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Federation Working With LLUK to
Review the National Occupational Standards for Development
Work
..2nd Stage
Date: 17th Dec 2008
The 2nd Stage of the NOS Review will start 8th January 2009.
Revised Draft Standards will be published; a new Questionnaire
will be available; and a new round of Consultation Events
is being planned.
Keep an eye on the NOS
Review page and the NOS
Events page to keep up to date!
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Common
Grounds Conference, July 2008
date: 13 November 2008
The mental
health service user movement and community development work
have existed in parallel worlds for a number of years - each
promoting active participation and user/community influence
for positive change.
In July
2008 the Centre of Excellence in Interdisciplinary Mental
Health and the Federation for Community Development Learning
co-organised an event: Common Grounds: Building Alliances
for Positive Mental Health: Communities, Community Development
and Service User Groups.
The conference
report explores the 'common grounds' between service user
movements, participation initiatives in health services and
community development work and identifies a number of practical
action points.
Download
the Report (PDF file)
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FIRST
Community Development graduates in the South-East.
Date ...6th November 2008.
Two groups of students from Ruskin College Oxford and University
of Sussex graduated with Community Development Foundation degrees
in Ocotober - the first ever in the South-East of England. FCDL
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Federation
produces NEW "How To.." guides.
Date:
7 August 2008.
These guides are part of a series produced by members of the
National Empowerment Partnership. Go to Publications
page for more detail..
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NEW
- Community Development Work Accreditation Pilot Scheme
The National Empowerment Partnership funded ESB, through FCDL,
to undertake a small research project with the aim of developing
a formal model of accreditation which acknowledges the skills
and expertise of experienced community development practitioners
in England.
For further information see the Learning
& Qualifications Framework page OR do to the ESB
site
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Federation
Working With LLUK to Review the National Occupational Standards
for Development Work
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Date: 31st July 2008
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FCDL has been
successful in its tender to Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) to create
a new generation of National Occupational Standards for the community
development workforce.
LLUK is one of 25 employer-led Sector Skills Councils and has been
licensed by the UK government to set standards for occupational
competence in Community Development Work. These standards will be
designed to help and inform employers regarding the recruitment
and professional development of staff (paid and unpaid) working
in community development.
Starting with
a review of the second generation of standards (set in 2002 by PAULO
the former National Training Organisation for Community Learning
and Development), consultations will start in the autumn to ensure
that the third generation of standards are fit for purpose in todays
policy context, whilst still reflecting the values and principles
of Community Development Work. Go to the
NOS Review page for the Questionnaire and Guidance.
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Federation
Awarded £450k to Provide Training and Support to Marginalised
Communities
Date:
24th June 2008.
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The Federation
is delighted to be involved in Capacity Builder's 'Improving
Reach' programme. This funding (announced on 17th June) will
allow the Federation to provide self-identified development and
training/learning support to small marginalised frontline organisations
reflecting and working with excluded communities.
This programme
builds on the work undertaken within a pilot project where partnership
with FCDL members enabled outreach work to involve some of the most
excluded groups. This work provided support for marginalised groups
to identify their own learning and development needs, and developed
and delivered customised training or support that was relevant and
accessible.
Funding from
Capacity Builders will allow the project to continue for a further
three years and will involve working with a range of marginalised
communities including small BME, Refugee, isolated rural, migrant
workers and Gypsy & Traveller front-line organisations. Further
information will follow as the project develops along with evaluations
of the original pilot.
NOCN
Resource packs New
prices for Spring 2008.
Taster
Session Packs: More
information
How to
Set up a Refugee Community Organisation. NEW
publication. Find
out more.
& Order your copy.
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Neighbourhood
identity: People, time and place
Douglas Robertson, James Smyth and Ian McIntosh. March 2008.
A new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, is a study of
how neighbourhood identity is formed and the implications this may
have for area renewal policies.
Community
Empowerment Network (CEN) research
published
by Urban Forum
April
2008.
Research
detailing the state of Community Empowerment Networks (CENs).
Interested in a career and qualification
in community development? Foundation Degree at
Ruskin
College, Oxford
Learning
Power: A contribution to the national skills strategy
The
Scarman Trust: July 2007.
A
discussion paper considering how learning can improve opportunities
and life chances for all citizens, especially the poorest.
New
Community Work Skills Manual..
Anniversary edition of the very successful Community Work Skills
Manual. This
edition will include green
themes and environmental issues - with new contributions from community
development workers - and should be available summer 2008.
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