Community Development National Occupational Standards (CDNOS) have been designed by community development practitioners across the UK for the past decade. These CDNOS are the culmination of extensive consultation with the community development field and are based on a wide body of knowledge and experience. They are for the benefit of everyone using community development approaches and are intended to build the quality of community development practice.Working to the CDNOS ensures that community development practice is promoted in a consistent way with strong advocates and champions.
This guide by Anna Clarke, is provided to help organisations and individuals to use the CDNOS. It is intended to support organisations to integrate and use the CDNOS through a range of functions and activities. Individual community development practitioners will find additional information and support around day to day working with community groups on www.fcdl.org.uk and other websites listed at the end. To maximise use of the CDNOS and this guide, you will find it useful to have a complete copy of the CDNOS 2009 for reference.
A Guide to Using the CD NOS
A summary of the CDNOS and tree poster are
downloadable from www.fcdl.org.uk.
