Community-Led Development (CLD) Training Pathway
Whether you’re new to community-led development (CLD) or seeking to advance your skills, our training and connecting opportunities offer something for everyone.
Our learner pathway is designed to guide you through each stage of your CLD journey and is built to align with our strategic goals. From Getting Started, where you’ll build foundational knowledge, to Building Skills, which deepens your understanding and equips you with practical tools, and finally to Practice in Action, where you apply what you’ve learned in real-world projects.
You can join at the stage that best suits your experience and confidence, there are no prerequisites. Many people dip in and out depending on their current mahi, and that’s exactly how it’s meant to work.
These offerings are designed to support both individual and community development, ensuring they contribute meaningfully to our shared goals for impactful, sustainable change. For organisations and teams looking to weave your own path, our Custom Training and Consulting Services offer flexible solutions designed to meet your specific community-led development goals.
Getting started
Welcome to the beginning of your community-led development journey!
Here, you’ll find foundational workshops and learning opportunities designed to introduce you to the principles and practices of community-led development. This is the perfect place to start building your understanding and skills.
These offerings are ideal for people who are new to CLD, want to refresh their knowledge, or need the essentials for starting locally-led projects or practice.
Building skills
Take the next step in your community-led development journey with these great offerings, designed for those who have a foundational understanding of community-led development.
This stage focuses on deepening your skills and knowledge. Explore workshops and resources that will equip you with advanced tools for facilitation, leadership, strategic planning, and effective community engagement.
Whether you’re leading a project or supporting others in their community-led development journey, these opportunities will help you strengthen your impact and bring your initiatives to the next level.
Practice in action
This stage is for anyone who is ready to put community-led development into practice in real-world projects and initiatives.
Whether you are leading a local project, supporting collaboration across groups, contributing to community planning, or advising on policy and approach, these opportunities will help you navigate challenges, strengthen your practice, and create meaningful impact where you live and work.
Te Raranga – Custom Training
Weave your own path with our tailored workshops and training! We can offer bespoke training to suit the unique needs of your group, team or organisation.
Every place and organisation is different. If you’re looking for training that reflects your team’s goals, challenges or community context, we can work with you to design workshops or capability-building programmes tailored specifically to your needs.
Shaping System-Wide Change with Powerdigm
The consulting arm of Inspiring Communities, Powerdigm, helps central and local government, iwi, non-government organisations, and communities to work together to solve complex issues and shift Aotearoa towards a sustainable future.
With expertise in community-led development, systems change, strategic planning, evaluation, and place-based approaches, Powerdigm supports organisations to build the conditions for effective, sustainable change.
We honour all those communities and organisations who have shared their practice and wisdom with us to create these training and development opportunities. We hope this kete of tools affirms what you already know and do, and expands your learning about the diverse ways Aotearoa communities can – and are – creating positive change.