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DACLD Phase 1

2011/12

YouthLink Scotland, Learning Link Scotland and the Scottish Community Development Centre worked in partnership to deliver the Digitally Agile CLD Project.  It is one part of the CLD Upskilling Programme supported by Education Scotland and funded by the Scottish Government.


The project aims to provide the CLD sector, Education Scotland and the Scottish Government, with a comprehensive picture of current practice and skills in the sector and the barriers faced. The project also scopes for the enablers required for future opportunities, resourcing and upskilling the Community Learning and Development (CLD) sector concerning new technologies.

‘Are we a Digitally Agile CLD workforce?’ Skills Audit
The DACLD skills audit ran from 21 February to 15 April 2012 with 177 respondents from across the CLD sector including Local Authorities, Volunteer Organisations and community groups. This skills survey was designed to take a snapshot of the uses of, and attitudes towards new technologies from a wide range of organisations engaged in CLD.

Seminars
The seminars took place throughout March 2012 and were attended by 87 participants with a varied level of experience and interest in new technologies. The seminars took place in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow. The seminars included key speakers, discussions and introductions to digital resources implemented by Scottish organisations that reach out using new technologies and encourage participation from their service users.

Case Studies
The case studies tell the stories of organisations and projects currently using new technologies and social media to develop and enhance their work in areas such as, communication, engagement and research.  Nine stories or examples of practice in youth, adult learning and community capacity building are captured, for example in South Lanarkshire they have created a virtual youth club called the Dharma Project  and New Battle in Glasgow have a community Facebook page.

Literature Review
The literature review examined the critical points of current knowledge in new technologies including the substantive findings of relevant research, policies and practice. It is an overview of what is current within and out-with community learning and development and will complement the detail captured in the Case Studies and Skills Audit.

 

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