Training

EMPOWERING THE SECTOR THROUGH TRAINING & COACHING

At WSA Community, we’re passionate about the need for a skilled and supported workforce and want to support others to develop community development skills through practical, experiential training that’s grounded in theory.

  • Check out our most popular courses below.
  • Contact us to discuss your individual or team training needs.

Tried and tested courses

Our brilliant group of skilled facilitators have been delivering our popular one-day training courses for over a decade. Our courses are CPD accredited and designed for anyone working with communities in local authorities, housing associations, health and the voluntary sector, these programmes build confidence, develop participants’ skills and encourage learning from practice. 

Training tailored to your needs

Each of our accredited courses can be tailored to your specific context. We’re also experienced at developing bespoke training designed to enable you to achieve your goals, from team workshops to one-to-one capacity building.

Supporting reflective practice

We support people in, and working with, communities with one-to-one and small group coaching too. This more flexible approach allows participants to try out ideas in their own context, while engaging in structured reflective practice.

As a qualified Action Learning Facilitator, Wendy Sugarman is also experienced in running action learning groups, where individuals explore challenges and develop actions to address them through the support of others. 

CPD Accreditation

All of our courses are CPD accredited, giving you formal recognition of your professional development and ensuring the learning you gain meets recognised quality standards. 
CPD accreditation ensures that our training is high quality, inclusive and collaborative. 

OUR MOST POPULAR CPD ACCREDITED TRAINING COURSES

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Understanding commmunity development practice


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How to engage with communities


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Evaluating community development and measuring change


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Training the trainer: peer training and facilitation

“The training with Wendy and Shae was really useful and provided lots of ideas and practical facilitation skills which we’ve already been able to put into practice. The attendees came with varying levels of previous experience in facilitation and engagement, and feedback from all of them was enthusiastic and positive.”

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Ellen McManus-FryEqualities and Community Engagement Officer, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

“The interactions facilitated by WSA were very thought-provoking and gave us an opportunity for intensive reflection in a very enjoyable and enthusiastic atmosphere and environment. WSA used a range of interactive exercises which gave everyone the opportunity to contribute.”

Edna Dunn & Alex LiptonCo-Chairs, Hateley Cross Big Local Partnership

“WSA created practical and engaging training sessions, with a design process that involved our staff and community members to ensure their perspectives were reflected in the material. Feedback from trainees has been positive, saying the material is informative, thought-provoking, and applicable to their work”

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Ruth WalsheCommunity Engagement Manager, London Fire Brigade

“Practical tools were brilliant. Really well-run session. So useful to have a space to reflect and learn from peers. Scenarios felt really relevant”

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Contact us to discuss your training needs