Why Train?

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Learn skills to activate your community

Become a Resilience Canopy Practitioner and support your community to deepen their connections with one another, where they live and be better prepared for what the future brings.
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Learn the skills to engage and empower...

...communities to adapt, survive and thrive and lead their own resilient futures.  Our Six-Step Future Ready Communities Engagement Model underpinned by the Resilient Communities Framework, provides the tools you need.

This four-session, deep-dive capacity-building program is designed for anyone looking to enhance their skills in supporting communities on their journey toward a more resilient future.

What you will you get out of training

The skills to activate your community
Learn how to use the Resilient Communities Framework and our Six Step Future Ready Communities Engagement Model to get the best outcomes for your unique community. Once trained, you’ll be able to identify the readiness of your community to begin their resilience journey
Ongoing support and a nation-wide community of practice
​You will also be supported with ongoing  coaching and mentoring by experienced community resilience practitioners. All practitioners who complete the training will receive full membership to the ‘Canopy Collective’ - a wide ranging network of practitioners to share knowledge, support and connect with while you’re leading your community on their resilience journey.
Expert knowledge, useful resources
You will receive training from highly experienced community resilience and disaster recovery specialists, as well as access to a toolkit containing all the tips and tools you need for success.

Why should you train?

Hear from our trainers and participants on why you should do the training.

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Who can train?

Everyone!

We want people who are committed to using the training to work alongside a community. From the very experienced to complete novice, you’ll gain the valuable capabilities of community resilience building from this training.

  • Motivated individuals and self-identified community leaders
  • Community strengthening practitioners
  • Volunteer groups
  • Local Government agencies
  • State and Federal authorities
  • Non-profit organisations
  • Corporates and all kinds of businesses

Change starts here

The training equips you with the essential skills, knowledge, and tools to help communities assess their resilience challenges. You’ll learn how to identify priorities for strengthening resilience against sudden disruptions and societal stresses.

As a Resilience Canopy Practitioner, you’ll apply what you have learnt with potential communities.

And you don’t have to do it alone. We’re here to support you through the Canopy Collective our community of practice which comprises the many practitioners who have attended training and a network of experts. That’s how together, we’ll grow Australia's resilience movement.

Where we've been...

We've already run training sessions all over Australia. Find out where we're going next