For Artists, Leaders and Board Members within the sector
14 Apr 2026
14th April @ 09:30-5pm
£40+VAT for A&BNI members
Booking and further information can be found here
Arts and Business NI (A&B NI) and Safe to Create are collaborating to further support professional development in the arts, creative and cultural sector with this training. This training equips arts professionals and board members with practical skills to understand their own conflict styles and to manage workplace tensions more confidently and constructively across organisations.
EFFECTIVE CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – WORKPLACE SKILLS
NOTE: There will be 2 scheduled short breaks and a one hour lunch break, taken during this workshop.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
This Effective Conflict Management training course is designed specifically for people working across the arts and creative sectors at all levels to enhance self-awareness in conflict and to develop greater conflict competence in responding to tensions in the workplace.
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:
Conflict in the workplace is inevitable, but destructive conflict is not.
This course is designed for people across the sector at all levels to enhance self-awareness in conflict and to develop greater conflict competence in responding to tensions in the workplace.
The course consists of three elements. Participants must complete all three elements, as follows:
- An online Conflict Dynamics Profile (CDP) assessment (takes approx. 20 minutes) in advance of the training workshop;
- A one-day in-person training workshop (NOTE: There will be 2 scheduled short breaks and a 1-hour lunch break).
- A post-training day one-on-one feedback session (approx. 30 minutes).
This valuable training will empower participants with various developmental, communication and management tools to deal with conflict more effectively and avoid the distressing fallout of poorly managed conflict.
There are limited places available for this course, so do apply quickly if you are interested.
DETAILS:
Dates: Tues 14 April, 10am - 5pm
Where: Room2 Hometel, Belfast TBD
Cost: £50 - General Admission / £40- ABNI Members
TRAINING BURSARIES
*A limited number of training fees bursaries are available for freelance artists, arts & creative workers to cover the cost of this course. Places will be offered based on eligibility and on a first come first served basis. Please outline your request for a fees bursary on our Training Requests Form.
TRAVEL / ACCOMMODATION BURSARIES
Safe to Create is delighted to offer a limited number of travel and/or accommodation bursaries to participants based outside the host city as necessary. Applicants must be resident on the island of Ireland. Please outline your request for a travel/accommodation bursary on our Training Requests Form.
ACCESS
Safe to Create is delighted to cover any necessary access costs to support attendance and full participation in the workshop. Please outline your request in our Access Requests Form.
Alternatively, please email: info@safetocreate.ie or call 00353 (0)1 6704906.
It was wonderful that the course focused on our own values and behaviours. Having the Conflict Dynamics Profile was very insightful and the half hour feedback session post event was very beneficial. I liked that it was in person and we got to meet others from the creative sector and hear their perspectives.
- Catherine Harte, IMMA
Our Funders & Partners
Arts & Business NI is generously supported by The Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
