Course overview
This course aims to equip students with the ability to build and maintain social licence to operate, focussing on natural resource management and energy developments. With emphasis on sustainability and equitable development, students will learn the role of and how to undertake stakeholder consultation and incorporate this into organisational decision making.
Course learning outcomes
- Identify and analyse key stakeholders
- Determine information to be disclosed
- Plan, design, implement and evaluate stakeholder consultation activities
- Implement grievance management processes
- Design stakeholder involvement initiatives for project monitoring
- Adapt to different communication styles
- Apply key listening and questioning skills required to build sustainable relationships
- Embed best practice stakeholder engagement practice in planning, approval and decision-making processes