CLD Standards Council Conference – videos now available to watch
Thank you to everyone who attended our conference in person or online in December. If you were unable to attend or want to experience the talks again, you can now watch/listen to the conference video recordings on our i-develop conference page.
Please note you will need to use your member login to i-develop to access this. If you have lost your login/password, please contact us at contact@cldstandardscouncil.org.uk.
We had a number of excellent and illuminating presentations beginning with Professor Ken Muir delivering the annual lecture, ‘Making a Lifelong Learning Curriculum in Scotland a Reality’.
Members were welcomed by Jamie Hepburn, Minister for Higher Education and Further Education, Youth Employment and Training who reflected on the importance of CLD.
Alan Sherry OBE, Chair of the CLD Standards Council set the scene and the theme of the conference ‘A Successful CLD Workforce’ by offering up points for thought and discussion.
Watch/listen to Alan Sherry’s Introduction to the Conference.
Sarah Latto, Policy Officer at Volunteer Scotland presented a workshop focussed on ‘Supporting the Voluntary Workforce in CLD’.
Sara Thiam, CEO of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry concluded the conference with an enlightening and informative keynote presentation about the importance of connecting the CLD sector with industry and discussed James Withers’ independent review of skills delivery.
The conference concluded with reflections from our Director, Dr Marion Allison and Chair, Alan Sherry, OBE.
Watch/listen to Dr Marion Allison and Alan Sherry’s conclusion and reflections on the conference.
CLD Talks were present throughout the conference capturing members’ thoughts between sessions on the CLD Standards Council and being involved in CLD.
Watch/listen to a range of thoughts from CLD Standards Council members and staff.
News from the CLD Standards Council
In other news, the team held the first of the Higher Education & Further Education working group meetings for 2023 this week when they met online with College and University representatives from across Scotland. This productive meeting enabled training providers and the CLD Standards Council to discuss current issues, including recruitment onto CLD programmes, as well as the number of CLD programmes at various SCQF levels available to practitioners and students.
The main key action points the group agreed to focus on were:
- The need to raise awareness of CLD as a profession along with the training opportunities and career pathways available for people
- Improvements required regarding data gathering and sharing
- Articulation pathways
We will provide further updates as work develops.
Ross and Marion held a valuable meeting with representatives from third sector and uniformed youth work organisations at the Scottish Council For Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) offices in Edinburgh on Friday. Lots of positive and constructive feedback was had regarding membership and registration, as well as the value of the CLD Standards Council for both CLD practitioners and organisations. All involved fully endorsed the importance and strength of youth work being a part of CLD across Scotland.
We need your help!
Just a wee reminder that we are working on the development of the CLD Standards Council Communications Strategy and we would like to hear from you. Tell us about which social media platforms you use and how you would like your CLD Standards Council to communicate with you? We have a very short and simple social media survey which will only take 2 to 3 minutes of your time. Your responses will be really helpful, so thank you in advance. 😊👍
CLD Standards Council: Member Meet-up – Gaelic CLD Cèilidh, 8 February, 1pm
Don’t forget to sign up for our Gaelic CLD Cèilidh/meet-up to explore how Gaelic language and culture could provide a useful and accessible tool in both adult learning and capacity building, as well as a new engaging content for most communities.
Register for the Member Meet-up Gaelic CLD Cèilidh on Eventbrite.
News from the CLD Sector
Scottish Women’s Aid
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CLD Talks
CLD Talks are back with the first CLD Talk of 2023 going live on Wednesday, 1st February. You can access this and the back catalogue of podcasts from CLD Talks from all the major streaming platforms or just search for “CLD Talks”.
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UK Turing Scheme Programme Guide for 2023-24 (PDF)
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