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(1) Starting out

(2) Growing competence
(3) Building competence
(4) Deepening competence
(5) Managing Competence

Elaine Lawson
Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

Know and understand the community in which we work

Self-Evaluation: 3
Purpose : so that practitioners can work with individuals and communities to identify and plan action based on knowledge and some and some of
the internal and external influences at work
Context: understanding the context within which our work takes place will be based upon our knowledge of social, political and wider
environmental influences on communities. Competent CLD practitioners are aware of the relevant global and local factors that impact on the
community in which they work.
Competency
Self-evaluation
Examples of
Proposed practice
Score (1-5)
evidencing
areas for
competency
competency
development
development
Conduct and external
3
Community Profile Community
community/environment
I feel confident in, identifying, gathering and presenting data about
Early years forum
Capacity Building
assessment, considering
communities. I also recognise what political, economic and social
Raw data sources
the political, economic and contexts are given historical use and reading of PESTLE methods of
Consultations
Community
social context of the
gathering information.
Identify
Profiling
community
Presenting information ensuring it reflects the community appropriately stakeholders
Early Yeas Forum
through analysis, assessment and consultation of the political, economic Identify Audiences Youth consultation
and social context specific to Westhill is next.
Circulation
Community
Updating
Consultation
Investigate internal views
and information relating to
the area within which you
work

3
I feel confident that I have the skills to create consultation tools to elicit
views of peers, colleagues, partners and communities, I have used
created and used surveys online as well as created questionnaires. I
have experience of using focus groups to develop ideas and gather
1

Observation 1
Creative
consultation tools
Findings
Feedback

Community
Capacity Building
Community
Consultation

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Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

information on specific and wide ranging topics. I have also presented

information back on the findings.
Having an understanding of the barriers to gathering views and
developing methods to overcome these is next.
Critically analyse internal
and external factors
impacting on individuals
and communities

3
I feel confident in critically analysing information. I have experience in
gather a range of comments through research that often provide
opposition and alternative views.

Gathering information about what impacts on the community I work in

is next followed by the analysis and consideration of how best to
present this.
Identify, needs, assets and
opportunities using
relevant information and
evidence

3
I feel confident I can identify needs and assets through my own
assessment of situation as well as understanding and identifying from
others perspectives and sources.
Finding the best places to source information and evidence in my
current areas of practice area is next

Youth consultation
Early Years forum
PDSA
Community Profile
Early Years Forum
PDSA
Data relating to
factors impacting
on community
Sources and
methods of
gathering
information
Observation 1
Community Profile
Early Years Forum
PDSA

Community
Capacity Building
Community
Profiling
Community
Consolation
Youth consultation
Early Years Forum
Community
Capacity Building
Early Year forum
Youth Consultation
Community
Consultation

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Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

Involve other stakeholders

in identifying and agreeing
needs and local priorities

4
Identifying partners and using creative methods to engage them in
particular agendas is a comfortable role for me having done in in a
specialist field in Aberdeenshire form many years.

Observation 1
Planning and
promotion of
stakeholder events
Invitations
Community Profile

Community
Capacity Building

3
I feel confident I could recognise barriers with some confidence, yet I
still need to apply this locally and ensure those less likely to engage with
consultation and input have access to this
I have yet to identify specific issues for Westhill communities,
organisations and individuals.

Analysis of
community access
to the
consultations.

Community
Capacity Building

3
Listening and researching different views is an existing skill but I need
context for current local environment in which Im practicing.

Observation 1

Identifying best partners for current areas of work and getting a rich
understanding of their personal and organisational agenda is next.

Evidence and awareness of

challenges relating to
barriers to participation
within local
community/environment

Ascertain conflicting needs

and demands

Consultation
activity

Community Profile

Community
Profiling
Early Years Forum
Community
Engagement
Standards

Youth Consultation
Community
consultation
Equalities Act 2010
Youth Consultation
Community
Consultation
Early Years Forum

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Elaine Lawson
Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

Build and maintain relationships with individuals and groups.

Self-Evaluation: 3
Purpose : so that peoples ability and opportunities to work together are enhanced
Context: CLD is built upon the interactions between people, be these community members, activists or those working with organisations
offering support. These relationships provide the basis to support learning and engage people in action to support change within their
communities.
Competency
Self-evaluation
Examples of
Proposed practice
Score (1-5)
evidencing
areas for
competency
competency
development
development
Seek out and engage with
4
Group membership Community
individuals groups and
I am confident to use communication methods and be creative to
at meetings
Capacity Building
communities
increase membership at meetings with low attendance, including
increasing and
Community Caf
community members and hard to reach groups. Often through
demonstrating
Partnership
promotion but also through refocus development days and
good
Working
communicating effectively the remit and expectation of the group.
representation
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Increasing my local knowledge and making relationships and
communication links will be required to achieve this.
Practice in different roles,
such as facilitating,
supporting leading,
advocating, that are
appropriate to the work in
which you are involved

2
Although I have practiced many roles from facilitator to chair to
speaking or supporting group or individual to achieve aim, I have not
done this in intended capacity of Adult Learning and only nominally in a
youth work setting.

Consultation
activity data

Learning Feed Back

Peer observation
Learning evaluation

Youth Work

Youth Work
Transitions
Adult Learning
Mother and Baby
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Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

Use informal dialogue in

individual relationships
and within groups

Handle challenges and

opportunities
constructively

Understand and deal with

the underlying dynamics at
work within relationships
and groups

Work towards the

resolution of conflict

3
I have various presenting styles, Im most comfortable with informal
presentation and informal dialogue in the company of community
members.
I find speak to large auditoriums difficult.
And need to practice informal speaking to young people although I think
Id find speak to young people formally more difficult.
3
I get enthusiastic when faced with challenges and have a solution
focused mind. My responses to challenges are creative. I also like to
motivate other in this situation which requires getting them on board or
creating their own solutions.
My weakness here would be to keep a relative amount of focus on the
human value and dont rush away with the process
3
I think I have some positive skills in identifying the underlying group
dynamic. When identifying differing views. I recognise I need to
improve my ability to have all voices considered, especially when trying
to move an agenda along.
1
I need to develop my understanding and recognition of conflict in
settings where this is not necessarily clear. Understanding my role in
progressing the resolution of conflict. Also recognition of when conflict
cannot be resolved and how to deal with this.

Learning feedback
Peer observation
Partners feedback

Youth work
Youth consultation

Learner feedback
and evaluation

Youth work
Family Learning

Observation 1
Group feedback
Peer observation

Youth work
Community
consultation

Observation
Peer feedback
Manager report
Self reflection

Youth work
Community
consultation

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Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

I feel I have particular weaknesses in that I would whenever possible

remove myself from uncomfortable situation or look for an easy option
to concede rather than battle.
I am better at this in existing relationships with individuals where I have
established a rapport and where i have a responsibility towards anti
discriminatory practice.
Recognise the power
dynamic and action
needed to equalise power
relationships in decision
making

Facilitate endings for

individual groups
relationships where
appropriate

3
I think my understanding of power relations has be practiced
significantly in both study and work. Particularly in equalities agenda
My understanding of what constitutes and power relation and how this
can impact directly or indirectly on individuals has been tried and
tested.
Next steps will be recognising power relations in a CLD setting and
considering equalising approach to the situation or recognising the
barriers to achieving this.
4
I have completed group facilitation in the past as well as facilitated
endings for individuals in groups.
Recognising next steps for individuals as an important part of moving on
I have to apply this in a CLD context and support this a part of personal
development for those involved.

PG assignment
Self-reflective
reporting
Focus groups
Observation 1
Early years forum
PDSA
16+ransition
agenda moving
forward
Community Caf
evaluation and
redesign

PG Study
Community
Capacity Building
Partnership
working

Community
Capacity Building

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Elaine Lawson
Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

Provide Learning and development opportunities in a range of contexts

Self-Evaluation: 2
Purpose : so people can identify and achieve their individual and collective goals
Context: CLD is based on providing learning and development opportunities that are accessible and responsive to individual and community
priorities. These opportunities create personal and community benefits such as improving self-confidence and skills and enhancing
employment opportunities, as well as supporting health and wellbeing, community regeneration and individual and community activity.
Competency
Self-evaluation
Examples of
Proposed practice
Score (1-5)
evidencing
areas for
competency
competency
development
development
Provide education and
2
Feedback from
Mother and Baby
development
I think the dialogue with community and the skills to communicate
learners
group, family
opportunities that are
would be my strength.
learning
developed in dialogue
My lack of experience in delivering learning limits my practical
Mother and baby
with individuals and
understanding of appropriate learning offers to begin with
programme and
Youth work
communities
evaluation
Increase my knowledge of learning opportunities available to be
delivered in CLD setting and when to choose these options. Strengths
Youth Work
and benefits of learning opportunities as well as the barriers and
consultation and
limitations
feedback
Generate learning
2
Learners feed back Youth work
opportunities that will
I need more knowledge of learning opportunities available and when
Observation
Curriculum study
stimulate personal and
these are appropriate. I fell more confident about working with people
Peer and partners
leave transition
community change
and groups to identify desired changes and working with them to action feedback ( schools
work
this
employability
service)
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Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

Tackle barriers to
participation

2
I think I would be reasonable at identifying those who are limited in
ability to participate, through historical work with equalities and
vulnerable community members and their families.

Dynamic Youth
award and
recorded outcomes
of learners with
specific need

Youth Work
ASD youth work
Library club

How to tackle them in a CLD setting may prove a challenge for me

Develop, design and

deliver learner-centred
programmes

2
I feel I have most strength in delivering a programme having facilitated
and participated in the delivery of other programmes where they have
been designed. I have offered input or tweaked programmes in the past
in a range of settings.
I have no experience of creating programmes and although I feel my
consultation sill up to including learners and partners in the
development my greatest weakness will be in programme
development.

Equalities Impact
assessment
Mother an baby
programme

Family Learning
Youth work

Youth Club
programme of
activity

Curriculum work
study leave

Life skills course

Take advantage of learning

and development
opportunities in everyday
situations

1
I have never thought about responsive work having always planned my
activities, although I have had to modify practice in settings as they
evolve I am not confident I have ever taken advantage of opportunity as
it arose.

Reflective practice
account
Learner feedback
Line managers
report

Youth Work
Youth Club

Use appropriate methods

and techniques

Tapestry

Youth work
Transition

Adult Learning
Mother and Baby
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Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

I feel I would be able to identify and CLD technique that met the needs
of our organisation and am beginning to understand how these are
identified and developed

Support progression and

transition

Use appropriately targeted

methods to promote
learning and development
opportunities

Appropriate
Resources and
explanations of
how and why
I would like an increased understanding of when to use tools and if tools identifies
are effective in all or particular settings. Critique of methods and
Evaluation and
techniques currently in use and propose and develop change when
learner feedback
more appropriate methods present themselves. Justification of change. Line manger report
Observation

Consultation

3
I have worked extensively with individuals and groups in other setting
through loss and change or transitions. Physical changes that do not
have emotional relationship for the person at the centre of the change
and the difference when they do.
Identifying transitions in CLD settings specifically is next by ensuring the
historical skills have are transferred appropriately to meet the needs of
learners or communities facing change.
4
Communication using appropriate methods, audience targeting and
ensure the right details and information is circulating.
I am familiar with creating a public or partner facing communication
strategies using a range of mediums, websites newsletters, social media
and word of mouth.
My initial need to know what Im communicating, through learning
about the community and their communication that exists as well as
gaps.

Youth work transitions

Planning and
evaluation for
transition work

Family Learning
mother and baby
Partnership
Working Early
years forum

Managers report
Partnership
feedback
Communication
mediums
Social media
Websites
Newsletters
Flyers
Self-reflection on
choice and success

Community
Profiling
Consultation and
feedback
Partnership
working
Youth Work
Family Leaning

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Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

Facilitate and promote community empowerment

Self-Evaluation: 3
Purpose : so that people can take individual and collective action to bring about change
Context: CLD practice is built on critical analysis of internal and external factors that influence individual and community priorities and has a
distinctive role in working with people to take action to identify and influence decisions that impact on the quality of individual and community
life.
Competency
Self-evaluation
Examples of
Proposed practice
Score (1-5)
evidencing
areas for
competency
competency
development
development
Analyse and understand
3
Community
power dynamics and
I feel comfortable understanding a decision making process and have
Terms of
capacity Building
decision making processes used this formally in constitutions and terms of references in the past,
reference/
as well as establishing less formal processes. I have challenged and
Constitutions/
Youth Work
created governance procedures in partnership with memberships and
group agreements
supported community groups to address limitations set by policy
Partnership
holders though appropriate means.
Observation
workingI need to establish this level of competency in the CLD to feel confident
Early years forum
in my practitioners role, especially when the challenge may be in
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respect of my own organisation/ employers.
Use community action as a 1
Guidance required Youth work
means to achieve change
I have very little experience of community action as change. I have
form mentor/line
Consultation
gathered information form groups and partnerships which have fed into manager
strategy and policy change. But I feel I need be closer to the community Emergent evidence
to experience full the changes driven by community action.

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September 2015

Be inclusive and involve

the wider community

Interact within and across

communities

Participate in decision
making structures and
processes

Campaign for change

3
I recognise the aspects of community work that are not rich when
elements of the community are not available in consultation or access
to facilities and activates. My historical equalities work has developed
my thinking to recognise exclusion for a range of issues (not just
discrimination over protected characteristics)
I need the opportunity to practice this in all my CLD work in the future.
My weaknesses would include the elements of ensuring existing
participants are open to being inclusive and how to challenge this
appropriately
3
I feel as comfortable in situations with the highest level government
officials as with individuals or groups of people in crisis. I feel capable of
interacting on their agendas and hearing what they want to
communicate with each other and to external bodies.
I feel I need an opportunity to practice this in CLD setting especially with
young people.
3
I have been involved in many decision making structures, I have been
the officer for strategy and delivery groups. I also generate ideas when
faced with problems, also recognise when my ideas are not appropriate
or sustainable but enjoy the motivation if generating ideas in others.
I feel I have to do this with youth groups and other learners to hone my
skills appropriate for CLD. This in particular to encourage
empowerment for learners.
1
I feel I know what change is and what it looks like. I also recognise
methods to campaign for change. Quietly or loudly in communities.
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Impact Assessment

Consultation

Observation

Partnership
working

Invitations /
publications

Youth Work

Self reflection

Community Cafe

Learner feedback
and evaluation

Youth work

Community profile
Group work
evidence.
Early year forum
minutes and action
plans
Network plans and
evaluation
Youth work
programme
Observation

Mother and baby

group
Community Caf
Consultation
Early Years forum
Network planning
and evaluation
Youth Work
youth club

Community Caf
Youth Work

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Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

I have no skills in supporting or developing that in a local community.

Identify and manage
community assets

3
I feel confident I can recognise an asset to the community, be this a
physical asses from which the community can grow and develop or
asset in respect of the people and their skill knowledge and motivation.
What I am not practiced in is application of my skills in respect of CLD
environments in a local community in respect of the range of issues that
are faced by communities.

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Illuminating
practice
Illuminating
practice where
assets have been
played a part in
outcomes

Projects

Managers report

Transition life
skills

Partnership
working
Youth work
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Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

Organise and manage resources

Self-Evaluation: 3
Purpose : so that individuals , communities and organisations can achieve effective management of community assets and resources, services and
organisations
Context: CLD practitioners need to understand the culture of organisations, the responsibilities of those involved and how organisations and
management styles, practices and governance relate to sustainable organisations.
Competency
Self-evaluation score
Examples of
Proposed practice
(1-5)
evidencing
areas for
competency
competency
development
development
Develop and plan
2
Programme
Mother and Baby
programmes and project
The project management elements I have experience/ training in
created - which
Group family
activities
delivering projects in other frameworks.
identifies specific
learning
Resources, risk, budget timescales etc. staffing.
aims and intended
I am good at creative contingency planning
outcomes
Youth Work
Transitions
I need to develop a CLD programme to apply my skills and learn
Adult Learning
Job Club
Manage and monitor
2
Mother and baby
Mother and Baby
programmes and project
Monitoring and evaluations are areas I feel confident in although more
group evaluations
group
activities
practice in CLD setting.
Early years forums
Management of staff and governance of resources within organisation
Project Evaluations ASD youth group
guidance I need some development
Youth life skills

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Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

Promote and manage a

culture based on equality

Organise, deploy and

monitor resources
effectively

Recruit manage and

support people (staff,
volunteers)

Identify and access

funding/ resources

3
I have been involved in working towards equality based practice in all of
my previous professional roles. I have undertaken equality and diversity
training through NHS, Police and Local authority. I have applied this to
both practice and strategic assessment and development. I have had to
be both thoughtful and challenging in my approach to continuing this.
I need to be able to practice this in CLD setting while promoting equality
based practice to others I work with. However challenging.
2
I think I have existing organisation skills, although time management
within a busy CLD role brings a new set of demands for me. Managing
and monitoring 405 simultaneous projects is a skill I have yet to master.

Guidance required
form mentor/line
manager
Emergent evidence

Guidance required
form mentor/line
manager
Emergent evidence

Mother and Baby

group
ASD group
Youth work
Transitions

3
I have some management experience in a social care setting. I have
recruited and trained volunteers and been involved in creating posts to
meet emergent demands to my previous post. I have provided
mentoring and objective setting for these roles. I have limited
experience of supervisory skills using the local authority procedures.
I need to support these roles and wish to develop my understanding of
the motivation to volunteer further.

Staff and volunteer

feedback.

Mother and Baby

Group

Line manager
feedback

Youth work

2
I have managed small budgets independently to perform duties
including events and promotions, commissioning research and websites
developers. I have created governance procedures for moderate
budgets and created and managed funding streams.

Guidance required
form mentor/line
manager
Emergent evidence

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Community
Profiling
Consultation
youth Work

Self-reflection

Community
Development
Youth work

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Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

My knowledge on the other side of the fence to apply for funding is

limited and needs advanced.

Understand and manage

risk

4
Risk assessment of environment, vulnerability, excursions and individual
health and wellbeing risks are all familiar to me. Understanding of risk
to continuing budget and changes in environment is also something Im
familiar with. I find contingency planning a comfortable area for me.

Community Profile

Profiling

Mother and Bay

group risk
assessment

Family earning

I need to familiarise myself with CLD risk management and be aware of

the risk locally in the community I practice in.

Youth club risk/

assessment

Youth Work

Incident reporting
Interpret and apply
relevant legislation ( e.g.
equalities, child protection,
health and safety)

4
I am aware of how to stay abreast of new policy at local and national
level and aware of how to use policy in strategic planning and propose
delivery.
Particularly keen on ensuring policy supports practice which in turn
modifies policy. I do need to demonstrate this in practice.

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Policy reference
through work

Youth work
Transitions

Managers report

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Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

Develop and support collaborative working

Self-Evaluation: 3
Purpose : so that people can enhance decision making and collaborative activities that impact on the quality of life of individuals and
communities
Context: CLD practitioners need to understand, recognise and value the benefits of collaboration and build appropriate and effective alliances,
networks and other forms of working together
Competency
Self-evaluation score
Examples of
Proposed practice
(1-5)
evidencing
areas for
competency
competency
development
development
Develop an support
3
Presentation to
Partnership
collaborative working
I have positive experience of working as part of team as well as
area team on
working
within your own
integrated teams and the barriers faced.
agreed topic
organisation
I am still learning about the organisational structures locally as well as in
the local Area. I need to familiarise myself with where collaborative
working is currently happening, successes and limitations to this.
Initiate collaborative
3
Early Years forum
Family Learning
working with relevant
I am used to working with several organisation across the statutory and membership and
organisations
voluntary sectors. Included in these were charities, community group
attendance
Youth Work
and interested individuals. Taking the time to recognise the differing
( completed PDSA)
agendas to bring together shared objectives and create alliances has
Job Club
been central to my previous role.
Successfully
I need to deepen my competence in this position further in current
delivered Job club
Opportunities for
location and support the delivery of share agendas through positive
all transition work
collaborations
Opportunities for
all local partnership
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Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

Participate in partnership
and collaborative working

3
Partnership working I feel confident in the collaboration of shared and
opposing agendas and different working frameworks.
My main limitation would be the bringing community members into the
collaboration.

Support community
participation in
partnership and
collaborative working

3
I firmly believe in community partition. The best outcomes in my
practice around partnership working has been where communities are
involved. The recognition that tensions and difficulties experienced by
professionals can bring additional challenges to this relationship.
I have recently began to explore my relationship with the need for
process over people and consider how to incorporate many voices into
collaborative working.
3
I had felt I was deepening my competence here but during the selfevaluation I recognise I need more understanding to be able to
articulate it to others. I had a greater presumption people knew what
the CLD practitioner role was. Im finding it more difficult to navigate to
professionals and to a degree community members in the field.

Clarify and articulate the

role of your own
organisation and that of
others

Negotiate and agree roles

in collaborative and joint
work, taking a leadership
role where appropriate

4
I have established relationships with partners and community members.
I have assisted groups to establish their own group roles. I find that
challenges lie in being able to not take leadership rather than finding
opportunities to take it on.
I need to deepen my competence further by examples of supporting
others leadership.
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Minutes and action

plans
Consultations
Partnership
Programme
development
Consultation
findings

Early years forum

Library club
ASD group
Youth work

Consultation
Youth work

Memberships
Community Cafe
Action plans

Portfolio

Community profile

Programmes
publications
communications

Youth work
Transitions
library group
community cafe

Membership terms
of reference
Partnership roles in
programmes

Early Years forum

Committee
development.

Community Caf

Transition youth
work

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(1) Starting out
(2) Growing competence
(3) Building competence
(4) Deepening competence
(5) Managing Competence

Elaine Lawson
Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

Identify, put in place or

provide appropriate
training and development
opportunities for
collaborative working

2
I have participated in strategic workforce development in a previous
role. I have also supported community groups to access development in
a range of settings I have not performed this in a CLD setting nor have I
delivered it.

Early years forum

action planning

Partnership
working

Community caf
action planning

Community
development

Challenge and be
challenged on issues
undermining effective
partnership working , be
aware of tensions and
conflicts
Manage the ending of
collaborative and joint
relationships

2
I think my awareness of tensions is quite well developed. How to
progress tem in a range of settings would be a weakness.

Guidance required
form mentor/line
manager
Emergent evidence

Patnership
Working

Evaluation of youth
work programmes

Youth work
Transition

Illuminating
pracitce

Life skills

4
I have left roles and ended the support to community groups. I have
experience of abrupt endings and the knock-on effect to different
members of a collaboration. I feel I am aware of the efforts required to
prepare for this and how to have an element of preparation for the
unknown endings also.
Delivery in a CLD setting is next steps.

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Community Cafe

Youth Work
Transitions

Communty
development

Evaluation scale, from, i-develop

(1) Starting out
(2) Growing competence
(3) Building competence
(4) Deepening competence
(5) Managing Competence

Elaine Lawson
Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

Evaluate and inform practice

Self-Evaluation: 4
Purpose : so that robust evidence can sustain, inform, influence and change policy and practice
Context: Competent CLD Practitioners need to build evidence-based practice based on an appreciation of the value of research and evaluation.
They need knowledge of the methods and techniques commonly used and an understanding of the current issues and challenges in evaluation,
quality assurance and performance measures.
Competency
Self-evaluation score
Examples of
Proposed practice
(1-5)
evidencing
areas for
competency
competency
development
development
Understand the difference 4
Appropriate
Youth work
between research,
I feel confident I can realise and explain the difference between
reference research
evaluation and associated
research, evaluation and associated concepts.
and evaluation in
Family Learning
concepts.
Having a clear and practiced understanding of the current research
my records and
and evaluation used in CLD practice and applying it to my everyday
development work
practice while performing duties to meet the needs of the community
and the organisation I work for is next steps.
Employ appropriate tools,
3
Examples of
Mother and Baby
frameworks and
I recognise frameworks, tools and methodologies used in evaluation.
evaluation used in
group
methodologies in the
Exploring those currently used in CLD and applying them to my
practice
evaluation process
practice is next steps making sure they elicit the findings sought.
Youth Work
Draw on evaluation
3
Evaluations of
Youth work
findings to inform your
I feel equipped to recognise findings from evaluations methods.
programmes
Family Learning
own practice
I need to apply this to CLD setting and make appropriate changes to
Illuminating
my practice or programme delivery
practices

19

Evaluation scale, from, i-develop

(1) Starting out
(2) Growing competence
(3) Building competence
(4) Deepening competence
(5) Managing Competence

Elaine Lawson
Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

Use participative
evaluation processes

Promote and support

community-led research
and evaluation

Analyse policy, research

and evaluation evidence

Learn from other

perspectives and challenge
your own assumptions

3
I feel confident I can identify as well as create methods to evaluate
experiences and processes. I need to evidence this in a CLD setting. I
need to explore and strengthen methods I currently use to consider
creative methods to gather evaluation responses
3
Social research and methodologies are familiar to me. However I need
to develop a greater understanding of the community in which I am
practicing and consider best methods to generate indolent in the
research and evaluation of my work.

Line Manger
feedback
Feedback form
learniers

Youth Work
Family Learning
Mother and Baby
groups

Observation 1
Youth consultation
Community
Consultation

Youth Work
Community profiling

4
Analysing policy, research and evaluation evidence has been common
practice in previous roles.
Understanding the differences working within a CLD framework is next

Referencing
appropriate drivers
to activity and
developments.

Community
Capacity building

CLD self- evaluation

on development
plans
Evaluations which
include others
perspectives
Self-reflective
writing
Observations
Line Manager
report

Family Learning

2
I thrive on discussion and in particular on topics that are difficult to
incorporate into my thinking and practice.
I have a growing competence in self-reflective practice where I am
exploring my assumptions, where these came from and how they may
cause particular difficulties of influences to my practice.

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Youth work

PG workshops and
online
collaborations
Line manager
supervision
Mentors discussion
Partnership working

Evaluation scale, from, i-develop

(1) Starting out
(2) Growing competence
(3) Building competence
(4) Deepening competence
(5) Managing Competence

Elaine Lawson
Self-Evaluation CLD Competencies
September 2015

Interpret and use evidence

related to outcomes and
impact

Present evidence to a
range of audiences and
using appropriate tools
and techniques

3
I have experience of measuring outcomes as well as reading outcome
measurements from peers.
I need to consider CLD framework and objectives to identify
appropriate outcomes and recognise impact in the communities I am
practicing in.
3
I am confident I can report on findings competently while recognising
my own bias and reducing this as far as possible. I am also comfortable
presenting my findings to a range of audiences.
I need to develop and greater understanding of the communities I and
working in and how best to present findings back to them. I feel
weakest and informing young people.

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Evaluations
Illuminating practice

Youth Work
ASD group

Family Learning
Mother and Baby
group
Community Profile Youth Consultation
document and
circulation methods Community Profiling
Feedback form
Youth consultation
emails posters,
flyers, and digital
mediums.