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What does the Federation do?
We support a network of individuals, organisations and groups interested in community development learning and training to share information and good training practice, to learn from each other and to provide good opportunities for community development learning. Full and Associate membership is available.

• We develop, out of the experience of our members, materials and training resources to support good practice in community work training.
• We produce regular training bulletins and information sheets and work with our members to publish materials that help share good training practice.
  
• Special interest groups within the Federation meet to share practice around particular perspectives and issues, including Ubuntu for Black community development workers and activists, the Accreditation Group and the Disability Issues Group.

Click here for a Description of our Objectives, and here for a Definition of Community Development.

We work at a national level to develop new arrangements for community work training and qualifications that are accessible and relevant to those involved in community work activities. The Federation has played a central role in developing:

• The revised Occupational Standards for Community Development Work and the subsequent revised community work S/NVQ.
• The England Standards Board (an endorsing body)
  
• Paulo, the National Training Organisation for Community Work, Community Education, Informal Adult Learning and Youth Work
  
• The Community Work Forum.

Can I join the Federation?
FULL membership of the Federation is available to community/voluntary groups and other organisations who are involved in providing, delivering or promoting community development and community development learning and training and who meet the Federation's criteria for Full membership.

ASSOCIATE membership of the Federation is available to groups, organisations and individuals who have an interest in and commitment to community development and community development learning and training and who meet the Federation's criteria for Associate membership.

Click here to find out about Membership entitlements and How to join.

How is the Federation managed?
Go to the Management Group page. Click here for Our Constitution.

Who Works Here?
Click here to go to The Staff Page.