COMMUNITY LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
Welcome to the Community Learning & Development Section (CL&D) website. We are currently working to improve the content of our web pages please accept our appologies while the work is being carried out.
Community Learning & Development Section Vision
"Working in partnership, Community Learning & Development wiill put learning at the heart of communities, deliver better services and continue to improve the quality of life for people living in West Dunbartonshire.
We will do this by
Facilitating youth work services which support all our young people to achieve their full potential to become confident, healthier individuals, effective contributors, responsible citizens and successful learners.
Providing a cycle of lifelong learning in communities and offering routes to enable the development of skills, (including literacy, numeracy and adult learning) to enhance personal, social, family and employment experiences.
Assisting community organisations and individuals to work together to develop and enhance their communities for the better, by building on their existing knowledge and skills."
Community Learning & Development Section
The Section delivers a range of services and opportunities in line with the Scottish Government National Priorities for CL&D outlined in Working & Learning Together (WALT);
CL&D Section Teams
Adult Learning Services - this team provides community based adult learning opportunities for local people. Courses are designed to meet the needs of local people and individuals and are organised in accessible community venues, run at times, a pace and level which suits the participants.
Unit 6 &22, Levenvalley Enterprise Centre, Castlehill Road, Dumbarton, G82 5BN
Tel: 01389 608062
Community Literacies Services - this team offers a range of community based learning opportunities throughout the area for children, young people and adults including ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) learners. The provision includes free help to improve confidence in reading, writing, spelling and using numbers or learning English.
Unit 6 & 22, Levenvalley Enterprise Centre, Castlehill Road, Dumbarton, G82 5BN
Tel: 01389 608062
Community Development Services - this team works with groups and individuals in communities providing them with opportunities to build the confidence, understanding and skills to identify local learning needs; participate in local decision making; develop local services.
5 West Thomson Street, Clydebank, G81 3EA
Tel: 0141 562 2410
Youth Services - this team helps young people to achieve greater control over their lives and to make informed choices through participation in a range of interesting and exciting activities. Services include youth outreach, youth clubs, youth forums, youth action groups, Duke of Edinburgh Award Schemes, Youth Achievement and Dynamic Youth Awards The team promotes active citizenship in partnership with schools.
Dalmuir Community Centre, Duntocher Road, Dalmuir, Clydebank, G81 4RQ
Tel: 0141 562 2388/9
Progress reports
Progress reports are completed by the four sub-teams within the Community Learning & Development Section on a regular basis. These reports outline the team's ongoing work commitments and describe particular projects being undertaken.
The CL&D Progress reports are made available to provide some background to the work and responsibilities of the Section and provide a better context for the following CL&D work.
Working and learning together
An information leaflet on the partnership working approach of CL&D is available.
This details the Community Learning, Development and Guidance Strategy Partnership within West Dunbartonshire.
PDF file: Partnership working approach summary (453 KB)
Community Profile
The Community Development Team for the Community Learning & Development Section has produced detailed Community Profiles for each of the 3 geographical areas in West Dunbartonshire i.e. Clydebank, Dumbarton and Vale of Leven
PDF file: Clydebank Community Profile (2 MB)
Dumbarton Community Profile (1 MB)
Vale of Leven Community Profile (2MB)
Setting the Standard in West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire Council has a number of corporate service standards to ensure we deliver high quality services to you. Each of our individual services also has standards relevant to the services they deliver.
PDF file: HMIe Inspection Dumbarton Academy 2009 (53 KB)
PDF file: Service standards (205 KB)
We will monitor performance against these standards annually and report on our performance to you in our Quarterly Performance Report.
Contact Us
For any further information about the work the Community Learning and Development section do in West Dunbartonshire please contact the team.
