Learning and Training opportunities with Inspiring Communities
Whether you’re new to community-led development (CLD) or seeking to advance your skills, our training and connecting opportunities offer something for everyone.
Our learner pathway is designed to guide you through each stage of your CLD journey and is built to align with our strategic goals. From Getting Started, where you’ll build foundational knowledge, to Building Skills, which deepens your understanding and equips you with practical tools, and finally to Take Action, where you apply what you’ve learned in real-world projects. These offerings are crafted to support both individual and community development, ensuring they contribute meaningfully to our shared goals for impactful, sustainable change. For organisations and teams looking for weave your own path, our Custom Training and Consulting Services offer flexible solutions designed to meet your specific community-led development goals.
GET STARTED
Welcome to the beginning of your community-led development journey! Here, you’ll find foundational workshops, events, and resources designed to introduce you to the principles and practices of community-led development. This is the perfect place to start building your understanding and skills.
Foundations in community-led development
Discover the principles of community-led development and Te Tiriti o Waitangi in our self-paced, online course. Gain tools for engaging with communities, mapping strengths, and building strong governance. This course includes 40 lessons, videos, a workbook, and practical resources to support your learning journey.
Getting started in community-led development
BUILD SKILLS
Take the next step in your community-led development journey with these great offerings, designed for those who have a foundational understanding of community-led development. This stage focuses on deepening your skills and knowledge. Explore workshops and resources that will equip you with advanced tools for facilitation, leadership, strategic planning, and effective community engagement. Whether you’re leading a project or supporting others in their community-led development journey, these opportunities will help you strengthen your impact and bring your initiatives to the next level.
Skills Workshops
Our skills-based workshops are designed to strengthen your community-led practices and build local connections, in a dynamic group environment.
The workshops are held around Aotearoa, or online for groups or teams. Each workshop is led by one of our skilled facilitators working across a variety of community-led projects.
Inspiring Communities has a suite of skills workshops that are designed to strengthen your community-led practice and local connections. If you are interested in co-hosting a workshop with us in 2024, please contact our team on kiaora@inspiringcommunities.org.nz.
Community Building Blocks
A free online 90-minute group session that helps you connect with others in the community-led development (CLD) space, facilitated by one of the Inspiring Communities’ team members. Each session will have a different topic, based around a specific CLD need, framework, tool or resource – but every session is designed to help you explore community-focused ways of working collaboratively and develop strategies to respond to current challenges and opportunities in your work.
Child Rich Communities Online Kōrero
Our online kōrero are not your standard webinar; they enable connection and collaborative learning with people who are working in grass roots child-rich community-led ways, as well as those who are working in the wider child and youth wellbeing space. These free 90 minute sessions are opportunity to gain insights, network with like-minded people, and be part of a movement towards a brighter future led by our youth.
TAKE ACTION
This stage is for people working in community-led development roles who are ready to apply their skills in real-world projects and initiatives. Whether you’re leading a community project, managing an initiative, or facilitating group efforts, these opportunities will help you navigate challenges, strengthen your strategies, and make a tangible impact in your community. Dive in and turn your knowledge into action.
Micro-credential
Gain a micro-credential in community-led development facilitation from Otago Polytechnic, in partnership with Inspiring Communities. This is a self-directed, self-paced learning experience, but the monthly online sessions are a facilitated learning group that allows you to work alongside others who are completing this qualification.
Make the Move Workshops
Is your team in need of some fresh ideas about how to improve the quality and value of their work so it better serves communities and meets your requirements? Make the Move workshops are based on the idea that public policy could have greater impact if it focused on creating the conditions for community-led responses rather than creating and choosing solutions for communities. These workshops are tailored to your specific needs and delivered by our Powerdigm associates.
TE RARANGA: CUSTOM TRAINING
Weave your own path with our tailored workshops and training! We can offer bespoke training to suit the unique needs of your group, team or organisation.
Get in touch with the team today to find out more!