Transcript Community Capacity Building

Clarity, Consistency and Equity
Principles for
Community Capacity Building
Context
• Education Scotland
– Scoping Study
– CLD Guidance
– Current consultative work on principles
• Potential broader CCB framework
• In line with community needs and
– CERB
– CPP review
– CLD statutory instrument
• Difficult resourcing position
Some issues for CCB
• Central role in governments vision for
empowerment and effective engagement
• Contested definition and role
• Not explicit in terms of duties and resourcing
• Equity of access to good quality CCB an issue
• Need to avoid confusion about CCB and other
capacity building - eg for individuals, services,
CPPs etc
• CCB needs are distinct – essential for
empowerment where power differentials exist
The Principles
1. Defining Communities of place & Interest
2. Building on strengths and assets Key design
assumption
3. Types of capacity Skills and knowledge
needed for CD
4. Community leadership Of the Process of CCB
5. Purposes of capacity building Activities,
services, self organisation which CCB can
deliver
The Principles
6. Outcomes of capacity building The benefits
for individuals, communities and society
7. Types of capacity building A Perspective,
activity or Strategic goal
8. Levels of capacity building Supporting
communities with different strengths and
needs at different stages of development
9. Inclusion CCB process and outcomes should
promote equality and anti-discrimination
10.Support and advice Communities should have
access to specific CCB support & all agencies
should work in empowering ways which build
capacities
11.Planning CCB too important to be left to chance,
must be integral to a planned approach comm’s
at the centre
12.Long term commitment CCB needs to be able to
meet changing needs over the longer term
Questions
• How well do the principles support
community development?
• How do they link to current policy eg CERB
Bill, CLD Strategic Guidance, Reshaping Care,
Community planning?
• What other action might be required to
implement these principles?
• 3 key points to inform conf report