Working with Scotland’s Communities: Community Learning and Development Workforce Study 2018-19
The CLD Standards Council for Scotland and Education Scotland have commissioned a new research study on the current size and make-up of the community learning and development workforce across all sectors.
In 2015, Education Scotland and partners carried out the Working with Scotland’s Communities survey. This was the first national study of the community learning and development (CLD) workforce in Scotland in over 5 years. Around 300 different organisations responded and the findings indicated that there were at least 7,400 CLD practitioners employed in a wide range of diverse roles across the public and voluntary sectors in Scotland; and more than 40,000 people volunteering in CLD-related roles at that time. Education Scotland made a commitment to continue to update information on the CLD workforce on a regular basis.
CLD Standards Council and Education Scotland have now jointly commissioned independent research and consultancy company, Rocket Science, to carry out a new Working with Scotland’s Communities study to find out:
- Who is working and volunteering in CLD-related roles in 2018
- Where are they; what do they do; and what challenges do they face
- What is the demand for practitioners with CLD skills and are there enough practitioners to meet that demand
The intended outcome of the study is to provide up to date workforce data that will help to inform CLD policy and planning at a local authority, regional and national level.
Rocket Science will be engaging with the CLD sector over the coming weeks to scope the project and seek advice from key stakeholders. They will then conduct field research using online surveys and interviews to gather information from:
- CLD practitioners
- CLD employers
- Organisations that work in partnership with CLD providers
We want as a wide a range of practitioners and organisations to participate – and we know that you don’t have to have ‘CLD’ in your job title or in the name of your organisation to be doing
great CLD work – so please spread the attached flyer about this study across your organisations and networks and look out for more details over the coming weeks.
Download: CLD Workforce Study Leaflet