Three-day Community Leadership Training

For those who have completed a local taster training we offer our 3-day Community Leadership Training.

This three-day course takes place in-person within your region, and is followed by 25 hours of additional workshops - learning which must be completed by the trainee independently. We have a range of opportunities to engage trainees in further learning to help them fill their additional hours.

The course also includes a 50-hour practical placement in your community, which will be guided by your Community Organiser.

The course is accredited by Birmingham Newman University as a Certificate in Community Leadership.

This three-day, online training is built around an introduction to our three strategic aims: social justice, leadership development and institutional development. This curriculum focuses on giving leaders the knowledge and skills to participate effectively in a Citizens UK alliance, and is ideal for members of Leadership Teams, Sponsoring Committees, and those who are relatively new to Organising and to Citizens UK.

Examples of topics covered may include: What is Broad-based Community Organising?; The Universals (Power and Self Interest); Key Concepts (The Iron Rule; People before Programme; Action and Turnout); Tools for Relational Leadership; Institutional Development; How to be an effective leader in your local Citizens chapter (What is Citizens UK?; Organised People and Organised Money; Relating to Others: Understanding Privilege and Oppression; How issues are developed within Citizens UK).

How to register

Citizens UK Community Leadership Training is a popular course with limited places.

If you would like to participate, please speak to your local Citizens UK Community Organiser first.

Every applicant will require agreement from a Citizens UK Community Organiser to support them in developing a plan ahead of the training, in supervising their community placement after the training, and in attending the Regional Learning Network following the completion of the community placement.

We're currently exploring dates for the next batch of trainings, which will be published here as soon as they're available.