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Introduction
The Consultation Day was organised and facilitated by Trafford Hall, in association with
Neighbourhood Economics. The event was attended by over 40 social activists from around the
UK who work at a grass-roots level and are experts in the issues facing disadvantaged
communities. The aim of the consultation event was to help us grow and develop new courses
addressing the most important issues facing disadvantaged communities.
We held a series of workshops around themes of Financial Inclusion, Fuel Poverty, Healthy
Eating and Designing, and Setting Up and Running a Project. Each workshop began with a brief
presentation about the topic being discussed, followed by a discussion about how training
could best help people tackle these issues. Information from each of the discussions was noted
on flip charts and posters by a facilitator in each of the workshops. Delegates were encouraged
to note their ideas throughout the day and to interact with our Twitter feed.
Information gathered from the event is recorded in this document. We asked delegates to
answer questions around each of the identified themes about the
areas of need
for training,
the
impact
training would have, and the
difference
training would make to the people and
communities they support. The information gathered throughout the event will be vital for
developing further training and course programmes.