Training

Gay Pavelka, has worked with councils, government departments, businesses and community organisations involved in resource management since 1990 and with community organisations in dispute since 1986. She is experienced in mediation and in facilitating community discussions aimed at gaining agreement on public issues. The courses she runs use approaches that have proven to be effective in New Zealand.

These courses will likely count to CPESC requirements (awaiting approval) and NZARM members are entitled to a discount.

Follow the links below for further details and registration forms.  Contact Gay directly for registration.

Current Courses

Making Talks Work - 25 & 26 October 2007, Dunedin

At: McGavin Room, Mercure Leisure Lodge, Duke Street, Dunedin

This two day course provides practical, effective strategies and skills that give results.

How do resource management practitioners move talks from a polarised, ill feeling, distrustful state to constructive talks that get results? How effective are we at making talks work? This course aims to look at community conflict situations through a facilitator's eyes, trying out approaches that encourage new insights into issues and experiencing skills in action that help build cooperation. How to respond to challenges, create safe talks, make progress and behave ethically are part of this course. Course approaches apply to small and large meetings and although designed for conflict situations the techniques also help prevent conflict.

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Past Courses

Resource management conflicts - making talks work. 27 & 28 August, 2007 Christchurch.

This two day course provides practical, effective strategies and skills that give results.

How do resource management practitioners move talks from a polarised, ill feeling, distrustful state to constructive talks that get results? How effective are we at making talks work? This course aims to look at community conflict situations through a facilitator's eyes, trying out approaches that encourage new insights into issues and experiencing skills in action that help build cooperation. How to respond to challenges, create safe talks, make progress and behave ethically are part of this course. Course approaches apply to small and large meetings and although designed for conflict situations the techniques also help prevent conflict.

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Negotiating Resource Management Agreements - Thursday 18 May 2006, 9am - 4.45pm, The Arts Centre of Christchurch

Negotiating Agreements Advanced training - Friday 19 May 2006, 9am - 4.30pm, The Arts Centre of Christchurch

These courses are designed for people who seek agreements over resource management issues such as: siting of facilities, conservation, access to land, building disputes, managing waterways, changing land use practices.

The days include actively testing a range of practical approaches for application in a wide range of situations. The goal is to reduce the need for litigation.

For more information contact: Gay Pavelka, pavelka@xtra.co.nz  Ph (03) 3297 847, Fax (03) 3297 947

COMMUNICATION FOR CONFLICTS - Parts 1 and 2. 24 November 2004.  Seminar Room 3, Kingsgate Hotel, 100 Garnett Avenue, Hamilton. 38 kb

COMMUNICATION FOR CONFLICTS - Parts 1 & 2.  29 July 2004  Auckland Venue Waipuna Conference Centre and Wellington 4 August 2004 Venue Mercure Hotel 43 kb

NEGOTIATING RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS  26 July – Auckland –Waipuna Conference Centre and 2 August Wellington – Mercure Hotel 44 kb

MANAGING DISPUTES – Advanced training 9 – 4.45 pm 27 July – Auckland – Waipuna Conference Centre and 3 August – Wellington – Mercure Hotel 44 kb

PREVENTING & MANAGING COMMUNITY DISPUTES - IMPROVING TALKS WITH COMMUNITIES, TANGATA WHENUA & INDIVIDUALS, 22 & 23 March 2004, 9 - 5 pm, Southern Cross Motor Inn, Ulster Street, Hamilton. 44kb

PREVENTING & MANAGING COMMUNITY DISPUTES - IMPROVING TALKS WITH COMMUNITIES, TANGATA WHENUA & INDIVIDUALS, 19 & 20 April 2004, 9 - 5 pm, Tui Oaks Motor Inn, 88 Lake Terrace, Taupo. 41kb

NEGOTIATING RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS, 26 November 2003 9 - 5 pm, Manukau City, 41kb

PREVENTING & MANAGING COMMUNITY DISPUTES - IMPROVING TALKS WITH COMMUNITIES, TANGATA WHENUA & INDIVIDUALS, 27 & 28 November 2003 9 - 5 pm, Manukau City, 41kb

NEGOTIATING RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS, 19 November 2003 9 - 5 pm, Wellington, 40kb

PREVENTING & MANAGING COMMUNITY DISPUTES - IMPROVING TALKS WITH COMMUNITIES, TANGATA WHENUA & INDIVIDUALS, 20 & 21 November 2003, 9 - 5 pm, Wellington, 40kb

Course 1 - FACILITATING AGREEMENTS AT MEETINGS, 16 June 2003, 9 - 5 pm, Auckland,  43kb

Course 2 - PREVENTING & MANAGING COMMUNITY DISPUTES - IMPROVING TALKS WITH COMMUNITIES, TANGATA WHENUA & INDIVIDUALS,18 & 19 June 2003, 9 - 5 pm, Auckland,  43kb

Course - PREVENTING AND MANAGING COMMUNITY DISPUTES IMPROVING TALKS WITH COMMUNITIES, TANGATA WHENUA AND INDIVIDUALS, Christchurch, 29 & 30 MAY 2003 29kb

Course 1 - ADVANCED TRAINING - MANAGING COMMUNITY DISPUTES, Wellington, 26 March 2003 27kb

Course 2 - PREVENTING AND MANAGING COMMUNITY DISPUTES -  IMPROVING TALKS WITH COMMUNITIES, TANGATA WHENUA AND INDIVIDUALS, Wellington, 24,25 March 2003 28 kb