We have organised a special PRINCE2 Foundation certification course to take place in Christchurch.

When 

Wednesday 4 October - Friday 6 October 2023

Time

9:00am-4:30pm, each day

Where

Environment Canterbury, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch

Our trainer

Debbie Gee

Prerequisites

There are no course prerequisites apart from pre-course reading.

Cost

General Rate: $2400.00 plus GST per person  

Council Rate: $2000.00 plus GST per person

Spaces are limited to 16 for the course.

This includes attendance at the three-day course, a PRINCE2 handbook for pre-course reading, a digital version of the handbook and the PRINCE2 Foundation exam which will be taken during the last day of the course. Pre-course reading of parts of the PRINCE2 handbook is required.

This course will be delivered by Project Plus, which is Accredited to deliver PRINCE2 training courses by PeopleCert on behalf of Axelos.

How to register

Workshop now FULL

PRINCE2™

PRINCE2 is the most used project management framework in the world. It was originally developed by the UK government and the New Zealand Treasury recommends it’s use. Other certifications such as PMI’s PMP do not provide a project management framework.

PRINCE2 contains a complete set of concepts and project management processes. It enables good governance and the SRO/Sponsor and the project team to work well to deliver successful projects.

The PRINCE2 framework is designed to be adaptable and scalable for all types of projects. You will learn how you can tailor PRINCE2 to reflect your project’s needs.

The PRINCE2 course focuses on the seven Principles, seven Themes and seven Processes of the PRINCE2 methodology and prepares you for the PRINCE2 Foundation examination.

After completing this course, you will be able to organise, plan and control projects quickly and effectively using the PRINCE2 methodology. You will understand:

The 7 PRINCE2 Themes

1. Business case
2. Organisation
3. Quality
4. Plans
5. Risk
6. Change
7. Progress

The 7 PRINCE2 Principles

1. Continued business justification
2. Learn from experience
3. Defined roles and responsibilities
4. Manage by stages
5. Manage by exception
6. Focus on products
7. Tailored to suit the project environment

The 7 PRINCE2 Processes

1. Starting up a project
2. Initiating a project
3. Directing a project
4. Controlling a stage
5. Managing stage boundaries
6. Managing product delivery
7. Closing a project

Benefits of using the PRINCE2 framework

• Team members focus on the project's viability in relation to its business case objectives - rather than simply seeing the completion of the project as an end in itself.
• Consistency of project work and the ability to reuse project assets while facilitating staff mobility and reducing the impact of people changes/handovers.
• Plans and reports that meet the needs of each level in the project team and project board, improving communication and control.
• Mitigate potential risks and issues and focus on the project's viability throughout.
• Bring clarity and identify improvements for future projects.

You will also gain:

• Benefits from a shared language and approach to reporting will save time and effort.
• Increase peoples’ awareness of their roles and responsibilities in the project management life cycle.
• Utilise an invaluable diagnostic tool, facilitating the assurance and assessment of project work, troubleshooting and audits.
• Ensure stakeholders (including sponsors and resource providers) are properly represented in planning and decision-making.
• Enable more effective engagement of stakeholders in project approval and management.

Foundation Exam

The Foundation exam is held during the afternoon of the last day.

• It is multiple choice
• 60 questions
• 33 marks required to pass- 55%
• 60 minutes duration
• Closed book

You will be asked to register for your exam the week before the course. Preliminary results will be provided on the day of the exam and confirmed results and an e-certificate are provided online three working days later.

This course is not tailored to council projects as it is a standard worldwide certification.

PRINCE2™ is a trademark of AXELOS Limited, used under permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved.

PRINCE2 in 1000 Words | Axelos

Unique Masterclass

Explore the power of Python in hydrological data analysis, machine learning, and flood forecasting during this dynamic 4-hour course. Gain insights into data wrangling, multivariate exploratory data analysis, time series analysis, data

Visualisation, and machine learning techniques. Tailored for flood practitioners at all levels, this course empowers you with practical skills through real-world examples and interactive demonstrations.

When

Tuesday 10 October

Where

Auckland

Time 

10am – 3pm

Cost 

$300.00per person (includes lunch)

How to register

Email Rachael Armstrong - Rachael.Armstrong@hbrc.govt.nz

Limited number of spaces so register early so you don't miss out.

Key Learning Points

• Data Wrangling: Learn how to prepare and refine hydrological and weather data for analysis.
• Multivariate Exploratory Data Analysis: Uncover complex relationships and patterns within datasets.
• Time Series Analysis: Master temporal data analysis to identify trends and seasonality.
• Data Visualization: Create compelling visuals to communicate findings effectively.
• Machine Learning for Flood Forecasting: Explore machine learning methods to real-world flood forecasting scenarios.

Interactive Learning

Engage in hands-on exercises using Google Colab and Jupyter Notebook (Python) on your personal computer. A Google account is essential for Colab access.

Presenter: Dr Phil Mourot, Senior Researcher at AI Institute and Senior Hazard Advisor at Waikato Regional Council

A one-day workshop on practical examples of river management practices, and the context in which options are considered. Participants to bring case studies of recent works or current sites where works are proposed.  The workshop will be discussion based, with a short overview of the wider context of river management.

Who would benefit?

Local authority engineers and asset managers, consultants and contractors actively involved in river management, or who have a specific interest in and experience of rivers and their management.

When

Friday 13 October

Where

Wellington

Time

One day (9 am to 4.30 pm)

Cost

$500.00 plus GST.

Council rate – $400.00 plus GST

Where to register

Email Rachael Armstrong - Rachael.Armstrong@hbrc.govt.nz

Key themes

River management options: relating to river type and reach character.

Site context and pre-flood conditions: of flood history, channel changes and sediment transport activity.

Option selection: from potential bank protection and channel management measures.

Relating works to site: dimensioning structural bank works, scoping channel measures and margin vegetation management.

Learning from mistakes: all river management measures are temporary, thus monitoring and observation skills to learn from the river is essential.

Outcomes

A better understanding of river dynamics and the requirements of river engineering, and of different practices used on different types of rivers and around the country.

Presenter Gary Williams, Water & Soil Engineer, FEngNZ

A half-day workshop providing explanation and examples of the concepts described in the recently released NZ River Managers SIG – Room for the River guidelines.   The technical basis for the Room for the River concept will be explained along with examples of the methodology that can be used to determine river management lines and agreed intervention protocols to facilitate effective implementation. 

Where

Wellington

When

Monday 20 November 2023

Time

10:00am-3:00pm

Cost

$500 + GST

$400 + GST (council staff rate)

How to register

To register email Rachael.Armstrong@hbrc.govt.nz

Key themes

• What is Room for the River
• How can it be used to manage flood and erosion risks within the context of climate change and Te mana o te wai
• How to determine river management design lines
• Interventions and dealing with critical assets within the river management design lines
• Implementation enablers including planning controls

Outcomes

A better understanding of how to derive river management design lines and how they can be implemented to achieve Room for the River outcomes.

Who would benefit?

Local authority engineers and asset managers, consultants and contractors actively involved in river management, or who have a specific interest in and experience of rivers and their management.

Presenter

Kyle Christensen - River Engineering Consultant

A one-day workshop on practical examples of river management practices, and the context in which options are considered. Participants to bring case studies of recent works or current sites where works are proposed.  The workshop will be discussion based, with a short overview of the wider context of river management.

Who would benefit?

Local authority engineers and asset managers, consultants and contractors actively involved in river management, or who have a specific interest in and experience of rivers and their management.

When

Wednesday 31 January 2024

Where

Wellington

Time

One day (9 am to 4.30 pm)

Cost

$500.00 plus GST.

Council rate – $400.00 plus GST

Where to register

Email Rachael Armstrong - Rachael.Armstrong@hbrc.govt.nz

Key themes

River management options: relating to river type and reach character.

Site context and pre-flood conditions: of flood history, channel changes and sediment transport activity.

Option selection: from potential bank protection and channel management measures.

Relating works to site: dimensioning structural bank works, scoping channel measures and margin vegetation management.

Learning from mistakes: all river management measures are temporary, thus monitoring and observation skills to learn from the river is essential.

Outcomes

A better understanding of river dynamics and the requirements of river engineering, and of different practices used on different types of rivers and around the country.

Presenter Gary Williams, Water & Soil Engineer, FEngNZ

Key Learning Objectives/Outcomes

Familiarity with key principles in fluvial geomorphology and their application to various river management situations (e.g., catchment (and regional) planning, sediment flux issues, and relation to flood hazards).

When

Monday 19 February - Tuesday 20 February 2024

Where

Wellington and Waikanae

Time

Two full days (8am-5pm)

Exact times to be confirmed

Cost

$950.00 plus GST for 2-day course. Council rate – $800.00 plus GST

Where to register

Email Rachael Armstrong - Rachael.Armstrong@hbrc.govt.nz

Key themes

Management issues for which geomorphic insight is fundamental:

• Work with the river (nature-based solutions) – respect diversity, work with process
• Determine what is realistically achievable
• Be proactive, precautionary, pre-emptive – tackle threatening processes
• Risk management
• Integrated Catchment Management
• Active and passive practices (including the do-nothing option) – hard versus soft engineering practices … Role of maintenance (weed management)
• Flood management/protection versus ‘living with a living river’
• Managing river erosion
• Using sediment budgets to manage sedimentation issues (including sand/gravel extraction)

Spatial Dimensions of geomorphologically-informed river management

Catchment

• Fundamental geomorphic unit
• Longitudinal profile – source, transfer accumulation zones
• Network relationships (tributary-trunk stream pattern, flux)
• Connectivity relationships

Channel planform: Braided, wandering gravel-bed, active meandering passive meandering, discontinuous watercourse (wetland/swamp)

Channel geometry

• Downstream and at-a-station hydraulic geometry
• Size and shape

Geomorphic units

• Erosional and depositional forms (and process relations)
• Channel (instream) and floodplain
• Assemblages – and approach to analysis of morphodynamics, condition, recovery (Fryirs & Brierley, 2021)

Bed material size

• Bedrock, Boulder/cobble, gravel-bed, sand-bed, fine-grained
• Bedload, mixed load, suspended load

Temporal dimensions of geomorphologically-informed river management

Timescale: Geologic, geomorphic, engineering

Magnitude-frequency relations

Equilibrium versus non-linear relations

Legacy effect (landscape memory)

Processes of geomorphic river adjustment

• Balance of impelling and resisting forces
• Stream power, shear stress
• Resistance elements – role of riparian vegetation, wood, ecosystem engineers
• Entrainment, transport, deposition (Hjulstrom curve)
• Sediment transport – Bedload, suspended load, solution load
• Aggradation/degradation regime – Lane Balance

Evolutionary trajectory of rivers (and recovery potential)

• Relating character and behaviour (capacity for adjustment/range of variability) to evolutionary trajectory
• Scoping (modelling) prospective river futures to determine what is realistically achievable in management

Geomorphology and river health (condition)

What do we measure where, how and why?

What do we measure against?

Geomorphic relations to Māori conceptualisations of rivers

A living river ethos, mauri, mana, ora

How geomorphology can support river management (indicative only – set up follow up specialist courses)

Scoping river futures - Proactive and precautionary approaches to Visioning & Catchment Planning

Concern for treatment response

Geoethical considerations – concerns for social and environmental justice

• Risk management
• Integrated Catchment Management
• Active and passive practices (including the do-nothing option) – hard versus soft engineering practices … Role of maintenance (weed management)
• Flood management/protection versus ‘living with a living river’
• Managing river erosion
• Using sediment budgets to manage sedimentation issues (including sand/gravel extraction)

Presenters: Ian Fuller, Gary Brierley, Jon Tunnicliffe

When applied in the right way, project management brings value and ensures smooth sailing throughout all stages of a project. The tools used by project managers can be useful for anyone working in a project environment, regardless of your role. Project reporting is one of the key tools to communicate successes and raise risks but how does one ensure the right things are captured at the right time for the right audience?

Join us, as Anna Ivanova, Regional Lead-Rivers Delivery at Environment Canterbury walks us through key project management principles, how to apply them in the public sector and shares a case study of reporting using the Climate Resilience Shovel-ready Programme (part of the COVID-19 recovery scheme) example. 

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_s6DOa7VoTnGJ2m9wQzfHRg

Anna Ivanova (CAPM, MSP) is a Regional Lead-Rivers Delivery at Environment Canterbury (Canterbury Regional Council). Anna has been with ECan for the last 3 years leading the Climate Resilient Programme (shovel-ready COVID projects) and bringing in best practice project management methods across all the Rivers work. With Anna’s background in finance she has full appreciation for timely and accurate reporting and has championed reporting standards across the industry and with other regional councils. Having worked in both private and public sector, Anna has a solid understanding of the particularities of project delivery in both fields and is keen to share her insights in this session.

 

This webinar shares insights from two participatory research projects on how community groups, tangata whenua, government and stakeholders are working together to achieve catchment scale improvements in freshwater health, and barriers to collective action. From the Cawthron Institute, Jim’s research reveals the support community groups need to realise collective freshwater management, while Kiely’s focuses on the role catchment collectives can play in supporting coordinated community-led restoration.

Presenters:

Jim Sinner is a senior social scientist at the Cawthron Institute in Nelson, New Zealand. Current and recent projects involve work on catchment groups, understanding values, collaborative planning, structured decision making and the concept of social licence.

Jim has a MSc in agricultural economics from Cornell University and a BA in government from Harvard University. He came to New Zealand in 1991 and has worked in government, consultancy, advocacy and research roles concerning resource management and environmental stewardship. Jim has been at Cawthron since 2007.

Kiely McFarlane is a social scientist at the Cawthron Institute whose research explores the social dimensions of freshwater issues and collective approaches to restoration.

Kiely has a PhD in resources, environment and sustainability from the University of British Columbia and a MSc in geography from the University of Auckland. Her work at Cawthron has included research on the environmental history of lakes in Aotearoa, the application of environmental limits and targets in policy, collective approaches to ecosystem restoration, and the future of freshwater fish management in Aotearoa.

To register https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_q9hYTJObRoeXHYeFl7AcKw

The Adaptation Agenda (room for the river): What have we learned from experience?

The adaptation agenda is not new, but appears it is only able to be progressed once people have experienced severe impacts and the scale and scope of damages have become clear. So what have we learned from our experience?

To prepare for the impacts of climate change in a climate exposed and unstable pluvial country we need fit for purpose governance and institutional arrangements that enable implementation of adaptation actions, planning frameworks and decision tools that account for dynamic changing risks, in tune with our Treaty partners, and iwi/ hapu cultural values, and that are inclusive of wider community values.

This webinar will address these issues, illustrated with practical examples from New Zealand.

Presenter: Dr Judy Lawrence

Dr Judy Lawrence

Dr Judy Lawrence is Adjunct Professor the Climate Change Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington and Director of PS Consulting Ltd. Judy’s research and practice focus on climate change adaptation, sea-level rise, coastal hazards, river and water resource risk management, land use management and soil conservation. She is an active member of the global decision making under deep uncertainty network. Judy works with a range of regional and district councils, water agencies, central government agencies and supervises post graduate students. Judy was Co-Author of the MfE Coastal Hazards and Climate Change Guidance (2017), Co-Chaired the Climate Change Adaptation Technical Working Group (2018), Governance Domain Lead for the first NZ National Climate Change Risk Assessment (2020), Coordinating Lead Author for the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report Working Group II Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (2022). Judy was a  recipient of the Prime Minister’s Science Prize 2019 Melting Ice and Rising Seas Team 2019 and the Terry Healy Coastal Project Award in 2017 and 2018 for the Living Edge Resilience and the MfE Coastal Guidance Projects. She has a PhD in Public Policy on the adequacy of institutions for climate change adaptation and a Masters degree in Geomorphology. Judy is a Climate Change Commissioner.

Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mC_LEN5LRqKJ5NxUA2iGkQ

Climate Change Adaptation - Practical Approaches

The webinar will look at the journey being taken across the Waikato Region on climate change adaption/resilience with a focus on river systems and flood protection schemes that will appeal to river managers, engineers and planners across local and central government, as well as researchers.  We will show how climate change is addressed through current and proposed processes, that require partnerships and collaboration with other agencies, researchers and key stakeholders.  Will share the learnings we have made across our journey.

Presenter: Rick Liefting

Rick is the Regional Resilience Team Lead at Waikato Regional Council (WRC), North Island, New Zealand.  The WRC covers some 25,000 km2 (~9,700 Square miles) with over 100 lakes, 1,150 km (715 miles) of coastline and manages 620km (385 miles) of stopbanks protecting some 3,000 km2 (1,158 square miles) of land.  The Regional Resilience team provides knowledge on current and future natural hazards and risk, and provides technical support in managing flood protection and land drainage schemes as well as emergency management and responding to natural hazard events.

The breadth of expertise within the team allows for an integrated approach to understanding projected impacts of climate change on communities and adaptation options.  Rick’s 20-plus years of experience as a coastal scientist and natural hazard lead has guided a strategic approach to community resilience.  A key component to successful adaption is community empowerment to make informed decisions using publicly available resources such as the WRC Coastal Inundation Tool, Waikato Regional Hazards Portal and site-specific assessments.

Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h63oe-ptR2GsRbIJ98kXSg