Resource Name: Trainers' Resource Packs for the OCN Community Development Programme

Resource URL: http://www.fcdl.org.uk/publications/documents/OCN_resource_packs/index.htm

Resource Description: The Federation for Community Development Learning (FCDL) has produced these comprehensive packs as part of our ongoing commitment to develop and share good quality community development learning practice.

We are producing one resource pack for each of the current sixteen units in the National Open College Network Community Development Programme.

The programme covers training courses and materials for a range of qualifications levels. To date, these include foundation (1), intermediate (2) and advanced (3) levels.

They can also be used to form part of the new national award.

These comprehensive packs contain session plans, learning outcomes, tutor prompts, handouts, case studies and learning journals. Everything you need apart from enthusiastic participants and a good tutor!

The packs can be ordered from FCDL � please see our website www.fcdl.org.uk for details. Current titles are as follows, and there will also be new packs published in 2008:

1. Understanding community development work
2. Community development work skills
3. Group work skills
4. Involving people
5. Representing your Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual community
6. Monitoring and evaluation
7. Developing community organisations
8. Reflective community development work practice
9. Effective partnership working
10. Practice and principles in community development work
11. Social justice