Event Planning & Support - Community Training Workshops

Get Set Go!

Get Set Go! participants

An interactive workshop for organisers of community recreation programmes and events. You will learn how to run an event or programme that:

• people want to come to
• is affordable to run
• will energise you and your organisation
• will be fun.

Cost:

$40 for voluntary organisations (ask us about our group fee);
$60 for government agencies or business organisations.

Fee includes a practical training manual.

• Get Set Go! Guide (966Kb PDF)
• Get Set Go! Planning Sheets (252Kb PDF) | Text version (230Kb RTF)

Spread the Word

Workshops about creating an effective promotions plan on a budget including:

• what really makes people turn up
• getting the right message to the right people at the right time
• creating key messages
• viral marketing
• developing flyers and posters
• working with the media.

Includes expert guest speakers.

Cost:

$40 for voluntary organisations (ask us about our group fee);
$60 for government agencies or business organisations.

Fee includes a practical training manual.

• Spread the Word Guide (5.20Mb PDF)
• Spread the Word Planning Sheets (590Kb PDF)

Back to Top of Page.

Push Play Games

Interactive workshops aimed at holiday programme staff and anyone running games sessions. Learn how to plan and organise games, and use equipment, for a variety of situations and different kinds of groups, including:

• games to fit available space
• games for windy days
• games for all ages
• games for different-sized groups
• running a range of games.

Cost:

Free to community groups.

Opening Doors

Interactive workshops for those wanting to open doors to recreation opportunities for people with experience of mental illness. Workshop includes:

• what motivates and de-motivates us to get active
• challenges that people with experience of mental illness have to getting active
• 'activation' tools
• combating stigma and discrimination in the sport and recreation sector.

Cost:

Free to community groups.

Opening Doors (1.1Mb PDF)

More Information

Community Recreation Programmer

Related Links

• Grants
• Pools
• Recreation Centres
• Recreation Support

Department Details:
Event Planning and Support (Recreation Wellington)