CLD support

Aberdeenshire Community Learning and Development (CLD) is a targeted service and is tailored to meet individual needs.

Our work is guided by four key priorities:

• Accreditation
• Capacity Building
• Skills for Life
• Voice

Accreditation

We offer a range of nationally and locally recognised awards to support individual and community development:

• Nationally recognised awards:
  • Communication
  • Information Communication Technology
  • Numeracy
  • Problem Solving
  • Working with Others
  • Employability
  • Volunteering
  • Dynamic Youth Award
  • Youth Achievement Award
• Wider Achievement Awards (issued by Aberdeenshire Council)
• Pacific Institute programmes:
  • PX2
  • Invent Your Future

Capacity building

We work with communities to build the skills and confidence needed to take action on local issues. This could involve helping you:

• Set up a group
• Run community activities
• Get involved in decisions that affect your area, such as service design or participatory budgeting

We encourage and promote equality, active citizenship and participation, which aims to improve the quality of lives and communities.

Skills for life

We help people of all ages build essential skills for everyday life and work. These include:

• Literacies - supporting learning in:
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Numeracy
  • Digital skills (ICT)
  • English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
  • Personal development
• Transitions - offering targeted support during key life changes such as:
  • Moving to secondary school
  • Leaving school
  • Starting work, training, or further education

We also offer: 

• Employability support for young people and adults to overcome barriers and build skills for work
• Family learning - helping parents and children learn together, and helping parents develop skills to better understand how to support their children

Voice

We support individuals and groups to express their views and influence decisions that affect them. We offer:

• Forums and participation opportunities for adults and young people
• Support to develop political literacy and community awareness
• Safe spaces to share experiences, raise issues, and take action

Refer to CLD

If you are interested in accessing CLD support, complete the online referral form.

Partners in many other local services including Education, Social Work, NHS, and the Voluntary Sector can also refer learners to us.

View the CLD privacy notice to find out what we do with your information. 

Refer to CLD

Contact

For more information, or if you have any queries, email cld@aberdeenshire.gov.uk.