About community capacity building

What is community capacity building?

 Find out how community capacity building is defined, and what the key principles and aims are.

Why is community capacity building important?

Find out more about why community capacity building matters, and the difference it can make to disadvantaged communities.

What does community capacity building look like?

Community capacity building can look and feel different, and be approached in many different ways.

Developing national standards

The results of research commissioned by Education Scotland to explore the scope for the development of national standards for community capacity building.

How do I promote community capacity building in my organisation?

Learning how to promote community capacity building is vital so that decision makers see the value of capacity building, build it into their own work, and commit to investing their time and resources.

More from Education Scotland

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    Scottish Government Guidance for Community Learning and Development

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