Getting started in Community-Led Development (CLD)
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.
Foundations of Community-led Development
Inspiring Communities has developed this learning module to bring together key ideas, resources and tools for people working in all kinds of community-led development roles.
Our self-paced Foundations of Community-Led Development module is a great place to start your journey. You’ll explore the values and principles behind this way of working, the role of Te Tiriti in shaping practice, and simple tools to support locally-led action in your place, along with real stories of change from communities across Aotearoa. This course includes 40 lessons, videos, a workbook, and practical resources to support your learning journey.
Once you’ve completed the Foundations module, you may like to continue your learning through our Building Skills for Community-Led Practice workshop. This 2.5-hour interactive online session connects participants from across the motu and focuses on practical tools, engagement approaches, and skills to support community-led mahi in your own context.
Online, self-paced
4-5 hours
Cost involved
Webinars
Explore community innovation anytime!
Get started with community-led development (CLD) through our collection of hour-long webinars, an easy way to learn the basics and see what CLD looks like in real life.
Each webinar offers down-to-earth examples from communities across Aotearoa, sharing what’s worked, what’s been tricky, and how people have navigated real challenges.
If you would like to join us online as a guest speaker or to share your own community-led story, we would love to hear from you.
Online
1 hour
Free
Whaowhia te kete mātauranga. Fill the basket of knowledge.
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.
Should you be unable to attend any of our events, please refer to our Cancellation Policy