What you need to register

The Register is open to all CLD practitioners who demonstrate the values, principles, competences, Code of Ethics and commitment to continuing professional learning that underpin the sector, with two types of membership, based on qualifications and experience.

Qualifications and experience

The qualifications and experience you will need will depend on the type of membership you chose.

You should check what is required for each type before you apply for registration.

Commitment required for registration

All practitioners seeking to register as Members of the Standards Council must formally commit to:

• the values underpinning CLD
• the Code of Ethics for CLD
• undertaking an appropriate amount of Professional Learning on an ongoing basis
• practise using the CLD competences

CLD practitioners will:

• communicate with constituents, other professionals and partner agencies in an open, honest, accurate and straightforward manner
• challenge any unlawful or unjustifiable discrimination by constituents, other community learning and development practitioners and colleagues in other professions

CLD practitioners will not behave in such a way, inside or outside of work, that will:

• call in to question the individual’s suitability to work in community learning and development
• bring the profession of community learning and development in to disrepute