The CLD Standards Council: Role, Responsibilities and Relationships

Kirsty HorneExternal Relations Development Officer29th March 2011

The Standards Council is the professional body for those working in CLD. Its core responsibilities are:

Approving CLD training, skills and development opportunities;

Implementing a system of registration for CLD practitioners;

Developing models and standards for the delivery of Continuing Professional Development and training for the wider CLD workforce

Approval

33 Approved Courses

Individual Recognition

Learning and Development Pathway

Quality Mark

CPD

CPD Strategy for CLD

CPD Framework: nine strands• Vision and Values• Using the Competences• Leadership and Motivation• Communities of Practice• Learning Journeys• Quality and Continuous Improvement• Required and regulatory training• Maximising opportunities through CPD: employer perspective• Practitioners in new and changed positions

Registration

Code of Ethics plus commentary

Voluntary Model of Registration

The CLD Competences

Resource Packs

Online support

A Voice for the CLD Sector

Ideas Academy – widening the debate

The Standards Council Conversations

Conversations

• January – June 2011• 11 small seminars, 4 large• Large gatherings:

Dundee 28th April

Edinburgh 16th June

Ideas Academy

News and events

Rory’s Blog

Challenging Practice

Talking Points

Conversations

Resources

Sites we like

Relationships

Practice

Policy

Standards

LTS CommunitiesTeam –

practitioners

Scottish Government &

national agencies

CLD Standards Council – peers,

partners and practitioners

Relationships moving forward…

• Populating the CPD Framework• Sharing challenging practice and exploring

new territories through the Ideas Academy• Drawing links between policy and

standards• Drawing links between practice and

standards