This document provides information about a 5-day training course on engagement and negotiation strategies in community relations. The course will cover topics like stakeholder identification, social initiatives assessment, partnership development, proposal evaluation, and reporting standards. It will help participants improve stakeholder engagement processes and address tensions between communities and organizations. The fee for the in-person course is $3,500 USD per participant, but in-house training can also be arranged. The training provider, Petronomics Training, aims to provide practical skills and bridge competency gaps for industry professionals.

1. Engagement and Negotiation
Strategy in Community Relations
27 – 31 July, 2015 |Dubai, UAE.
This course is available for IN_HOUSE: For further information, please contact: Tel: +234 8037202432, Email:petronomics@yahoo.com. Web: www.thepetronomics.com

2. OVERVIEW
The growing urgency for sustainable development has
resulted in corporations facing increasingly complex
challenges to their business models. Against the
backdrop of a growing debate on corporate
responsibility and a new interaction between business
and society, corporations today are continuously faced
with the challenge of aligning their business practice with
societal needs and expectations, in a bid to driving long
term sustainability and shareholder value.
These challenges stem from understanding and involving
stakeholders directly or indirectly affected by its
activities within the spheres of environmental, social and
economic performance. Stakeholder engagement a key
part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and
achieving the Triple Bottom Line, is that tool now widely
used to develop understanding and agree solutions of
these complexities.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
The concepts and frameworks discussed in the program
will enable participants;
• Improve and set process for engaging key
stakeholders
• Provide initiatives that will promote shared
values and better interaction
• Engage the communities, NGOs, government
and Civil Society
• Address and sufficiently resolve the animosity
between “warring camps”
• Know how to create, implement and evaluate
community engagement strategies and
programmes
• Find alternatives for dealing with inappropriate
actions or inactions
• Know the key reporting standards and principles
associated with strategic community
engagement and how to use them.
• Appreciate the value of different methods and
forms of engagement and communication.
PERFORMANCE FOCUS
Our programmes are significant investment for your
workforce. They are designed to fill identified industry
knowledge gap and provide hands-on applicable know-
how that gives participants a deeper insight on their
deliverables. The various modules are cultured to
encourage stakeholders to aspire the attainment of
operational efficiency along the business chain.
COURSE CONTENT
Stakeholders Engagement
• Stakeholder Identification and Dialogue
• Social Initiatives Assessment
• Community Expectation
• Key concepts and principals of stakeholders
engagement
• Stakeholder engagement processes.
• Over view of engagement approaches.
Partnership Development
• Areas of Partnership
• Civil Society Organisations
• Community Participation
• Negotiation and partnership
Proposal Development & Evaluation
• Assessing Key Risks
• Clarifications
• Implementation Case Studies
• Developing and implementing Community
engagement programmes
• Managing community engagement programmes
Respectful Closure/Reporting
• Transparency and Accountability
• Accredited Standards/Global Best Practice
• Tools and Strategies
• Measuring/Reporting on Community Investment
• Communicating to Stakeholders
Finalisation,
• Discussion and identification of the key points
that participants will bring back to their
enterprises
Work shop
CURRICULUM
This programme has been well modelled through local and
international field experience to align and integrate
resources to socially responsible practices. The five day
exercise will build capacity for industry practitioners in
engaging and negotiating with community stakeholders for a
peaceful ecosystem.
WHO TO ATTEND
This training is designed for those
• CSR practitioners and executives responsible for
managing CSR programmes as well as other CSR
professionals who wish to advance their current
level of CSR knowledge for their projects in hand.
• Executives seeking an in-depth understanding of
contemporary CSR issues.
This programme is excellent in terms of engaging
stakeholders properly in projects to evade
disturbance. It has really broadened my knowledge
of engagement. – Clifford (Moni Pulo)

3. • Business executives and staff who are responsible
for CSR and those who are looking to embark on
reporting and communications initiatives.
Communications professionals and investor
relations managers will also find this course useful
• Those who have the responsibility for planning and
implementing engagements between their
organisations and the local communities in which
they do business
DELIVERABLES
Our training programmes are exciting learning events. All
participants during the programme entitled to all course
materials and a certificate of participation. On a written
request, we shall furnish you with a detailed report
summarising our perception of participants’ strengths, areas
for improvement and proposed action plans within four
weeks of concluding the course. Our feedback process
ensures your objectives are achieved by the conclusion of
our training process.
PROGRAMME FEE
The programme fee covers tuition, course materials.
Payment is due upon receipt of the invoice. Our
cancellation policy applies.
- $3,500.00(USD) per participant
IN-HOUSE TRAINING
Petronomics Training can work with your organization to
provide the course to meet your budget at your
convenience (time and location) in the comfort of your
working environment. This collaborative effort, emphasize
actionable learning, the application of theory in practice and
combine core business skills/technical knowledge with
dynamic leadership training.
If you would like to discuss possible collaboration in
developing in-house training, please contact on the details
below.
REGISTRATION
To nominate a participant for this training, kindly forward
the details of your nominated participants, (i.e. name, email
address, telephone nos.) and stating the course your
participant are registered.
To nominate a participant for this training, kindly forward
the details of your nominated participants, (i.e. name, email
address, telephone nos.) and stating the course your
participant are registered.
Business Development Desk
Petronomics Training
Telephone: 08120996728
0803 720 2432
Email: ayantola.victoria@thepetronomics.com
petronomics@yahoo.com
www.thepetronomics.com
ABOUT US
At Petronomics, energy expertise is our resource and
inspiring competence is what we enjoy. The application of
knowledge in driving innovation and ultimately possibilities
is the catalyst that steer a distinctive value proposition.
Braced with visionary advisory board, inspired/cultured
workforce and experience faculty, we provide superior
intellectual resource pool that bridge competency gap for
industry operators. The benefits of our expertise are
accessible through learning programmes, research and
conference services; a blend that sets us as the preferred
pool, professionals approach to upgrade business skills
THE LEARNING APPROACH
In resourcing industry workforce competency, we develop
skills and experience that employer’s value by offering a
comprehensive range of flexible learning options to meet
their learning and development needs through a broad
range of learning approach that offers intensive and
enjoyable experience to participants. Participants benefit
from lectures, case study analysis, group discussion,
workshop, and are also encouraged to learn from other
managers and professionals on their programme by sharing
ideas and experiences. We place a particular emphasis on
group work where participants’ real life situations are used
as vehicles for learning.
FACULTY
Key to our approach is the quality to the faculty members.
Every faculty member on our 20 member team is rigorously
assessed and contracted in line with our Standard
Operating Procedure. Each of them understands that they
have to deliver training and supporting documentation to
the highest standard. They comprise of professionals with
outstanding track records in their area of specialty. Whilst
they bring to bear several years of hands-on experience in
the industry, they are committed to knowledge growth and
have an understanding of the link between strategy and
knowledge capital.
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Our programmes are conducted in a decent and cozy
environment globally. We ensure that our participants are
relaxed to refresh in an ambience well conducive for
inspiring and creative brainstorming that accelerate the
learning curve of individual participants. In consolidation of
our value chain, locations are carefully considered using our
five star QC indicator like security, banquet facilities,
accessibility and customer services. Our programme team
works with the facility staff to ensure a personal and warm
welcome to participants.