Side by Side is committed to building the skills and capacities of everyone we work with. We believe that all of our consulting work should include a capacity building element to ensure the sustainability of the work we do into the future.
Training
We develop training packages to suit organisational needs. We are linked to a network of trainers and industry professionals with whom we collaborate in the provision of specific training programs.
We have provided training in areas such as:
- Action Research
- Participatory Evaluation
- Participatory arts and documentary practices, including photography, video, digital storytelling…
- Community project planning
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Qualitative research methods
- Cross-cultural work
In addition to the provision of training, we support capacity building through:
- Providing mentoring and staff support to community and project workers
- Undertaking training needs analysis for organisations
- Developing or brokering relevant training and support for workforce development in community organisations and government departments
- Undertaking organisational and workforce development initiatives to build organisational capacity for effective community work in government and community organisations