Course Content

This is an introductory level course.

This session will cover basic planning techniques; how to assess what the impact the last few years have had on your organisation, how to look at what assets you have going forward – especially the people - and how to plan, together, for the future. Specifically it will cover

  • The basics of planning
  • The Planning Hierarchy
  • Some tools for planning
  • Identifying the impact of the last two years
  • Asset-based community development
  • How to get started on planning for the new ways of doing things
  • Involving people in planning

This course also includes bonus content:

  • Targets and milestones - thinking about how to measure progress towards your goals
  • STEP analysis in more detail - an essential tool for looking to the future
  • DCA Factsheet: what is a project plan?


Suitable for: Trustees, management committee members, managers and team leads. 

Learning Journey

These courses follow on from this session:

Cost

Subscription options

Manage your organisation's training costs with affordable subscriptions for small, medium and large organisations. Alternatively take out subscription for one person. Both cover more than 80 courses.

Charging policy

DCA is committed to producing as much affordable training as we can.  While some of the courses are charged-for, we offer subscription options to ensure that they are affordable (as above).  Our courses still remain some of the best value in the industry.

We will offer money-off  vouchers and special offers every month, so do look out for Academy news and promotions in our e-newsletters and at networking events.  Sponsored courses will be free of charge. 

You will receive a receipt upon purchasing this course, so don't forget to claim the course fee back from your organisation if you are able to do so. 

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