Board Support Person Training

This training is for people who are interested in, or currently supporting, a board member with intellectual disability to take part in formal board meetings. Good support is essential for a person with intellectual disability to carry out a board role effectively—and that’s why your role matters.   How the Inclusive Governance Project informs this training The Inclusive Governance Project has listened closely to the real experiences of people involved in boards, including board members with and without disability, executive officers, and board support people. By understanding what helps and what gets in the way for each of these stakeholders, the project has identified the benefits of inclusive governance, the barriers that can prevent meaningful participation, and practical strategies that support people with intellectual disability to have a real voice in decision-making within community organisations. This training is built from those insights, with a focus on one key part of making inclusive governance work in practice: the role of the Board Support Person.   How this training course works Each module is practical and includes short lessons, real examples, and printable tools you can use and adapt. Templates in this course are guides, not rules—because every person and every board context is different.

Making Inclusive Organisation

Easy to understand governance

Welcome to the course This training is about governance. Governance is the work boards do, and how they make sure organisations run well. It is written in Easy Read and plain English. It is written to help people with intellectual disability understand how boards work. It may also help anyone who finds reading English hard. It is good to ask someone to support […]

Working together – Board member and Board support person