Requirements for Registration

The Register is open to all CLD practitioners who demonstrate the values, principles, competences, Code of Ethics and commitment to continuing professional learning that underpin the sector, with two types of membership, based on qualifications and experience:

• Practitioners with a Standards Council recognised qualification AND a years full-time equivalent practice in a community learning and development setting, (gained largely after qualification).

Full-time, part-time and voluntary practitioners in community learning and development including:

• Practitioners who have recently completed an approved professional qualification but have still to gain a years verified practice, or
• Students undertaking a CLD qualification, or
• Practitioners with a qualification below degree level, or
• Practitioners with qualifications in other disciplines

All practitioners seeking to register as Members of the Standards Council must formally commit to the following principles:

• Commitment to the values underpinning CLD
• Commitment to the Code of Ethics for CLD
• Commitment to undertaking an appropriate amount of Professional Learning on an ongoing basis
• Commitment to practise using the CLD competences

In particular, community learning and development practitioners will:

• Communicate with constituents, other professionals and partner agencies in an open, honest, accurate and straightforward manner
• Challenge any unlawful or unjustifiable discrimination by constituents, other community learning and development practitioners and colleagues in other professions

Community learning and development practitioners will not:

• Behave in such a way, inside or outside of work, that will call in to question the individual’s suitability to work in community learning and development
• Behave in such a way, inside or outside of work, that will bring the profession of community learning and development in to disrepute

All practitioners seeking to register as Members of the Standards Council must provide a referee who is willing to confirm that the applicant has evidenced their commitment to the principles and practices as described and is a suitable candidate for Membership of the CLD Standards Council Scotland. Further information on referees is available on i-develop.

Apply online on i-develop – follow the steps outlined to download the application form, complete and then submit your application.

If you are registered as an Associate member and have now obtained a recognised qualification and the required experience you can apply to become a registered member. Follow the application guidance.

Find out more about the CLD Standards Council Registration System.

Find out about becoming an Alumni Member when you leave practice.