Community learning and development
Find out how we help young people and adults with skills for life, learning and work.
What's community learning and development?
Community learning and development means working with individuals to improve their skills, increase their confidence and encourage active citizenship. It also focuses on growing some types of community-led groups and services that make communities more cohesive, sustainable and better able to overcome the challenges they face.
Community learning and development is always learner-led and participation is voluntary.
We refresh our plan every 3 years to make sure we meet our individuals and community's needs. In East Renfrewshire, it's delivery is split into 3 core elements:
- Youth work
- Community capacity building
- Adult learning
Who we work with
Community learning and development is largely delivered by our Community Planning, Young Person's Services and Adult Learning teams alongside Voluntary Action for East Renfrewshire. We'll also work in partnership with:
- the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)
- East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure
- East Renfrewshire Carers' Centre
Our plan
Download our community learning and development draft plan for 2024 to 2027 (PDF, 1 MB).
Download our community learning and development action plan for 2021 to 2024 (PDF, 1 MB).
Download our community learning and development recovery impact overview (PDF, 790 KB).
