MA (Hons) Learning in Communities (MALiC)

For general enquiries or information on placements and paperwork please contact the Placements Officer:

Sylvia Newbon

Email: Placement.Unit@ed.ac.uk  

For more detailed information on placements please contact the relevant placement Course Organiser:

PPP1 and PPP3: Dr Stuart Moir

Email: stuart.moir@ed.ac.uk  

PPP2: Dr Gary Fraser

Email: gary.fraser@ed.ac.uk

In addition to the handbooks below, the ‘Placement guidelines’ document offers further detail of the placement and supervision process.

There are three placement courses for each year of study: PPP1, PPP2, PPP3.

Please ensure you download the appropriate handbook for the placement year you are supervising.

These appendices are generic and so can be used for any of the three placement courses. 

The CLD Standards Council is the professional body for people who work or volunteer in Community Learning and Development.

• CLD Standards Council for Scotland

Information on the competence framework used to assess students on placement can be found in the document below. This gives useful examples of the work and actions that illustrate how students can demonstrate their competence in each competence area. It also offers the values and code of ethics which should inform and shape a CLD practitioner’s work.

• Download the CLD Standards Council for Scotland Competent practitioner Framework 2022
• General information on the CLD Standards Council for Scotland Competence framework

This recording sets the placement in the context of professional learning and offers an overview of the placement process and role of the supervisor.

The recording is 44 minutes in total. However, the starting time of the key sections are as follows:

1. The placement in context, professionalism and professional learning – from 1.35
2. An descriptive overview of the process and timetable of placements - 12.47
3. An overview of the roles and responsibilities of supervisors - 32.13

Listen to the recording