Two training opportunities with Changing Futures are available and open to all frontline staff, volunteers, team leaders, managers, and any relevant partners working in multi-disadvantage support services in Sheffield.
Details of the training sessions are below:
A Changing Futures Introductory Approach to Co-production in Practice
Date: Monday 3rd February 2025
Time: 10am-4pm in person at South Yorkshire Housing Association, 152 Rockingham Street, Sheffield.
The overall aims of this training are:
- To help associated services across Sheffield develop a consistent understanding of what co-production is
- Why it’s such a beneficial approach to improving the way that systems & services work to support individuals facing multiple disadvantage.
Over the course of the day we will look to equip you with the knowledge of what co-production looks like day to day, demonstrating it’s effectiveness, not just through theory but in practice. This will help you to create a culture of ‘working with’ the people your service intends to serve rather than ‘doing to’ them.
It’s not just about the training on the day itself either. We will also provide you with the tools, resources and support to help you overcome ongoing challenges, as well as embed co-production as a normal way of working towards reaching better outcomes and a more wide-reaching impact for everyone involved.
How to sign up: please complete this online form.
After reviewing form submissions, we will be in touch via email to confirm your space.
A Changing Futures Intermediate Approach to Co-production in Practice
Date: Wednesday 5th February 2025
Time: 10am-4pm in person at South Yorkshire Housing Association, 152 Rockingham Street. Sheffield
The overall aims of this training are:
- To model good practice
- To inspire change and new ways of working
Over the course of the day we will explore the fundamentals of co-production good practice and work together through a range of scenarios to create involvement pathways that map the whole co-production journey. This will enable you to work towards ‘gold standard’ co-production.
The training will include:
- Models of co-production and the process of change
- What does ‘gold standard’ co-production look like in practice
- A range of co-production tools and activities
- Mapping the core elements of co-production with examples of local good practice
- Reviewing core assets and audiences
- A co-production case study
- A live Q&A with lived experience associates
To ensure this training is the right fit for you:
Ideally you will understand the fundamentals of co-production, are already utilising it in a range of different ways, have good practice to share, but want to improve, are aiming towards a ‘gold standard’ and are enthusiastic to be part of an active co-production network.
How to sign up: please complete this online form.
After reviewing form submissions, we will be in touch via email to confirm your space.
If you have any questions about the training sessions, please contact Lowri Anderson, Programme Coordinator for Changing Futures at l.anderson@syha.co.uk.
