1 day
Duration
£295+VAT
Public · per delegate
POA
In-house
30 CPD
Credits
Fig. 01 · Proportionate engagement
01Overview
Smaller budgets do not have to mean weaker engagement.
Engagement teams are asked to do more with fewer resources every year. The answer is not to cut corners on fairness, but to be sharper about where effort goes, and to make every exercise work harder.
This course shows how to run proportionate, defensible engagement when time and money are short: prioritising ruthlessly, reusing existing insight, combining methods efficiently and knowing what you can safely streamline.
02Learning outcomes
What you'll take away
Delegates leave able to plan engagement that is lean without being thin.
01Judge what level of engagement a decision proportionately needs
02Prioritise effort where it adds the most value
03Reuse existing evidence and insight rather than starting over
04Combine methods to cut cost without cutting quality
05Know what you can streamline and what you cannot
06Make and record the case for a proportionate approach
03The day
Four sessions
A full day on proportionate, resource-smart engagement.
09:30ProportionalityMatching effort to the decision at hand.
11:00Reusing insightGetting more from evidence you already hold.
13:30Efficient methodsCombining channels to save time and money.
15:00Defensible shortcutsWhat you can streamline: and what you cannot.
04Who it's for
For teams under pressure.
For anyone asked to keep engagement quality high while budgets fall.
Engagement & consultation managers
Team leaders
Policy & strategy officers
Commissioners
Anyone planning under budget pressure
Intermediate
Stakeholder Analysis and Mapping
Focus effort on the people who matter most.
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Intermediate
Option Development and Appraisal
Structure choices without heavy process.
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Intermediate
Making Community Engagement Meaningful
Reach further without spending more.
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06Before you book
Common questions
Anything not covered here, ask us. We answer the same day.
01How many CPD points do I earn?Thirty tCI CPD points. Every virtual and face-to-face course carries 30, and points are logged against your record when you attend. Members can download a CPD statement from the membership portal at any time, and this course counts towards the taught element of a tCI qualification.
02Is it virtual or face-to-face?Open places run as a live virtual workshop, delivered in real time by a tCI trainer, never a recording. Groups stay small enough that everyone can speak, and you work in breakouts as well as listening. The same course runs face-to-face at your own offices as an in-house session.
03How long is the course?One full day, 09:30 to 16:30, in four sessions with breaks between each, opening with ‘Proportionality’ and closing with ‘Defensible shortcuts’. The day is built around practical exercises rather than presentation, so you leave having worked on engagement on a tight budget rather than only having heard about it.
04Can you run this in-house for our team?Yes, and it is the usual choice for teams of six or more. In-house delivery works from your sector and the consultations you have in front of you, so the engagement on a tight budget exercises use your own material. We can run it in person or virtually, and split it across two half-days where a full day is hard to protect. Ask us about bespoke for a quote.
05Do I need prior experience or other courses first?No prior course is required. It is pitched at intermediate level, so it suits people who have run or commissioned engagement already. Newer practitioners do well on it too. You will simply cover some foundational ground faster than others in the room.
06Who delivers the course?A tCI trainer who specialises in consultation strategy and works in it, not only teaches it. The named trainer for each date is shown on the course calendar and confirmed in your joining instructions the week before. You can put live problems to them on the day and expect a straight answer.
Bring this workshop in-house for your whole team
The same course, reworked around the consultations your team is running.