What we do

We provide training and consultancy support in all aspects of community development.  We provide support to all organisations and partnerships that work in and with communities.  We work across sectors and with a wide range of professions to support community engagement and community capacity building in any context and at strategic and practice level.  All of our services are tailored to meet the individual needs of the organisations and partnerships we support. 

Download our current training services brochure or, for information on the full list of our training and consultancy services, please click here. 

Working across Scotland

We work across Scotland on a range of programmes and training and consultancy work. The map below gives brief examples of past and current programmes relating to each of the key areas of our work: community capacity building, community-led health, community engagement, planning and evaluation, community research, and policy and practice. Click on a pin and follow the link to learn more about each example. Visit the ‘Who we are' section for more detailed examples of our previous and current work. 

We also work in Northern Ireland, England and Wales and internationally. SCDC is part of a Four Nations and Europe group, which meets on a regular basis to exchange practice and policy developments and we have had a long association with the Central European Bureau for Social Development.  For further information on our local area work outwith Scotland, click here.