SKiLD is a project of NAVCA (National Association for Voluntary and Community Action) that aims to deliver skills and knowledge for local development.
Social Media for development workers.
Description: Maintaining email discussion forums for development workers & developing a Twitter account
Target Audience: Development workers supporting voluntary organisations and community groups.
Date: Throughout the year
Region: National
Name: Carolyn Ellis Email: carolyn.ellis@navca.org.uk Phone: 0114 289 3952 0114 289 3952
Support for networks
Description: Visiting networks for development workers and CB regional events
Target Audience: Development workers, network co-ordinators
Date: Throughout the year
Region: National
Contact Name: SKiLD team Email: skild@navca.org.uk Phone: 0114 278 6636 / 0114 278 6636
Support for liaison with network co-ordinators
Description: Convening a meeting of development worker network co-ordinators to support their work and development
Target Audience: Development workers, network co-ordinators
Date: Two meetings a year
Region: National
Contact Name: SKiLD team Email: skild@navca.org.uk Phone: 0114 278 6636
Electronic forum for network co-ordinators
Description: Maintain and encourage new users to use navcaboodle to share information
Target Audience: Development workers, network co-ordinators
Date: Throughout the year
Region: National
Contact Name: SKiLD team Email: skild@navca.org.uk Phone: 0114 278 6636 / 0114 278 6636
Research project on networks
Description:Research report on maintaining & sustaining networks for development workers
Target Audience: Development worker network co-ordinators
Date: Throughout the year
Region: National
Contact Name: Carolyn Ellis Email: carolyn.ellis@navca.org.uk Phone: 0114 289 3952 0114 289 3952
SKiLD framework website
Description: Maintain and improve SKiLD framework content.
Target Audience: Development workers
Date: Throughout the year
Region: National
Contact Name: SKiLD team Email: skild@navca.org.uk Phone: 0114 278 6636
NOS for development work
Description: Evaluate SKiLD framework in light of NOS
Target Audience: Development workers when asked for input
Date: Throughout the year
Region: National
Contact Name: SKiLD team Email: skild@navca.org.uk Phone: 0114 278 6636
Accredited learning for development workers research project
Description: Research report on the suitability of accredited learning in relation to courses for development workers.
Target Audience: Development workers when asked for input
Date: Throughout the year
Region: National
Contact Name: SKiLD team Email: skild@navca.org.uk Phone: 0114 278 6636
Research project for methods of membership for development workers
Description: Research report on the differing methods and benefits of creating a membership body for development workers.
Target Audience: Development workers when asked for input .
Date: Throughout the year
Region: National
Contact Name: SKiLD team Email: skild@navca.org.uk Phone: 0114 278 6636 / 0114 278 6636
SKiLDbites e-bulletin
Description: Publish one bulletin every six weeks.
Target Audience: Information from NSS workstreams for development workers
Date: Every six weeks throughout the year
Region: National
Name: Carolyn Ellis Email: carolyn.ellis@navca.org.uk Phone: 0114 289 3952 / 0114 289 3952
SKiLD brochure
Description: Brochure outlining the forthcoming season’s learning offer from SKiLD and individual NSS
Target Audience: Information from SKiLD & NSS workstreams for development workers
Date: Two editions of the brochure issued throughout the year
Region: National
Contact Name: SKiLD team Email: skild@navca.org.uk Phone: 0114 278 6636
For more information see the SKiLD spring and summer training brochure.
Improving Support website
Description: Manage SKiLD section of website. Update with regular news, events and other communications
Target Audience: Information from SKiLD & NSS workstreams for development workers
Date: Throughout the year.
Region: National
Name: Carolyn Ellis Email: carolyn.ellis@navca.org.uk Phone: 0114 289 3952
Liaison with NSS communications leads
Description: Participate in any CB meetings and one-to-one contact with each workstream in order to get relevant information for development workers
Target Audience: Development workers to benefit from communications
Date: Throughout the year.
Region: National
Name: Carolyn Ellis Email: carolyn.ellis@navca.org.uk Phone: 0114 289 3952
Quality Marking Resources Research Project
Description: Exploring quality marking resources deemed as ‘best practice’ to support development workers in their work with voluntary organisations and community groups.
Target Audience: Development workers when asked for input.
Date: Throughout the year.
Region: National
Contact Name: SKiLD team Email: skild@navca.org.uk Phone: 0114 278 6636
Annual development workers survey
Description: Undertake survey and create a report to highlight awareness and satisfaction with products & services and identify emerging needs.
Target Audience: Development workers when asked for input.
Date: Throughout the year.
Region: National
Contact Name: SKiLD team Email: skild@navca.org.uk Phone: 0114 278 6636
Programme development meetings
Description: Attendance at CB leads meetings
Target Audience: Development workers to benefit from communications between workstreams
Date: Throughout the year.
Region: National
Contact Name: SKiLD team Email: skild@navca.org.uk Phone: 0114 278 6636
Programme evaluation
Description: Evaluation report of the SKiLD programme using standardised NSS questions to demonstrate the changes SKiLD has made.
Target Audience: Development workers to benefit from final findings – will be asked for input when needed
Date: Throughout the year.
Region: National
Contact Name: SKiLD team Email: skild@navca.org.uk Phone: 0114 278 6636