NCI Charrette System course
The University of Hertfordshire’s Centre for Sustainable Communities, in partnership with the National Charette Institute (NCI) is running NCI Charrette System™ courses for public engagement: a unique programme in the UK.
When?
The course will run for 3 days.
Date: 27-29 April 2010
Time: 09.00 to 16.30
Where?
The Fielder Conference Centre, Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield Avenue, Hatfield, Herts AL10 9TP.
Cost
£990*
* Includes all course materials, a copy of ‘The Charrette Handbook’ and refreshments (including lunch).
About the course
This 3-day course illustrates the capability of the NCI Charrette System™ for all aspects of community planning.
Who is it for?
It is ideal for planners, urban designers, architects and developers specialising in sustainable development, transportation, public works, and transit as well as those with an interest in community participation and engagement.
What you will learn
You will learn the practical NCI Charrette System™ skills, tools and techniques through interactive, hands-on exercises practised on four case study types:
- Sustainable community planning
- Regional/comprehensive planning
- Transportation/infrastructure planning
- Transit oriented development planning
The course begins with a comprehensive overview of the entire NCI Charrette System including a day-by-day account of the process and products of a recent charrette.
This overview sets the framework for the in-depth case study exercises, conducted in a small team format. The goal of the exercises is to teach the essential tools for assessing and planning a project using a NCI Charrette, including:
- Project Touchstones
- Objectives and Measures
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Project Roadmap
- Charrette Ready Plan and Charrette Schedule
Also covered are:
- discussions of charrette team capabilities and chemistry
- charrette studio set-up
- budgets
- stories from famous charrette successes and failures
Your Certificate
On successful completion of the course you will be awarded the NCI Charrette System Certificate.
Depending on your skill and experience level, upon completion of the training you will be able to host or conduct a NCI charrette.
About NCI
The NCI is an educational, not-for-profit organisation, that has been providing charrette training since 2002 across the United States.
NCI Executive Director and leading charrette educator, Bill Lennertz, will be teaching this course in partnership with staff from the University of Hertfordshire, BRE, Turnberry Consulting and Parsons Brinckerhoff.
For more on NCI, see: www.charretteinstitute.org/about-nci.html
