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Learning Hub · Intermediate ← Foundation

Beyond the basics, into real practice.

Intermediate consultation and engagement training, applied to real cases.

The Intermediate programme builds on your Foundation grounding, applying the principles to the harder, messier situations real consultations throw at you. For practitioners ready to lead the work.

5
Applied modules
+Live
Case workshops
CPD
Points on completion
Before you start

We recommend completing the Foundation programme first, or having equivalent hands-on consultation and engagement experience.

The programme

Five modules for the situations that test you.

01 2.5 hrs

Consultation under pressure

Short timescales, political scrutiny and contested decisions, keeping it lawful when it’s hard.

02 2.5 hrs

Designing inclusive engagement

Reaching seldom-heard groups and building methods that widen participation in practice.

03 2.5 hrs

Managing competing interests

Balancing stakeholders, handling lobbying, and staying impartial in the analysis.

04 2.5 hrs

Defensible analysis & reporting

Evidencing conscientious consideration and writing reports that withstand challenge.

05 2.5 hrs

Responding to challenge

Complaints, pre-action letters and judicial review, what to do when consultation is contested.

Then progress to
Advanced & certificated qualifications
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What you’ll gain

The judgement to handle the hard cases.

Intermediate is less about rules and more about judgement, reading risk, managing competing interests, and standing behind your decisions when they’re challenged.

iAssess legal and reputational risk before launch
iiDesign engagement that reaches the right people
iiiProduce analysis that evidences genuine consideration
ivHold your ground confidently when decisions are challenged
How it’s delivered

Online modules, plus live case-based workshops.

Self-paced learning is paired with facilitated sessions where you work through real consultation dilemmas with peers and a tCI expert. Concludes with an Intermediate certificate and CPD points.

£295+VAT
Public · per delegate, per day
Included with membership

Use your e-learning credits to enrol.

Intermediate courses can be booked with membership credits, shared across your team and used any time during the year.

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Ready to step up your practice?

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