OUR COURSES

The IAP2 Global Certificate in P2/Engagement is a five-day programme.

NEW LEARNERS must first complete one prerequisite course – EITHER Fundamentals of P2/engagement (Level 1 – 1 day)  OR  IAP2 Way in Challenging Contexts (Level 2 – 1 day).

Once a prerequisite course has been completed, then only may learners select Applying Methods (Level 2 – 2 days) and Designing P2/engagement (Level 2 – 2 days).

PLEASE NOTE

If you have already completed Planning for Effective Public Participation (the three-day part of the Foundations course), then you are NOT required to complete a pre-requisite course.

Instead, you will be asked to watch a short refresher video before doing Applying Methods (Level 2 – 2 days) and Designing P2/engagement (Level 2 – 2 days).

(NB. The video link will only be sent to learners following registration and payment for one or both of these courses).

The Global Learning Pathway (GLP)  IAP2 Global Certificate in P2/Engagement comprises a new suite of courses that can be combined in a variety of ways to create the new five-day certificate programme. 

The courses are delivered by accredited IAP2 trainers. As a regional affiliate, IAP2SA’s job is to ensure sufficient training opportunities are scheduled and delivered each year in southern Africa, and beyond.

The training sub-committee strives to:

• Work with trainers to schedule, market and deliver IAP2 training offerings.
• Oversee the administration of affiliate-run training.
• Support the IAP2 accreditation of additional trainers in the region.
• Seek national accreditation of IAP2 training offerings.
• Collaborate with trainers and members to identify additional training needs of members and design tailored solutions.

Standards and innovation

The IAP2 Core Values and Code of Ethics underpin the standard of excellence in public participation that IAP2 promotes worldwide. This portfolio focuses on ways to advocate for excellence in public participation in Southern Africa and to support other networks to do the same throughout Africa.

Among other things, the standards and innovation team is responsible to:

• Stay abreast of international developments in standards and accreditation for public participation.
• Represent IAP2 SA at public fora (workshops and conferences) and in regional discussions to advocate for excellence in public participation.
• Plan and deliver the southern African Core Values Awards for Excellence in Public Participation.
• Facilitate the exchange of good practice knowledge and resources via the IAP2SA peer network.

Communications and outreach

IAP2SA currently communicates with members and the public via email, the IAP2SA website, as well as through our LinkedIn and Facebook pages. 

The organisation aims to:

• Deliver a high standard of communication via these and other media channels.
• Communicate with members in engaging ways to cultivate rich discussion, dialogue, and involvement.
• Engage with other stakeholders in the public participation field, including private and public sector organisations.