This section focuses on understanding what we mean by communities, explore participatory practice as a key approach to partnership development and the landscape of community organisations local to your area or region. These community organisations may be branches of a larger organisation, independent local organisations, networks of local interest groups, and local infrastructural bodies.
Participatory Practice Learning Objectives
By the end of this section you will:
- Understand community and voluntary sector terminology and landscape.
- Be able to advocate the value and benefits of participatory practice.
- Be able to use different techniques to develop community partnerships.
A downloadable copy of all the learning objectives for Working with Community Partners is available.
Reflecting Exercise – Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, and this section, we hope that you will have developed your competence and confidence. Reflecting on what you specifically want to get out of the course can help you focus your attention and engage more readily with the content.
Reflect on the following questions:
- What do you want to learn?
- What do you already know and understand?
- How can this course help you build on this foundation?
This should take about 15 minutes.
Please record your own learning objectives in your reflection notes, we will ask you to reflect on them at the end of the course.
We recommend you have a note pad or a digital notes to capture your thinking, reflections and learning as you progress through the course.