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  • Introduction to Community Engagement for Community Councils

    Created: 16/09/2019
    News/Events Category: Training and Learning


    When: 6.30pm - 9.30pm, Wednesday 13 November 2019
    Where: Caledonia House, Pentland Park, Saltire Centre, Glenrothes, KY6 2AL
    This event is being organised by Fife Voluntary Action
    This particular event is free to attend, so no payment is required.


    It is too late to book a place for this particular session, sorry about that.

    This workshop will promote the importance of good community engagement and identify how the refreshed National Standard for Community Engagement can support local practice.

    By the End of the session participants will

    • Have gained an understanding of why community engagement is so important to community groups / organisations.
    • Have the opportunity to consider their own local community engagement practice and identified strengths and weaknesses
    • Be aware awareness of the National Standard for Community Engagement and how they can be used to improve their own community engagement practice.

    This training is being organised by Fife’s Engaging Communities Network Group

    This event is free to attend but to encourage attendance and try and ensure a good turnout to benefit all delegates, we will charge a non-attendance fee of £25.00 per delegate. By submitting a booking for this event you agree to pay this fee for those delegates who have places booked but do not attend. Cancellations can be received up to 5 working days ahead of the event, thus avoiding non-attendance fees. A cancellation will only be valid if we have confirmed it with you. You can send somebody else in place of a booked delegate without incurring a non-attendance fee.

    This training will be delivered by David McGrath, Capacity Building Officer, Fife Voluntary Action; Coryn Barclay, Policy Officer, Fife Council; Karen Hunter, Community Education Worker, Fife Council & Chris Miezitis, Programme Lead, Fathers Network Scotland

    Who is it for?

    Anyone from the public or voluntary sector who is involved in working with communities as part of their job remit.


    Phone: 01592 760720
    E-mail: [email protected]


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