1. Engagement and Negotiation
Strategy in Community Relations
24 – 28 November, 2014 | Dubai, UAE.
This course is available for IN-HOUSE; For Further information, please contact: Tel: +234 8037202432, Email: petronomics@yahoo.com. Web: www.thepetronomics.com
2. OVERVIEW
The growing urgency for sustainable development has
resulted in corporations facing increasingly complex
challenges to their business models. Against the backdrop
of a growing debate on corporate responsibility and a new
interaction between business and society, Corporations
today are continuously faced with the challenge of aligning
their business practice with societal needs and
expectations, in a bid to driving long term sustainability and
shareholder value.
These challenges stem from understanding and involving
stakeholders directly or indirectly affected by its activities
within the spheres of environmental, social and economic
performance. Stakeholder engagement a key part
of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and achieving the
Triple Bottom Line, is that tool now widely used to develop
understanding and agree solutions of these complexities.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
The concepts and frameworks discussed in the program will
enable participants;
Improve and set process for engaging key
stakeholders
Provide initiatives that will promote shared values
and better interaction
Engage the Community, NGOs, Government and
Civil Society
Address and sufficiently resolve the animosity
between “warring camps”
Know how to create, implement and evaluate
community engagement strategies and
programmes
Find alternatives for dealing with inappropriate
actions or inactions
Know the key reporting standards and principles
associated with strategic community engagement
and how to use them.
Appreciate the value of different methods and
forms of engagement and communication.
PERFORMANCE FOCUS
Our programmes are significant investment for your
workforce. They are designed to fill identified industry
knowledge gap and provide hands-on applicable know-how
that give participants a deeper insights on their
deliverables. The various modules are cultured to
encourage stakeholders to aspire the attainment of
operational efficiency along the business chain.
COURSE CONTENT
Stakeholders Engagement
- Stakeholder Identification and Dialogue
- Social Initiatives Assessment
- Community Expectation
- Key concepts and principals of stakeholders
engagement
- Stakeholder engagement processes.
- Over view of engagement approaches.
Partnership Development
- Areas of Partnership
- Civil Society Organisations
- Community Participation
- Negotiation and partnership
Proposal Development & Evaluation
- Assessing Key Risks
- Clarifications
- Implementation Case Studies
- Developing and implementing Community
engagement programmes
- Managing community engagement programmes
Respectful Closure/Reporting
- Transparency and Accountability
- Accredited Standards/Global Best Practice
- Tools and Strategies
- Measuring/Reporting on Community Investment
- Communicating to Stakeholders
Finalisation,
Discussion and identification of the key points that
participants will bring back to their enterprises
Work shop
DELIVERABLES
Our training programmes are exciting learning events. All
participants during the programme are entitled to all
course materials and a certificate of participation. On a
written request, we shall furnish you with a detailed report
summarising our perception of participants’ strengths,
areas for improvement and proposed action plans within
four weeks of concluding the course. Our feedback process
ensures your objectives are achieved by the conclusion of
our training process.
CURRICULUM
This programme has been well modelled through local
and international field experience to align and integrate
resources to socially responsible practices. The five day
exercise will build capacity for industry practitioners in
This programme is excellent in terms of engaging
stakeholders properly in projects to evade disturbance. It
has really broadened my knowledge of engagement. –
Clifford (Moni Pulo)
3. engaging and negotiating with community stakeholders
for a peaceful ecosystem.
PROGRAMME FEE
The programme fee covers tuition, course materials.
Payment is due upon receipt of the invoice. Our
cancellation policy applies = $3000 (USD)
IN-HOUSE TRAINING
Petronomics Training can work with your organization to
provide the course to meet your budget at your
convenience (time and location) in the comfort of your
working environment. This collaborative effort,
emphasize actionable learning, the application of theory
in practice and combine core business skills/technical
knowledge with dynamic leadership training.
If you would like to discuss possible collaboration in
developing in-house training, please contact on the
details below.
REGISTRATION
To nominate a participant for this training, kindly
forward the details of your nominated participants, (i.e.
name, email address, telephone nos.) and stating the
course your participant are registered.
Business Development Desk
Petronomics Training
12A MabinuoriDawodu Street
Gbagada Estate Phase 1, Lagos
Telephone: 234 1 8426905-6
0803 720 2432
+971556985290
Email: ayantola.victoria@thepetronomics.com
petronomics@yahoo.com
www.thepetronomics.com
ABOUT US
At Petronomics, energy expertise is our resource and
inspiring competence is what we enjoy. The application
of knowledge in driving innovation and ultimately
possibilities is the catalyst that steer a distinctive value
proposition. Braced with visionary advisory board,
inspired/cultured workforce and experience faculty, we
provide superior intellectual resource pool that bridge
competency gap for industry operators. The benefits of
our expertise are accessible through learning
programmes, research and conference services; a blend
that sets us as the preferred pool, professionals
approach to upgrade business skills.
THE LEARNING APPROACH
In driving innovation and industry excellence, we
develop skills and experience that employers value by
offering a comprehensive range of flexible learning
options to meet their workforce development needs
through a broad range of learning approach that offers
intensive and enjoyable experience to participants.
Participants benefit from lectures, case study analysis,
group discussion, workshop, and are also encouraged to
learn from other managers and professionals on their
programme by sharing ideas and experiences. We place
a particular emphasis on group work where participants’
real life situations are used as vehicles for learning.
FACULTY
Key to our approach is the quality to the faculty
members. Every faculty member on our 20 member
team is rigorously assessed and contracted in line with
our Standard Operating Procedure. Each of them
understands that they have to deliver training and
supporting documentation to the highest standard.
They comprise of professionals with outstanding track
records in their area of specialty. Whilst they bring to
bear several years of hands-on experience in the
industry, they are committed to knowledge growth and
have an understanding of the link between strategy and
knowledge capital.
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Our programmes are conducted in a decent and cozy
environment globally. We ensure that our participants
are relaxed to refresh in an ambience well conducive for
inspiring and creative brainstorming that accelerate the
learning curve of individual participants. In
consolidation of our value chain, locations are carefully
considered using our five star QC indicator like security,
banquet facilities, accessibility and customer services.
Our programme team works with the facility staff to
ensure a personal and warm welcome to participants.