The Essential Nuts and Bolts of Co-production

This course has been developed to give you the essential knowledge and understanding to start to develop co-production within your community or service.

It will help you address issues such as a lack of organisational buy-in, engagement from colleagues and people with lived experience, evidencing co-production and keeping up momentum.

The course will also give you tools and ideas that you can take into the work place to improve outcomes.
Here is a short promotional video Co-production: The Essential Nuts and Bolts Training

What you will learn

Definitions of co-production and examples.
Principles of co-production.
How to incentivise colleagues and beneficiaries.
How to connect as equals.
Understand the roles and responsibilities.
How to gather the evidence of co-production.
How to keep a group motivated.
And so much more

Who is this for?

Commissioning leads, managers, frontline workers, volunteers and, those currently using services.
For anybody interested in starting up a group or developing an existing group.
For anyone who wants to learn about co-production and bring into their work place.

"Good practical ideas and advice for monitoring and evaluation of co production" - Attendee

"Well versed.. on everyone's level... it made sense ..felt very welcomed and we was brought together well as group. This course was a very honest well presented course. I loved it and took away many tips and facts" - Attendee

Duration

The course is in person training held over 1 day.

Can you think of one thing that you will implement or change in your life or workplace following this session?

"How to evaluate lived experience involvement, how to approach external organisations, equality of inclusion in the group, including values and purpose in the group recruitment." Attendee

'Asking for help as a way of better engaging clients and colleagues. Considering a clients behaviour formed from a chaotic background and therefore how future thinking/planning is very challenging- creating short term goals or wins to keep client engaged and feeling motivated" - Attendee

"I will be using what I've learned to plan a co-production approach in two research projects that are getting underway" - Attendee

Previous attendees

To date over 1000 fantastic people have participated in Expert Link training courses. Individual participants have reported successes such as moving into employment, having books published, presenting their own local radio show, picking up recovery, setting up successful homelessness projects, inspired meaningful co-production within their service and creating local networks alongside others aiming to make a positive change to society.

About Expert Link

Expert Link is a peer led organisation championing the voice of people with lived experience of multiple disadvantages, including homelessness, mental health issues, substance misuse, offending and domestic violence and abuse. We advocate for a world where people with lived experience of multiple disadvantages are treated as equal partners in decisions made about our lives.

We have a national network of people with lived experience of multiple disadvantages, using their wisdom to influence local and national policy. Our network is diverse, brought together by a programme of strengths-based training which supports people with lived experience to be involved in service development and influencing national policy change.

About your trainer

David has experienced childhood trauma, substance addiction, mental illness and homelessness, as well as having been on active service while a member of the armed forces.

He is the founder and CEO of Expert Link. He has over ten years’ experience in coproduction - working at individual, community, organisational, local and national government levels.

He has trained hundreds of people in the art of co-production, including individuals accessing services, frontline workers, middle management, members of senior leadership teams, commissioners, local authority leads and national Government officials.

David has developed numerous groups around the country, is a member of several panels and committees, including the Governments Rough Sleeper Advisory Panel and has been recognised internationally for the work he does.