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The SROI Network: Social Return on Investment Practitioner Training 2012
The SROI Network will be holding SROI Practitioner Training in Leeds on 15-16th May 2012.
The course is designed to be taken as 2 days together, and provides training to a level suitable for trainees seeking to become accredited practitioners. It is designed as the first step for individuals considering doing an SROI. No prior experience is required.
SROI is an approach to understanding and managing the impacts of a project, organisation or policy. It is based on stakeholders and uses financial value of the important impacts identified by stakeholders to identify what is important to them. SROI is an approach to understanding and managing the value of the social, economic and environmental outcomes created by an activity or an organisation.
It is a framework for measuring and accounting for the value created or destroyed by our activities – where the concept of value is much broader than that which can be captured by market prices. It seeks to reduce inequality and environmental degradation and improve well being by taking account of this broader value. SROI can be used across all sectors - for business, investors, commissioning, and for organisations with a social purpose.
DAY 1 is a practical, step-by-step introduction to the SROI process. We’ll begin with some theory but the process is best learnt by trying it, so trainees will learn how to develop an impact map – the heart of the SROI process – and explore the processes using an example appropriate to each trainee.
DAY 2 covers, through group exercises and discussion, stage 6 and issues that practitioners will need to demonstrate an understanding of if they wish to become accredited. Although designed with the assurance process in mind, this course is suitable for anyone wanting more than just an introduction to SROI. Current issues will be discussed, best practice and techniques shared and examples explored.
Training costs £585+VAT with a 15% discount for members.
Further information can be found at: http://www.thesroinetwork.org/training/accredited-training.
For enquiries about availability or bookings please contact Tania Vera-Burgos, 0151 703 9229, tania.veraburgos@thesroinetwork.org.
For more information about training, contact Tim Goodspeed, 07714 136176, training@thesroinetwork.org.
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