Activate

Date: Monday, 3rd February 2025
Time: 10am – 1pm
Location: Geilsland Estate, Beith, KA15 1HD

Are you active in your community, through paid work or as a volunteer? Do you want to reflect on your community practice and explore new ways to make a difference? If so, the Activate course could be for you!

Beginning on Monday February 3rd, this course will run every Monday for 10 weeks, offering a unique opportunity to deepen your understanding of community work values and principles.

About the Course
Activate is designed to strengthen communities by empowering individuals to reflect on their community engagement in light of core values and principles of community work. Through informal, participative teaching and learning, the course challenges participants to think more deeply about their roles in their communities and how they can contribute to meaningful change.

Why should you join?

• Reflect on your community involvement and explore why you do what you do.
• Learn different practice approaches to enhance your effectiveness in community work.
• Contribute to the sustainability of your organisation, networks, or community initiatives.
• Increase community participation through more informed, reflective practice.

Key Concepts Covered

• Understanding community work
• Core values and principles of community practice
• Equality and anti-discrimination
• Power and participation
• Local and global community issues
• Practice approaches and learning for change
• Identifying needs, group work, and dealing with conflict
• Effective evaluation in community practice

Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge in community work.

Register Now
To secure your place at the information session book your free space below and ensure that you have registered with Beith Trust at this link. We look forward to welcoming you!