This online course provides a comprehensive overview of Stakeholder (SH) consultation its methods, tools and processes. It demonstrates how SH consultation should be applied in practice.

It follows the sequential phases of a consultation activity, namely, the planning, design, implementation, reporting and informing. It provides an in-depth understanding of how to use the various methods and tools to consult Stakeholders. Using practical sessions including examples, case studies and exercises, this course enhances participants’ capacity to draft fit for purpose and state of the art public consultation questionnaires. It discusses how to ensure that SH input can provide valuable evidence for Impact Assessments and Evaluations.

What will you learn

How to identify all the relevant stakeholders
How to design an effective consultation strategy to reach out to all relevant stakeholders
How to select the appropriate consultation method
How to set the consultation activities in the right order
How to draft a user friendly public consultation questionnaire
How to design short, simple and relevant questions in a neutral manner
How to effectively communicate consultation activities and reach out to as many SHs as possible
How to apply innovative consultation techniques to maximize public feedback
How to perform basic analysis of data
How to report on the findings of the consultation and inform policy making
How to work with data protection rules