Negotiating skills are important for participants in both large groups and small groups. Group members must be skillful in negotiating to arrive at decisions. The programme enables participants to practise the following positive behaviours :

The workshop accomplishes the following learnings

• Recognize that the background and history of any conflict are important; listen as these are explored.
• Set goals which are realistic.
• Be objective in the presentation of facts and arguments.
• Listen carefully, and reflect on what is said.
• Resolve conflicts when necessary; clarify and solve problems.
• Examine different options and consider new ideas.
• Adjust attitudes and ideas by making reasonable compromises.
• Exhaust all possible answers to "what if" and "why not".
• Base decisions on criteria agreed upon by the group.