How Does Our Practice Develop to Meet These Challenges?

CLDS Managers Conference – October 2015

Friday AM – Community Empowerment Act and PB

Workshop 1

How does our practice develop to meet these challenges?

• Locality approach – story of place – statistics
• Workers knowledge important of geographic areas
• Take time out to do more than just “manage”.

What support is required?

• Keep HGICLD? – focus on attainment?
• Step aside?
• A better understanding of CD
• Stop being an afterthought to education
• To recognise us as professionals

Statement of Ambition/Vision on CD

• Include definitions of Community Engagement, Empowerment, Capacity Building, Development
• Timescale with end date
• Promote an understanding of value based Community Development
• Leadership is “key” to this process
• We as “experts” have a role in supporting and advising but not “doing” it for them
• Linking and communicating through “Standards” and “Competencies”
• Strengthen CD in the revised CE Standards

Friday PM

Workshop 2 – repeat of am workshop

• Share PB Good Practice and resources
• Establish “PB Network”
• Training and support for “CLD” staff and other staff around the Act.
• Community Growing event 2nd December (Victoria Quay) – invite to be sent out via Peter.
• Sharing Asset Transfer information – e.g. Moray Council Asset Transfer strategy on Web
• How do we support people/groups to make participation requests?
• Organise CLDMS/CD Seminars – on key areas; Asset Transfer, Allotments, PB, participation request
• We need to start doing the ground work (build on what we already do)
• Ian Turner – offered to attend events./seminars on Act.
• There will be consultation on the guidance
• How do we do this with the level of cuts in CLD across Scotland – Who will do the work?

What can CLD do? (Re CE Act)

• PB a vehicle for local democracy
• PB beyond involvement in grant giving, also about shaping services
• Ways of encouraging groups who wouldn’t normally apply for £ - eg encouraging young people to develop video bids (Aberdeen)
• Giving communities the skills to get involved in decisions for PB
• Supporting colleagues in engagement/participation skills for PB
• Champions for broadening PB – beyond Council area budgets.
• Encouraging/Supporting communities to participate in joined up local service planning
• How can we engage communities in the different aspects of the Act? An area of development for CLDMS