CHIFALab

Training Offer

Commissionable training, grouped by who it's for.

Every CHIFA Lab training offer connects to the Intelligence & Accountability Loop and is delivered to Academy standards. It is grounded in trusted local leadership and is never parachuted.

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Trusted local leadership pathway

Not parachuted. Locally trained. Properly certified.

A clear three-stage progression from trusted local leadership into certified, meaningful CHIFA delivery roles.

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Stage 01

Trusted local leaders

Embedded grassroots voices, community connectors, peer leaders and trusted facilitators already rooted in their borough.

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Stage 02

Academy training

Standards-based facilitation, structural articulation, ethics, supervision and reflective practice, to CHIFA Academy standards.

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Stage 03

Meaningful roles

Certified delivery roles. Co-facilitator, borough connector and venue host, each part of the live Loop.

  • Co-facilitator
  • Borough connector
  • Venue host
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Trusted local leaders moving through Academy training and into co-facilitator, borough connector and venue-host roles.

Track 01 · Community

For trusted community leaders.

Facilitation craft, structural articulation and representation skills for grassroots leaders, embedded voices and VCSE partners.

  • CHIFA Facilitator Training

    Commissionable
    Covers
    Holding grassroots reflection spaces, surfacing recurring patterns, and CHIFA facilitation standards.
    Strengthens
    Quality and credibility of insight surfaced from community settings.
    Pathway
    Leads into Co-Facilitator and Borough Connector pathways.

  • Co-Facilitator & Borough Connector

    Commissionable
    Covers
    Co-facilitation craft, borough-level connection, ethics, and CHIFA Academy operating standards.
    Strengthens
    Local ownership of CHIFA delivery, keeping the model grassroots-rooted.
    Pathway
    Direct route into certified CHIFA delivery roles.

  • Structural Articulation

    Commissionable
    Covers
    Translating community experience into structural language commissioners can act on.
    Strengthens
    Strategic usefulness of grassroots intelligence in formal spaces.

  • Accountability & Representation

    Commissionable
    Covers
    Holding accountability between embedded representation and the wider ecosystem.
    Strengthens
    Visibility, groundedness and answerability of community voice.
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Track 02 · Venues

For barbershops and trusted venues.

Readiness, hospitality and standards for the everyday spaces that already hold community trust, including barbershops, salons and neighbourhood venues.

  • Barbershop & Trusted Space Readiness

    Commissionable
    Covers
    Role clarity, ethics and CHIFA standards for trusted neighbourhood spaces.
    Strengthens
    Engagement quality in spaces that already hold community trust.
    Pathway
    Route into venue host certification.

  • Venue Host Certification

    Commissionable
    Covers
    Hospitality, atmosphere, safety and discretion in CHIFA-hosted spaces.
    Strengthens
    Trust and consistency of the hosted environment.

  • Grassroots-Owned Peer Learning Spaces

    Commissionable
    Covers
    Designing peer learning that remains grassroots-owned in character.
    Strengthens
    Local ownership of trusted reflection capacity.
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Track 03 · System

For commissioners and system partners.

Briefings, validation craft and supervision for NHS and ICB teams, local authority and public health commissioners, VCSE infrastructure partners and funders.

  • Briefing for Commissioners & System Partners

    Commissionable
    Covers
    How to read CHIFA intelligence, commission CHIFA work, and use the Loop alongside existing structures.
    Strengthens
    System understanding of grassroots intelligence and accountability in practice.

  • Validation & Intelligence Handling

    Commissionable
    Covers
    Validating, holding and surfacing grassroots intelligence with rigour and care.
    Strengthens
    Quality of intelligence reaching leadership and commissioning settings.

  • Reflective Practice & Supervision

    Commissionable
    Covers
    Ongoing reflective practice, ethics and supervision for active practitioners.
    Strengthens
    Long-term facilitation quality and practitioner wellbeing.
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Who can commission

For system, infrastructure and community partners.

NHS and ICB teams

Local authorities and public health teams

VCSE infrastructure partners

Grassroots and community organisations

Funders and strategic partners

Barbershops and trusted community spaces

Formats

Designed to fit how partners actually commission.

Delivered as a single briefing, a structured pathway, or a fully tailored programme. Online, in person, or hybrid through the Academy.

  • One-off briefings and workshops

  • Multi-session training programmes

  • Facilitator pathway programmes

  • Venue readiness training

  • Accountability development sessions

  • Tailored commissioned programmes

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Tell us about your context and the outcomes you're working toward, and we'll respond with a tailored proposal.

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