Training for involvement and engagement

The School for Primary Care Research annually organises a SPCR Trainees' Event, which has in the past included engagement and involvement training. Your local university might also organise training in patient and public involvement and public engagement.

There are several training opportunities locally, nationally, internationally and online which are open for researchers from all institutes:

• Write about your research - the Royal Society [2 October 2019]
• Enhancing Facilitation Skills - People in Health West of England [9 October 2019]
• Media skills training - the Royal Society [10 October 2019]
• Engage Researchers' Academy - National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement [start 16 October 2019]
• A practical introduction to evaluating public involvement - People in Health West of England [17 October 2019]
• INVOLVE Children and Young People's Event - INVOLVE [28 October 2019]
• Standing up for Science - Sense about Science [12 November 2019; registration deadline 11 October]
• EUPATI Fundamentals – Training for Professionals - EUPATI [21 November 2019]
  

• Achieving public dialogue - The Open University [online]
• Science and society: A career and professional development course - The Open University [online]
• Data tree - research data management and stakeholder engagement - NERC [online]