• Resources


    This space provides various links to live communities of practice/networks relevant to CLD practice in Scotland, the UK and Internationally.

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    • CPConnect URL
      An online community for adult literacies practitioners throughout Scotland.
    • Youthlink Scotland networks URL
      The four main networks co-ordinated and supported by YouthLink Scotland are the Members' Network, the Policy Forum, the National Voluntary Youth Work Organisations (Scotland) and the Youth Work and Schools Partnership.
    • Community Development Alliance Scotland URL
      Site for the Community Development Alliance Scotland.
    • The Development Trusts Association Scotland URL
      The community-led regeneration network. DTA Scotland’s vision is to have a successful development trust in every community that wants one.
    • Community Health Exchange (CHEX) URL
      Supporting the exchange of good practice between community-led organisations and their partners. CHEX works with a range of organisations and individuals from across Scotland that are working to improve health in their communities and address health inequalities.
    • Volunteer Development Scotland URL
      As Scotland's Centre for Excellence in volunteering, Volunteer Development Scotland leads the way in informing and modernising approaches to volunteering policy, enhancing practice and improving the quality of the volunteering experience for the people of Scotland.
    • The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) URL
      SCVO works to support people to take voluntary action to help themselves and others, and to bring about social change.
    • United Kingdom Literacy Association URL
      The United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA) is a registered charity, which has as its sole object the advancement of education in literacy. UKLA is concerned with literacy education in school and out-of-school settings in all phases of education.
    • The International Association for Community Development URL
      The International Association for Community Development (IACD) is the only global network of practitioners and activists working towards social justice through community development approaches.
    • CPSQUARE URL
      The Community of Practice on Communities of Practice.
    • Adult Education Combating Poverty - Resource Pack File 240.5KB PDF document
      This resource pack addresses practitioners’ need to know the impact poverty has on the individuals and communities within which they are working. It also provides an understanding of the contribution adult education can make in combating poverty.
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