Community Pathways CIC
Option1: Recruit local people to undertake the research
Recruit and train your local people to undertake the research & consultation you want to commission. This will ensure that people in your area are involved in the design and delivery of the research and will have access to your communities, including those who may be difficult to engage.
Cost: £1400 (to include recruitment costs, venue hire and 3 day training course in Research Methodology)
Option2: Higher Level Training and Development in Research Methods at a HEI
Training in Research Methods at Aston University. Develop the capacity of your local people in community consultation and research by commissioning Aston University to deliver interviewing and focus group training, thematic analysis, questionnaire design and data analysis.
Cost: £3000 (for up to 12 participants)
Option3: Training and support for your staff in questionnaire and interview design
We will work with and support your staff to ensure a robust and reliable questionnaire or interview schedule is used. This option includes a short training course for staff that will focus on questionnaire design, followed by a one day period of support to ‘prefect’ the research instrument and ensure it is accessible to your target audience.
Cost: £600
Option4: Undertake the research, analyse the results and submit the findings in report format
Community researchers co-ordinated by an experienced researcher will undertake consultations and research.You may wish to analyse your own results or we can undertake detailed analysis of data that will be presented in a written report. The length of time needed to complete research projects varies so please contact Community Pathways CIC to discuss your requirements.
Cost: £600 per day for a Research Team (to cover researcher’s salaries but excluding venue hire and other associated costs)
Option5: Feedback the research results and impact / outcomes to local communities
Community researchers will feedback to local people. This ensures the local community know the results of the research and the outcomes and possible impact on their lives. Feedback mechanisms will include informal, leaflets, presentations etc. dependant upon individual project requirements
Cost: £400 per day for a Research Team (to cover researcher’s salaries but excluding venue hire)
Creating employment opportunities for local people
Who are we?
A consultation and research company whose assets are community owned. Community Pathways CIC employs local people who undertake quality assured training to enable them to conduct research and consultation in local communities.
Why community consultation and research?
All public bodies are committed to:
- Involving people in the design and delivery of services
- Tackling inequalities and promoting equality in the process
- Engaging local people to discuss service quality, gaps and future improvements
- Shaping commissioning priorities
This is best achieved by training people from within the communities you wish to consult or by using our bank of ready trained researchers. Experience shows that consultation response rates are higher than for standard research and the results tend to be more reliable and representative of the local population.
Many of Community Pathways CIC researchers are from those groups who are furthest removed from the labour market and we have found that they gain confidence, new skills, expertise and improved employment prospects.
Why should I use Community Pathways CIC?
Whether you are a local authority, NHS Trust, Housing Association or voluntary organisation our team of researchers, supported by experienced researchers, can provide you with ‘real’ information about the needs of your local community as well as a local perspective on the services you provide or would like to provide.
The unique options on offer from Community Pathways CIC also encourage each organisation we work with to ‘give something back’ to their communities.
- Are you a NHS Trust that needs to found out what local people think about the move to community based services?
- Are you a Housing Association and need to find out what your tenants want or how to improve participation in Tenants Associations? Why not train your tenants to conduct your research?
- Are you a local authority keen to engage local people?
- Are you a voluntary organisation who needs to demonstrate there is community support for your funding proposal?