Community Learning and Development Standards Council

The CLD Standards Council is the professional standards and registration body for people who work or volunteer in Community Learning and Development.

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Become a CLD Standards Council member

Join as a Registered member or an Associate member. Membership is free.

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  • Professional learning

    Learn how to access and record profesional learning or read our framework for action to support CLD practioners.

  • Publications

    Read the latest research, consultation responses and workforce reports

  • Approvals

    The CLD Standards Council approves qualifications and training for the CLD Sector.

Professional standards

Learn about the standards of performance individuals must achieve.

The Code of Ethics is part of a foundation for our profession, together with our values and principles, the Competences for CLD and the national professional learning strategy. In order to register, practitioners will have to commit to this code.

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These values have been identified by the CLD Standards Council. They are fundamental to the practice of CLD across all of its settings.

Read the values of CLD

The Competent Practitioner Framework has been developed by the CLD Standards Council Scotland.  It is not a checklist to be completed, rather it is a tool to help develop practice. It can be used to:

  • build capacity for effective partnership working
  • enable outcome focused practice
  • link the academic and practice worlds effectively
  • link professional development to learner aspirations 

The Framework brings together the knowledge, skills, and organisational and personal characteristics that make up competence in CLD. 

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