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Section Two: Skills confidence and activity
Skills, confidence and activity describes the resources that support people to be confident, skilled and active members of the community
Working to build the skills, confidence and effectiveness of people in communities, and of community groups themselves is a core task of community learning and development. Skills in Neighbourhood Work is a substantial textbook that takes the reader through all stages of community development practice, discussing the challenges and choices in some detail. At a more practical level, Learning in Regeneration provides a checklist of skills and competencies that can readily be used to assess skill levels and to help design learning programmes. For community activists and others, the Health Issues in the Community training programme includes modules of relevance to community capacity building in a wide range of contexts in health and beyond.
Key resources
- Learning in Regeneration, Scottish Centre for Regeneration
- Health Issues in the Community, CHEX
Recommended resources
- Grassroots Leadership Development: A Guide for Grassroots Leaders, Support Organizations, and Funders, WK Kellogg Foundation
Other resources
- Getting Our Act Together ... in Community Development and Health, CDF/ CHEX
- Pacific Institute's Steps to Excellence and Investment in Excellence Programmes
- Leadership and Community Capacity Building: An Inventory and Analysis of Curricula and Tools, Iowa State University
- Asset Based Community Development Institute
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