Capacity Building

Capacity Building is work that strengthens the ability of community organisations and groups to build their structures, systems, people and skills so that they are better able to define and achieve their objectives and engage in consultation and planning, manage community projects and take part in partnerships and community enterprises.

It includes aspects of training, organisational and personal development and resource building, organised in a planned and self-conscious manner, reflecting the principles of empowerment and equality."

Steve Skinner
Building Community Strengths

This one day course will give an overview of the principal components of Capacity Building including:

Regeneration
Partnerships
Sustainability
Training - group based, course based, action based
Community mentoring
Developing organisations
Developing community infrastructure
Devising a capacity building plan

What participants will gain from this course?
Participants will not only gain a thorough grounding in the main elements of Capacity Building, but will also identify a "Toolkit" of steps they can take to begin (or build on) the process of enhancing the effect of the organisation and the individuals who work in it.

Identify:-

-Where they are now?

Where they are heading? – focus point

What they need to do first?

Who they should contact to do what they need to do?

Any ‘in-house’ spring cleaning to be done?