CLD Strategic Plan 2021-2024

Community learning and development (CLD) practice covers a broad range of practice including youth work, community based adult learning, family learning and community development.

CLD empowers people of all ages to work individually or collectively to make positive changes in their lives, and in their communities, through learning, personal development and active citizenship.

CLD work in Scotland is guided by the Strategic Guidance for Community Planning partnerships: Community learning and development (2012) document and underpinned in legislation through The Requirements for Community Learning and Development (Scotland) Regulations 2013.

The regulations state that CLD’s specific focus should be:

1) Improve life chances for people of all ages, including young people in particular, through learning, personal development and active citizenship.

2) Stronger, more resilient, supportive, influential and inclusive communities.

Multi-Agency Partnership

Community learning and development (CLD) includes a huge variety of informal and formal learning, delivered locally in our communities by a wide range of agencies. The partner agencies will all deliver aspects of the plan, working together, to bring the plan to life and report on progress.

Our CLD partners include:

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HSCP – Public Health
Argyll and Bute Council Education Service
Argyll and Bute Council Economic Growth
Argyll and Bute Drugs and Alcohol Partnership
Argyll College UHI
Third Sector Interface
3rd sector community organisations representative
3rd sector community trusts representative
Strategic Housing Forum
Skills Development Scotland
Department for Work and Pensions
Community Planning management team
Argyll and Bute Council Community Development team
Police Scotland
Scottish Fire and Rescue
Outdoor Learning sector representative

The 2021 – 2024 Plan

CLD Partners work together to respond to what young people, adults and community groups say they want to learn, and deliver it in the right places at the right times. We aim to help people make positive changes in their lives through learning. Through a combination of consultation and research we have identified six key themes.