digital strategies, platforms, tools and methods as part of the plan and process
• Develop an evaluation framework to suit the scenario
• Identify key roles and resources needed to implement the P2/engagement plan
• Develop and apply a suitable presentation to senior leaders that will secure commitment and resources for the P2/engagement plan
• Identify the many different contexts of engagement, including the elements present in more complex engagement scenarios

This course is eligible for APA - AICP Continuing Education Credit: 16 CM

September 1 & 2

Applying Methods for Public Participation

**You must first complete Fundamentals of Public Participation before this course**

Applying Methods is a Level 2 course that introduces practitioners to a large number of P2 methods. This includes learning how to design specific methods, developing good question design, and having an opportunity to practice running some methods.

The course is suitable for practitioners who are part of a team implementing a P2 process and are looking for the practical skills to be effective in designing and applying methods.

Course objectives:

• Identify a range of methods that can be used for various engagement purposes and processes, and strategies to select the most appropriate method/s for an engagement project/process.
• Research, design and test a face-to-face and/or online method using a range of tools and resources.
• Apply the four steps of designing a method, incorporating the eight key components of method design: (1) develop rational and experiential aims; (2) design an appropriate format; (3) design questions and process; (4) develop appropriate communications; (5) combine methods to achieve engagement goals and objectives and test for appropriate sequencing; (6) incorporate inclusion and diversity principles; (7) identify data management needs, evaluation points and measures; and (8) identify resources required.
• Explore a variety of both face-to-face and online methods/ techniques that are more structured and have nested methods within them (e.g., Deliberative Processes, Appreciative Inquiry and Open Space Technology).
• Analyze the specific requirements for online and digital methods, identify and select appropriate platforms and tools to meet needs and strategize to develop these methods for delivery.
• Identify principles for monitoring online activity.
• Test the design by running elements of the method and submitting to peer review using a checklist.
• Apply methods to achieve engagement goals and objectives, including using effective communication skills, and test for appropriate sequencing.
• Design key messages and communication tools that build trust and integrity, and meet the needs of diverse audiences.

This course is eligible for APA - AICP Continuing Education Credit: 16 CM

Doug Zenn has 30 years of experience in the communications field and has developed and managed community involvement, awareness, and education efforts around numerous issues including visioning, transportation, water resources, community-based planning and more. Doug has led Zenn Associates’ development of the innovative “Three-Dimensional Public Participation” model (3DP2) an approach that expands community access to project information and provides unique avenues for community input including the use of new technologies. Based in Portland, OR, he is a certified trainer for IAP2’s public involvement foundations courses. He has served on the board of IAP2 International and as the President of IAP2 USA.

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