Training

We provide training and accredited courses as well as consultancy and coaching for organisations and individuals. Our aim is to enable people to understand and resolve conflict, at home, at work and in their work/community. We work with them to develop the skills and confidence they need to relate to others constructively.

Aims and values

The aim of our training is to develop trainees' confidence and skills in working with conflict, both in their own lives and with others. We believe that:

Self understanding in relation to conflict in our own life is the first step towards working creatively with conflict
Keeping open a compassionate connection between adversaries is a vital part of working with conflict
There is a connection between conflict within each individual, conflict between individuals, and conflict between groups and communities
Conflict need not be avoided, but rather it can be an opportunity for change

We offer conflict resolution training in three main areas:

Mediation Sonia and Jean, our Training Team (above)
Positive communication in organisations
Interpersonal communication for individuals

Courses available

Our training works with the life experiences of the training group. All are welcome to join these courses, which take place throughout the year. We aim for the training groups to reflect the diversity of the local community.

Workshops draw out different understandings of conflict and models of conflict resolution within the diverse training groups.

We offer a number of trainings as a progressive pathway. These trainings include:

Understanding conflict resolution
Communicating for results
Dealing with prejudice and discrimination
Mediation
Training the trainer
Group facilitation
Advanced skills

At Conflict and Change we have a number of volunteering roles which some or all of the above training equips you for.