WORKING WITH SCOTLAND’S COMMUNITIES
LOCAL AUTHORITY RESULTS
Report to Community Learning and Development Managers Scotland
Introduction
Community Learning and Development Managers Scotland was a partner in the ‘Working with Scotland’s Communities’ survey of the CLD workforce in Scotland. A summary report of the findings has been published by Education Scotland[1].
We haveadopted a Data Sharing Agreement with Education Scotland to allow further analysis of the data. Our main purpose was to identify and report specifically upon the responses from local authorities.
308 organisations of all types responded to the survey describing their CLD activity in the week beginning 23rd February, 2015. 245 of them gave total numbers for their CLD workforces and 214 gave further breakdowns of the CPD needs etc. of the workforce.
We have examined the responses to the survey and have identified for further analysis 69 that are from local authority organisations. (This number differs slightly from the one given in the published report. We have eliminated a handful which appeared to us to have been miscoded or clearly duplicate responses, but have included one or two ‘arm’s length’ bodies not identified as ‘local authority’ in the published analysis).
The 69 responses from 32 local authorities include several cases where ‘core’ CLD services are split between sections of the local authority, plus some where a response from a ‘core’ service is supplemented by returns from other sections of the authority where small numbers of staff have a CLD role, or from small units, projects etc. We suspect that there is also unfortunately still some remaining duplication of responses.
Of the 69 local authority respondents, 55 gave total numbers for their CLD workforces and 51gave further breakdowns of these workforces.
This report containstotals and percentages of responses from local authorities to the questions in the survey. Except (with one exception) those to which ‘open-ended’ answers were required are not included. Local authority totals are compared with the corresponding percentages for non-local authority respondents and for all respondents to the survey. After each table we provide a few points of commentary on its interpretation.
Peter Taylor
Co-ordinator, Community Learning and Development Managers Scotland
March 2016
Main focus of organisation
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
Adult learning / 9 / 13.0 / 6.3 / 7.8
Community development and/or community capacity building / 5 / 7.2 / 27.3 / 22.8
Youth Work / 8 / 11.6 / 28.6 / 24.8
All of the Above / 42 / 60.9 / 17.2 / 27.0
Other / 5 / 7.2 / 20.6 / 17.6
TOTAL giving response on organisation / 69 / 100.0
- Local authority respondents are far more likely than those in other sectors to say that they have a focus on all of three main areas of CLD work
- Organisations in other sectors are more likely to have a specific focus on community development or youth work – but not on adult learning.
What group(s) does your organisation or service work with? Please select all that apply.
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
Children / 50 / 72.5 / 45.4 / 51.5
Looked after children / 42 / 60.9 / 25.2 / 33.2
Young people / 59 / 85.5 / 62.6 / 67.8
Young people not in employment, education or training / 57 / 82.6 / 45.4 / 53.7
Adults not in employment, education or training / 53 / 76.8 / 35.7 / 45.0
Adults looking for literacy and/or numeracy learning / 49 / 71.0 / 18.5 / 30.3
Adults whose first language is not English / 49 / 71.0 / 16.8 / 29.0
Workplace learners / 35 / 50.7 / 16.8 / 24.4
Other adult learners / 44 / 63.8 / 29.4 / 37.1
Older people / 52 / 75.4 / 34.0 / 43.3
Families / 55 / 79.7 / 39.1 / 48.2
Community groups/organisations / 57 / 82.6 / 59.7 / 64.8
Community activists/representatives / 41 / 59.4 / 34.0 / 39.7
Volunteers / 61 / 88.4 / 66.4 / 71.3
Other groups / 3 / 4.3 / 10.9 / 8.5
Do not define specific groups / 0 / 0.0 / 5.9 / 4.6
Support or intermediary organisation / 0 / 0.0 / 10.9 / 8.5
- Local authority services work with a wider range of groups. Other organisations tend to be more specialised.
Which of the following activities, taken from the Strategic Guidance on Community Learning and Development to Community Planning Partnerships, describe the work that your organisation or service does? Please select all that apply.
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
Community development and/or community capacity building / 52 / 75.4 / 67.2 / 69.1
Youth work / 49 / 71.0 / 48.7 / 53.7
Family learning/other early intervention work with children, young people and families / 52 / 75.4 / 31.5 / 41.4
Community based adult learning, including adult literacies and ESOL / 49 / 71.0 / 25.2 / 35.5
Volunteer development / 50 / 72.5 / 60.9 / 63.5
Working with people who may be viewed as vulnerable or from disadvantaged communities / 56 / 81.2 / 54.2 / 60.3
Learning support and guidance within the community / 37 / 53.6 / 24.4 / 30.9
Other / 5 / 7.2 / 7.6 / 7.5
- The relatively low level of focus on adult learning in other sectors is again apparent, along with the related area of learning support
- Local authorities are particularly likely to work with disadvantaged people.
Paid CLD Staff
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % of working / % of working / N / % of working
Staff working in survey week / 4430 / 100 / 6894 / 100
35 hrs plus a week / 1376 / 31.1 / 51.5 / 2644 / 38.4
17.5 to 35 hrs a week / 615 / 13.9 / 20.6 / 1122 / 16.3
Less than 17.5 hrs a week / 2283 / 51.5 / 26.5 / 2937 / 42.6
Coded missing due to error / 156 / 3.5 / 1.4 / 191 / 2.8
Front line staff / 3196 / 72.1 / 53.5 / 4514 / 65.5
Front line managers / 318 / 7.2 / 10.3 / 572 / 8.3
Managers / 107 / 2.4 / 7.8 / 299 / 4.3
Administration / 411 / 9.3 / 10.6 / 673 / 9.8
Support staff / 38 / 0.9 / 7.6 / 225 / 3.3
Role missing / 360 / 8.1 / 10.2 / 611 / 8.9
Permanent / 2463 / 55.6 / 47.5 / 3634 / 52.7
Fixed term 12 months or more / 148 / 3.3 / 22.4 / 699 / 10.1
Fixed term less than 12 months / 397 / 9.0 / 12.3 / 699 / 10.1
Other contract / 1180 / 26.6 / 12.9 / 1497 / 21.7
Contract type missing / 242 / 5.5 / 5.0 / 365 / 5.3
Staff not working in survey week / 267 / 583
TOTAL STAFF / 4697 / 7477
- Although only 22% of the organisations replying to the survey were part of local authorities, they employed64% of the staff involved
- However, they only employed 52% of the full time (35 hours+) staff involved, because they were much more likely also to use very part time (LT 17.5 hours) staff – more than half their total workforce
- Local authorities had a higher ratio of front line staff to managers than other sectors
- Local authority staff were only a little more likely to be on ‘permanent’ contracts than those in other sectors.
Since 2009/10, has the total number of PAID workers in Community Learning and Development roles employed by your organisation or service…?
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
Decreased / 34 / 61.8 / 24.2 / 32.9
Don’t Know / 2 / 3.6 / 15.3 / 12.8
Increased / 13 / 23.6 / 41.1 / 37.4
Stayed the same / 6 / 10.9 / 25.3 / 22.2
TOTAL giving workforce figures / 55 / 100.0
- Other organisations – principally in the voluntary sector – appear to be significantly more likely to have increased staff and less likely to have decreased them than local authorities (However it should be noted that the survey cannot take account of any organisations that may have decreased their staff through closure or withdrawal from CLD work)
What type of SPECIFIC Community Learning and Development qualificationsdoes your organisation or service typically require for the following groups of PAIDstaff?
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
1. Managers
Degree level / 37 / 72.5 / 42.9 / 50.0
HND / 1 / 2.0 / 0.0 / 0.5
HNC / 0 / 0.0 / 1.2 / 0.9
Professional Development Award / 0 / 0.0 / 1.2 / 0.9
Other Qualification / 3 / 5.9 / 8.6 / 7.9
Not Applicable / 8 / 15.7 / 44.2 / 37.4
TOTAL giving workforce details / 51 / 100.0
2. Staff who work directly with learners or communities
Degree level / 25 / 49.0 / 20.2 / 27.1
HND / 3 / 5.9 / 5.5 / 5.6
HNC / 5 / 9.8 / 5.5 / 6.5
Professional Development Award / 6 / 11.8 / 5.5 / 7.0
Other Qualification / 4 / 7.8 / 16.6 / 14.5
Not Applicable / 7 / 13.7 / 43.6 / 36.4
TOTAL giving workforce details / 51 / 100.0
3. Staff in support roles e.g. administration, fundraising
Degree level / 0 / 0.0 / 6.1 / 4.7
HND / 0 / 0.0 / 2.5 / 1.9
HNC / 5 / 9.8 / 4.9 / 6.1
Professional Development Award / 6 / 11.8 / 4.3 / 6.1
Other Qualification / 11 / 21.6 / 15.3 / 16.8
Not Applicable / 22 / 43.1 / 52.1 / 50.0
TOTAL giving workforce details / 51 / 100.0
- Local authorities were more likely to require degree level CLD qualifications for both management and field staff
What type of NON Community Learning and Development qualifications does your organisation or service typically require for the following groups of PAID staff?
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
1. Managers
Degree level / 27 / 52.9 / 56.4 / 55.6
HND / 0 / 0.0 / 0.6 / 0.5
HNC / 0 / 0.0 / 1.2 / 0.9
Professional Development Award / 1 / 2.0 / 1.8 / 1.9
Other Qualification / 4 / 7.8 / 6.7 / 7.0
Not Applicable / 17 / 33.3 / 29.4 / 30.4
TOTAL giving workforce details / 51 / 100.0
2. Staff who work directly with learners or communities
Degree level / 8 / 15.7 / 22.1 / 20.6
HND / 2 / 3.9 / 14.7 / 12.1
HNC / 4 / 7.8 / 4.9 / 5.6
Professional Development Award / 7 / 13.7 / 4.9 / 7.0
Other Qualification / 11 / 21.6 / 14.1 / 15.9
Not Applicable / 14 / 27.5 / 34.4 / 32.7
TOTAL giving workforce details / 51 / 100.0
3. Staff in support roles e.g. administration, fundraising
Degree level / 0 / 0.0 / 9.2 / 7.0
HND / 1 / 2.0 / 8.6 / 7.0
HNC / 6 / 11.8 / 8.0 / 8.9
Professional Development Award / 8 / 15.7 / 8.0 / 9.8
Other Qualification / 16 / 31.4 / 15.3 / 19.2
Not Applicable / 15 / 29.4 / 39.3 / 36.9
TOTAL giving workforce details / 51 / 100.0
- The sectors required non CLD degrees for managers to similar extents.
Please tell us about how your organisation or service gathers and uses information about professional/workforce development for your PAID staff
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
My organisation/service regularly gathers information about the professional development and training needs of our staff (e.g. through surveys or a performance appraisal)
No / 2 / 3.9 / 6.7 / 6.1
Yes / 49 / 96.1 / 76.7 / 81.3
Not applicable / 0 / 0.0 / 16.6 / 12.6
My organisation/service has a written professional/workforce development plan
No / 11 / 21.6 / 42.9 / 37.9
Yes / 35 / 68.6 / 37.4 / 44.9
Not applicable / 5 / 9.8 / 19.6 / 17.3
Our staff are expected to have personal learning or development plans
No / 5 / 9.8 / 20.2 / 17.8
Yes / 42 / 82.4 / 61.3 / 66.4
Not applicable / 4 / 7.8 / 18.4 / 15.9
TOTAL giving workforce details / 51 / 100.0
Do you assess what impact professional development and training activities have on the practice of your PAID staff?
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
No / 9 / 17.6 / 35.0 / 30.8
Yes / 42 / 82.4 / 65.0 / 69.2
TOTAL giving workforce details / 51 / 100.0
- The great majority of local authorities gathered workforce development information in all of the above ways, and also assessed its impact, and were substantially more likely to do so than other sectors.
What is the source, if any, of your organisation or service's funding for professional development/training? Please select all that apply.
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
We do not have access to this type of funding / 5 / 9.8 / 18.4 / 16.4
Your organisation/service’s core budget / 43 / 84.3 / 63.8 / 68.7
Local external funding (e.g. Community Planning Partnerships, Local Authorities) / 13 / 25.5 / 15.3 / 17.8
Scottish Government external funding / 21 / 41.2 / 12.9 / 19.6
Other national external funding (e.g. Big Lottery) / 7 / 13.7 / 20.9 / 19.2
Other / 10 / 19.6 / 25.8 / 24.3
- Local authorities were most likely to fund professional development from core budgets, and were more likely than others to access all these sources except ‘other external e.g. Lottery’
Since 2009/10, do you think that your training and professional development budget has…?
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
Core budget
Increased / 3 / 5.9 / 14.7 / 12.6
Stayed the same / 8 / 15.7 / 35.0 / 30.4
Decreased / 38 / 74.5 / 33.1 / 43.0
Don’t know / 2 / 3.9 / 17.2 / 14.0
Additional grants or awards
Increased / 3 / 5.9 / 20.9 / 17.3
Stayed the same / 18 / 35.3 / 26.4 / 28.5
Decreased / 19 / 37.3 / 25.2 / 28.0
Don’t know / 11 / 21.6 / 27.6 / 26.2
TOTAL giving workforce details / 51 / 100.0
- Local authorities were much more likely to perceive that their PD budgets had decreased, particularly core budgets
What types of training and professional development have you supported for your PAID staff in the last 12 months? Please select all that apply.
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
Online learning – no financial commitment / 37 / 72.5 / 42.9 / 50.0
Online learning – organisational subscription / 8 / 15.7 / 16.0 / 15.9
Attendance at external courses / 44 / 86.3 / 80.4 / 81.8
Attendance at in-house courses / 49 / 96.1 / 63.2 / 71.0
Research/personal study / 21 / 41.2 / 38.7 / 39.3
Attendance at conferences / 45 / 88.2 / 79.8 / 81.8
Internal mentoring/buddying / 27 / 52.9 / 39.9 / 43.0
External coaching/mentoring / 16 / 31.4 / 20.2 / 22.9
Secondments for staff / 18 / 35.3 / 8.0 / 14.5
Cross sector training / 24 / 47.1 / 19.6 / 26.2
Shadowing/internships / 4 / 7.8 / 8.0 / 7.9
FE courses / 10 / 19.6 / 8.6 / 11.2
HE courses / 15 / 29.4 / 11.7 / 15.9
Other recognised qualifications / 21 / 41.2 / 23.3 / 27.6
Team learning / 33 / 64.7 / 45.4 / 50.0
Action learning sets / 8 / 15.7 / 10.4 / 11.7
Practitioner Networks / 31 / 60.8 / 48.5 / 51.4
None of the above / 0 / 0.0 / 5.5 / 4.2
Other / 3 / 5.9 / 3.7 / 4.2
- Local authorities supported a wider range of PD types than others, being more likely to have offered most of the types mentioned. They were however relatively less likely to pay subscriptions for on-line learning or to offer shadowing/internships.
What types of LEADERSHIP development have you supported for your PAID staff
in the last 12 months? Please select all that apply.
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
Online learning – no financial commitment / 19 / 37.3 / 16.6 / 21.5
Online learning – organisational subscription / 3 / 5.9 / 6.7 / 6.5
Attendance at external courses / 18 / 35.3 / 51.5 / 47.7
Attendance at in-house courses / 34 / 66.7 / 22.7 / 33.2
Research/personal study / 8 / 15.7 / 22.7 / 21.0
Attendance at conferences / 30 / 58.8 / 39.3 / 43.9
Internal mentoring/buddying / 14 / 27.5 / 18.4 / 20.6
External coaching/mentoring / 4 / 7.8 / 16.0 / 14.0
Secondments for staff / 8 / 15.7 / 4.3 / 7.0
Cross sector training / 10 / 19.6 / 8.0 / 10.7
Shadowing/internships / 2 / 3.9 / 5.5 / 5.1
FE courses / 3 / 5.9 / 4.9 / 5.1
HE courses / 6 / 11.8 / 4.3 / 6.1
Other recognised qualifications / 6 / 11.8 / 11.0 / 11.2
Team learning / 18 / 35.3 / 25.8 / 28.0
Action learning sets / 6 / 11.8 / 8.0 / 8.9
Practitioner Networks / 17 / 33.3 / 28.2 / 29.4
None of the above / 7 / 13.7 / 25.8 / 22.9
Other / 3 / 5.9 / 3.7 / 4.2
- In general the same as above applied to leadership development, though here in a few more cases local authorities were less likely than others to have offered some of the possible typese.g. external courses and mentoring.
What are your main priorities for the professional development or training of your PAID staff in the next 12 months?
(The ‘open-ended’ responses provided to this question have been recoded specifically for this report. The results are therefore not comparable with those for all respondents given in the published report. Some individual responses mentioned multiple priorities, all of which are listed.)
Types of response / Local authorities only - allmentions
Youth work / 10
Leadership / 9
Community Development/Community engagement/community capacity building / 7
Assessment for learning / 5
Evaluation / 5
Mental health / 5
Managing change / 4
Partnership / 4
Tutoring adult literacies / 4
Child or adult Protection/safeguarding / 3
Social media / 3
Addictions / 2
Adult Learning / 2
CFE / 2
CLD approaches/general / 2
CLD Guidance and Regulations / 2
Coaching/mentoring / 2
Family Learning/Parenting / 2
Online/digital/ICT / 2
Personal & Social Development / 2
Policy / 2
Quality improvement / 2
Developing the Young Workforce, Employment, Environmental, ESOL, Facilitation skills, First aid, Food hygiene, Health, Neighbourhood Planning, Participatory budgeting, Planning, Progress files, Pupil Profiling, Safety, Volunteer development, Welfare reform / 1 mention each
Total giving any codeable response # / 35
#Several other respondents made only general statements, or gave descriptions of learning methods. A few indicated that no training would be possible.
Are there any identified professional development or training needs for your PAID staff that your organisation or service will NOT be able to address over the next 12 months, although you have identified a need for it?
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
No / 31 / 60.8 / 71.2 / 68.7
Yes / 18 / 35.3 / 25.2 / 27.6
Not Sure / 2 / 3.9 / 3.7 / 3.7
TOTAL giving workforce details / 51 / 100.0
- LAs were more likely to have identified PD needs that they were not able to fulfil, though still only just over a third of them acknowledged this.
In the last 12 months, has your organisation or service supported placement opportunities in any of the following ways?
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
Work experience placements for school aged young people
No / 16 / 31.4 / 59.5 / 52.8
Yes / 33 / 64.7 / 36.8 / 43.5
Not sure / 2 / 3.9 / 3.1 / 3.3
Placements for students on degree level Community Learning and Development courses
No / 17 / 33.3 / 68.7 / 60.3
Yes / 31 / 60.8 / 25.8 / 34.1
Not sure / 2 / 3.9 / 3.1 / 3.3
Placements for students on other higher or further education courses
No / 18 / 35.3 / 52.8 / 48.6
Yes / 29 / 56.9 / 42.9 / 46.3
Not sure / 3 / 5.9 / 2.5 / 3.3
Other types of placements
No / 17 / 33.3 / 47.2 / 43.9
Yes / 21 / 41.2 / 30.7 / 33.2
Not sure / 3 / 5.9 / 6.1 / 6.1
TOTAL giving workforce details / 51 / 100.0
- A majority of local authorities supported a variety of placements, considerably more so than other sectors
Does your organisation or service use volunteers in Community Learning and Development roles?
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
No / 8 / 15.7 / 39.3 / 33.6
Yes / 43 / 84.3 / 60.7 / 66.4
TOTAL giving workforce details / 51 / 100.0
- Local authorities were more likely to use volunteers in CLD roles.
Please tell us more about which activities are carried out by VOLUNTEERS in your organisation or service. Please select all that apply
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
Face to face work with learners or communities / 38 / 74.5 / 53.4 / 58.4
Support work e.g. administration, fundraising / 13 / 25.5 / 41.7 / 37.9
Committee, board or governance work / 17 / 33.3 / 49.1 / 45.3
Other / 4 / 7.8 / 8.0 / 7.9
Local authorities / Non LA / All
N / % of working / % of working / N / % of working
Volunteers working in survey week / 5014 / 100.0 / 40162 / 100.0
Primarily engaged in:
Face to face work with learners or communities / 3543 / 70.7 / 85.4 / 33562 / 83.6
Support work e.g. administration, fundraising / 65 / 1.3 / 5.6 / 2044 / 5.1
Committee, board or governance work / 966 / 19.3 / 4.2 / 2440 / 6.1
Other / 20 / 0.4 / 1.9 / 671 / 1.7
Coded missing due to error / 420 / 8.4 / 2.9 / 1445 / 3.6
Volunteers not working in survey week / 1316 / 4175
TOTAL VOLUNTEERS / 6330 / 44337
Total volunteer hours, typical week / 12107 / 195187
- Mostlocal authorities used volunteers in face to face roles, whilst ‘others’, which obviously includes many voluntary organisations, were almost as likely to use them in support or governance roles. However when we look at the actual numbers of people involved (which are influenced by some very big users of volunteers in the voluntary sector), we actually find a higher percentage in local authorities of volunteers involved in governance and a lower percentage than elsewhere in face to face work.
What type of qualifications does your organisation or service typically require for the following groups of VOLUNTEER staff?
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
1. Face to face work with learners or communities
Degree level / 0 / 0.0 / 4.3 / 3.3
HND / 0 / 0.0 / 0.6 / 0.5
HNC / 0 / 0.0 / 0.6 / 0.5
Professional Development Award / 0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Other Qualification / 12 / 23.5 / 19.0 / 20.1
Not Applicable / 28 / 54.9 / 34.4 / 39.3
TOTAL giving volunteer details / 50 / 100.0
2. Support work
Degree level / 0 / 0.0 / 1.2 / 0.9
HND / 0 / 0.0 / 1.2 / 0.9
HNC / 0 / 0.0 / 0.6 / 0.5
Professional Development Award / 10 / 19.6 / 3.7 / 7.5
Other Qualification / 26 / 51.0 / 25.8 / 31.8
Not Applicable / 5 / 9.8 / 25.8 / 22.0
TOTAL giving volunteer details / 50 / 100.0
3. Committee, board or governance work
Degree level / 0 / 0.0 / 1.2 / 0.9
HND / 0 / 0.0 / 1.8 / 1.4
HNC / 0 / 0.0 / 0.6 / 0.5
Professional Development Award / 0 / 0.0 / 1.2 / 0.9
Other Qualification / 13 / 25.5 / 19.0 / 20.6
Not Applicable / 26 / 51.0 / 33.7 / 37.9
TOTAL giving volunteer details / 50 / 100.0
4. Other
Degree level / 0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
HND / 0 / 0.0 / 1.2 / 0.9
HNC / 0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Professional Development Award / 0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
Other Qualification / 8 / 15.7 / 11.0 / 12.1
Not Applicable / 30 / 58.8 / 42.3 / 46.3
TOTAL giving volunteer details / 50 / 100.0
- Most CLD employers do not require any qualifications from volunteers. None in local authorities, and only a handful in other sectors, require higher level qualifications. But local authorities are more likely to have some requirements at lower levels.
Since 2009/10, has the total number of VOLUNTEERS used by your organisation or service…?
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
Decreased / 8 / 15.7 / 11.0 / 12.1
Don’t Know / 6 / 11.8 / 3.7 / 5.6
Increased / 18 / 35.3 / 31.3 / 32.2
Stayed the same / 9 / 17.6 / 13.5 / 14.5
TOTAL giving volunteer details / 50 / 100.0
- Unlike the situation with paid staff, local authorities are more likely to say the total numbers of volunteers have increased rather than decreased.
- The balance between the two is broadly similar across sectors.
Does your organisation or service encourage and promote the use of iDevelop?
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
Yes / 28 / 54.9 / 14.7 / 24.3
No / 10 / 19.6 / 20.9 / 20.6
Not heard of / 8 / 15.7 / 57.1 / 47.2
Not sure / 2 / 3.9 / 4.3 / 4.2
TOTAL giving volunteer details / 50 / 100.0
- Although only just over a half of local authority respondents promoted i-Develop, both awareness and promotion of it were much higher than in other sectors
Does your organisation or service encourage and promote the use of Glow?
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
Yes / 19 / 37.3 / 12.3 / 18.2
No / 25 / 49.0 / 51.5 / 50.9
Not heard of / 2 / 3.9 / 31.9 / 25.2
Not sure / 2 / 3.9 / 1.2 / 1.9
TOTAL giving volunteer details / 50 / 100.0
- Only just over a third of local authority respondents promoted Glow
Is your organisation or service currently involved in work relating to the ... Regulations?
Local authorities / Non LA / AllN / % / % / %
Yes / 38 / 74.5 / 42.3 / 47.7
No / 7 / 13.7 / 39.3 / 15.0
Don’t Know / 3 / 5.9 / 15.3 / 33.6
TOTAL giving volunteer details / 50 / 100.0 / 0.0
- Three quarters of the LA respondents (more than all the possible ‘core’ CLD teams) were involved in CLD Plan preparation; in other sectors probably less than half.
[1] ‘Working with Scotland’s Communities: A survey of who doescommunity learningand development’ Education Scotland August 2015