Infrastructure Projects & Community Acceptance
Here at IPCA Global Institute, we provide our clients with high-quality training, consultancy and specialist events. We have a team of highly skilled professionals with a varied and complementary set of professional qualifications, research capacity and experience.
Online Course
Each module is for one hour, the final 10 minutes comprises questions on module content.
The modules will be designed with voice-over, you can therefore choose slides only or slides with voice-over.
Two Month Course
Course Completion: At a time that suits you
Graduation: Upon course completion you will be contacted regarding graduation (event virtual / in-person (optional), or both TBC, COVID-19 / travel restrictions dependent.
Professional Certificate
You will hold an independently certified Professional Certificate from IPCA Global which has affiliations with many academic institutions, professional and industry organisations.
Featured Courses
For this course you have an option to complete all seven lectures as one or purchase each lecture individually and complete them at a time that suits you.
IPCA Course Overview
Course Description
This course is specifically designed to benefit those involved in the delivery of infrastructure and urban development in proximity to local populations. It will equip you with the best practice techniques to help you build not only financially successful projects, but also environmentally and socially responsible projects. The course is compiled of seven online modules, each module takes approx one-hour to complete, plus the recommended reading and an end of module quiz.
Course Objectives
- The primary objective of this course is to provide you with the knowledge and expertise to successfully engage with local communities.
- Upon completion of the course, members will be awarded 15 CPD point which they can count towards their annual CPD requirements.
Assessment Criteria
You will need to achieve a result of 80% or more in the end of module quiz to progress on to the next module.Â
1-Day Training by Dr. Garry Keegan
Dr Garry Keegan offers a 1-day live training with your company executives via Skype, Zoom, MSTeams, or in-person at your offices. (€3,500 up to 5 participants).
Email direct to arrange a date:
Dr. Garry Keegan
Dr. Garry Keegan is the founder and CEO of IPCA Global. He a leading community impact and conflict intervention expert in the area of infrastructure and urban development. He leads a team of associates dedicated to negotiating and managing solutions with external stakeholders, in particular local communities located in close proximity to new single and multi-site facilities.
He has a PhD from the National University of Ireland Galway on Public Attitudes to Siting High Voltage Overhead Transmission Lines and the Role of Host Community Benefit Schemes. Garry holds Masters Degrees in Marketing (MBS) from University College Dublin and in Mediation (MA) from Maynooth University Dublin.
Modules
- Teachables - How To (0:48)
- Interaction Between Infrastructure Projects & Local Communities
- Module 1 Content
- Infrastructure Development
- Context
- Language
- Stakeholders
- Literature
- Social Acceptance
- Community Acceptance
- Aitken
- Local Stakeholders
- What Is A Stakeholder
- Who Are Stakeholders
- Resistance To Change
- Public Participation
- Constructive Citizen Participation
- Words Of Wisdom
- The Social Profile
- The Social Profile Continued 1
- The Social Profile Continued 2
- The Social Profile Continued 3
- Final Tips
- Final Tips Continued 1
- Final Tips Continued 2
- Recommended Reading
- Recommended Reading Contd.
- Module 1 Quiz
- Facility Siting Social and Community Acceptance, Defining Communities & Local Stakeholders
- Module 2 Content
- Facility Siting
- Introduction Facility Siting
- Facility Siting
- Facility Siting Contd.
- Facility Siting Contd.
- Facility Siting Contd.
- Electricity Transmission Siting Difficulties
- Facility Siting May Involve:
- Facility Siting Contd.
- Host Community Attitudes
- Opinion Polls
- Dear (1992)
- Lober (1995)
- Guidotti & Abercrimbie (2008)
- LULU Facilities
- Socio-Political Acceptance
- Wustenhagen Et Al (2007)
- Defining Communities
- Political and Electoral System
- Recommended Reading
- Recommended Reading Contd.
- Module 2 Quiz
- Procedural Justice, Public Consultation & Participation
- Module 3 Content
- Introduction
- Newspaper Article
- Newspaper Article Contd.
- Newspaper Article Contd.
- Newspaper Article Contd.
- Newspaper Article Contd.
- Newspaper Article Contd.
- Newspaper Article Contd.
- Newspaper Article Contd.
- Public Consultation
- Public Consultation Contd.
- Why Consult The Public?
- Why Information Disclosure ?
- Who Is The Public?
- Political Factors
- Commercial Factors
- Good Public Consultation
- Procedural Justice & Infrastructure Projects
- Procedural Justice & Infrastructure Projects Contd.
- Infrastructure Projects
- Consultation
- Public Policy Infrastructure Projects
- ORR (2011)
- Dispute Resolution
- Del Rosario & Goh (2007)
- Initial Community Consultation
- Consultation Activities by Project Development Phases
- Consultation Activities by Project Development Phases Contd.
- Consultation Strategy & Action Plan
- Documentation
- Documentation Contd.
- Documentation Contd.
- Action Plan
- Action Plan Contd.
- Consultation Toolkit
- Consultation Toolkit Contd.
- Recommended Reading
- Recommended Reading Contd.
- Module 3 Quiz
- Community Benefit Schemes, Corporate Social Responsibility, Governance
- Module Four Content
- Socio-Political Acceptance
- Triangle Of Distributive Justice
- Mors Et Al (2012)
- Mansfield Et Al. (2002)
- Public Goods
- Host Community Benefits
- Respondent Type
- Distributional Justice / Community Benefit Schemes
- Distributional Justice / Community Benefit Schemes Contd.
- Distributional Justice / Community Benefit Schemes Contd.
- Community Benefits Agreement
- Community Benefits Agreement Contd.
- Offshore Wind Industry
- Designing a Community Benefit Package
- Public Consultation
- Public Consultation Contd.
- Community Benefit Scheme
- Project Support
- Community Benefits
- Community Benefits Contd.
- Community Benefits Contd.
- Community Benefits Contd.
- Considering Effective Implementation
- Community Benefit Package
- Offshore Community Benefit Funds
- Common Features of Offshore Community Benefit
- Common Features of Offshore Community Benefit Contd.
- Common Features of Offshore Community Benefit Contd.
- Common Features of Offshore Community Benefit Contd.
- Common Features of Offshore Community Benefit Contd.
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Governance
- Governance and Administration
- Recommended Reading
- References
- Module 4 Quiz
- Stakeholder Engagement Plan, Stakeholder Identification & Mapping
- Module 5 content
- Introduction
- Consider
- Stakeholders
- Stakeholders Contd.
- Stakeholders Consultation Toolkit
- Stakeholder Questions
- Stakeholder Engagement Plan
- Stakeholder Identification
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Stakeholder Engagement Strategies
- Stakeholder Analysis & Stakeholder Mapping
- Stakeholder Analysis & Stakeholder Mapping Contd.
- Stakeholder Strategy
- Stakeholder Strategy Contd.
- Stakeholder Strategy Contd.
- Stakeholder Strategy Contd.
- Key Principles For Stakeholder Engagement
- Key Principles For Stakeholder Engagement Contd.
- Key Principles For Stakeholder Engagement Contd.
- Capacity Building
- Capacity Building Contd.
- Offshore Cast Study
- Offshore Cast Study Contd.
- Offshore Cast Study Contd.
- Offshore Cast Study Contd.
- Ireland (Offshore) Example
- Ireland (Offshore) Example Contd.
- Ireland (Offshore) Example Contd.
- Ireland (Offshore) Example Contd.
- Ireland (Offshore) Example Contd.
- Ireland (Offshore) Example Contd.
- Recommended Reading
- Recommended Reading Contd.
- Module 5 Quiz
- Communications Plan, Community Liaison, Project Monitoring Committees
- Module 6 Content
- Introduction
- Project and the Community
- Communications
- Affected Communities & Stakeholder Groups
- Communicating
- Project Background
- Communication Objectives
- Audiences
- Overarching Key Messages
- Specific Messages
- Information Distribution to Local Stakeholders
- Communications Tools
- Media
- Complaint Management
- Other
- Communications Considerations During COVID-19
- Community Liaison and Project Monitoring Committee
- Communication Efforts
- Local Community Expectations
- Stakeholder
- Stakeholder Concerns
- Needed (desirable) From Community
- Risks If The Community Is Not Engaged
- Community Liaison Representative
- Community Liaison Representative Contd.
- Community Liaison Representative Contd.
- Community Liaison Representative Contd.
- Community Liaison Representative Contd.
- Recommended Reading
- Module 6 Quiz
- Environmental Mediation, Dispute Resolution
- Module 7 Content
- Introduction
- Introduction Contd.
- Sources Of Environmental Conflict
- The Iceberg Of Conflict
- Mediators Task
- Brainstorming
- The Mediator Empowers
- Impasse
- Strategies For Managing Impasses
- Caucus
- Caucus Contd.
- How To Caucus
- Conflict
- Conflict Contd.
- The Role Of The Mediator
- The Role Of The Mediator Contd.
- Conflict Management
- Mediation Agreement
- Drafting The Agreement
- Writing an Agreement
- Writing a Sturdy Agreement
- Writing a Sturdy Agreement Contd.
- Writing the Agreement
- Language of the Agreement
- Public Policy
- Context Of Mediation
- What Does Multi-Party Mediation Offer?
- Multi-Party Mediation an Overview
- How Mediators Help By:
- Roles
- Benefits of Multi-Party Mediation
- Environmental Conflict Resolution
- Environmental Conflict Resolution Contd.
- Building Consensus & Multi-Party Public Policy
- 5 Steps of Consensus Building Process
- Steps to Complete Conflict Assessment
- Recommended Reading
- References
- References Contd.
- References Contd.
- References Contd.
- Module 7 Quiz
- Course Feedback