The Consultation Institute's 2026–27 public virtual training programme is now open for registrations of interest.
41 courses run from 16 June 2026 to 25 May 2027, covering the full range of consultation and engagement practice: consultation law, equality duties, digital engagement, artificial intelligence, data collection and analysis, stakeholder management, co-production and community engagement. Several subjects are available at both standard and advanced level.
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All courses are delivered online and welcome practitioners working in consultation, engagement, and involvement. Click any course tile to register directly, use the button to register your interest or contact us at hello@consultationinstitute.org.
Courses and Schedule
Law and legal framework
Applying Law of Consultation Nick · 16 Jun, 3 Nov '26 · 2 Mar '27 Advanced | Law of Consultation Barry · 5 Jan '27 Applying Equality Duty to Consultation and Engagement Nick & Anna · 30 Jun, 15 Dec '26 · 27 Apr '27
Digital engagement and artificial intelligence
Introduction to Digital Engagement Rachel · 15 Sep '26 · 9 Mar '27 Advanced | Digital Engagement Rachel · 2 Feb '27 Artificial Intelligence for Consultation and Engagement Rachel · 29 Sep '26 · 16 Mar '27 Advanced | AI for Consultation and Engagement Rachel · 16 Feb '27
Co-production and community engagement
Co-Production for Consultation and Engagement Andy · 23 Jun, 22 Dec '26 Advanced | Co-production Andy · 19 Jan '27 Making Community Engagement Meaningful Andy · 22 Sep '26 Ten Smart Engagement Techniques Andy · 8 Dec '26 Continuous Engagement Nick · 25 May '27
Consultation design and delivery
Preparing for a Public Consultation Andy · 7 Jul '26 · 26 Jan '27 Conducting a Public Consultation Andy · 14 Jul '26 · 9 Feb '27 Option Development and Appraisal for Consultation Nick · 1 Dec '26 Do More with Less Nick · 8 Sep '26 · 12 Jan '27 Planning and Delivering a Project for Better Participation TBC · 20 Apr '27
Data collection and analysis
Collecting Information, Data and Sampling Barry · 6 Oct '26 · Half Day Focus Groups Barry · 20 Oct '26 · 23 Feb '27 Surveys and Questionnaires Barry · 27 Oct '26 · 23 Mar '27 Data Analysis and Report Writing Barry · 10 Nov '26 · 13 Apr '27 Creating a Coding Frame for Text Responses Barry · 12 Nov '26 · Half Day
Specialist topics
NHS Service Change Consultation Rory · 4 May '27 Advanced | Case for Change Zoe · 5 Nov '27 Advanced | Travel Analysis Simon · 8 Dec '26