CLD Talks

Welcome to the CLD Talks x IADC World Community Development Conference 2026 Series.   Conor and Eddie interviewed 11 practitioners from across theglobe on the Wednesday of the Conference. We got a great insight to why people decided to start a career in Community Development, how Community Development works in their part of the world and so many different cultures.  In this episode we speak with S...

Welcome to the CLD Talks x IADC World Community Development Conference 2026 Series.   Conor and Eddie interviewed 11 practitioners from across theglobe on the Wednesday of the Conference. We got a great insight to why people decided to start a career in Community Development, how Community Development works in their part of the world and so many different cultures.  In this episode we speak with S...

Welcome to the CLD Talks x IADC World Community Development Conference 2026 Series.   Conor and Eddie interviewed 11 practitioners from across theglobe on the Wednesday of the Conference. We got a great insight to why people decided to start a career in Community Development, how Community Development works in their part of the world and so many different cultures. In this episode we speak with Mi...

Welcome to the CLD Talks x IADC World Community Development Conference 2026 Series.   Conor and Eddie interviewed 11 practitioners from across theglobe on the Wednesday of the Conference. We got a great insight to why people decided to start a career in Community Development, how Community Development works in their part of the world and so many different cultures.  In this episode we speak with L...

Welcome to the CLD Talks x IADC World Community Development Conference 2026 Series.   Conor and Eddie interviewed 11 practitioners from across theglobe on the Wednesday of the Conference. We got a great insight to why people decided to start a career in Community Development, how Community Development works in their part of the world and so many different cultures. In this episode we speak with Ka...

Welcome to the CLD Talks x IADC World Community Development Conference 2026 Series.   Conor and Eddie interviewed 11 practitioners from across the globe on the Wednesday of the Conference. We got a great insight to why people decided to start a career in Community Development, how Community Developmentworks in their part of the world and so many different cultures. In this episode we speak with Ho...

Welcome to the CLD Talks x IADC World Community Development Conference 2026 Series.   Conor and Eddie interviewed 11 practitioners from across the globe on the Wednesday of the Conference. We got a great insight to why people decided to start a career in Community Development, how Community Developmentworks in their part of the world and so many different cultures. In this episode we speak with Ha...

Welcome to the CLD Talks x IADC World Community Development Conference 2026 Series.   Conor and Eddie interviewed 11 practitioners from across the globe on the Wednesday of the Conference. We got a great insight to why people decided to start a career in Community Development, how Community Developmentworks in their part of the world and so many different cultures. In this episode we speak with Ch...

Welcome to the CLD Talks x IADC World Community Development Conference 2026 Series.   Conor and Eddie interviewed 11 practitioners from across the globe on the Wednesday of the Conference. We got a great insight to why people decided to start a career in Community Development, how Community Developmentworks in their part of the world and so many different cultures.  In this episode we speak to Bet...

Welcome to the CLD Talks x IADC World Community Development Conference 2026 Series.   Conor and Eddie interviewed 11 practitioners from across the globe on the Wednesday of the Conference. We got a great insight to why people decided to start a career in Community Development, how Community Developmentworks in their part of the world and so many different cultures. In this episode we speak with An...

Welcome to the CLD Talks x IADC World Community Development Conference 2026 Series.   Conor and Eddie interviewed 11 practitioners from across the globe on the Wednesday of the Conference. We got a great insight to why people decided to start a career in Community Development, how Community Developmentworks in their part of the world and so many different cultures. In the episode we speak with Rac...

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This week on CLD Talks Conor was invited to the launch of the Youth Sparks Tool Kit by Ryan McKay to help capture the day. Conor chats with Ryan about all things Youth Sparks from the beginning to the future. We also chat with Rudy, Sarah and Stuart who share their views about the event and tool kit. With the massive help from TJ and Ashton who captured the views of the guests at the break and aft...

This week on CLD Talks Conor sits down with Dr. Edward Beggan who is a lecturer at the University of Glasgow. He discusses where he started off his CLD journey, taking the opportunity to go to university as a mature student, choosing to complete his PHD including the concept of Heterotopia with in a CLD content, why he is a lecturer and so much more.  This is an open conversation and throughout th...

This is the final episode from the Highland and Moray Council Training Event in February. In this episode we speak to Jo and Sadie after their keynote presentation from the day. While both are not CLD Practitioners, I'm sure everyone will agree how their work and projects aligned with the values and principles of CLD. We discuss why true participation is so important, how they have used the Li...

This is episode 2 from the Highland and Moray Council Training Day we were invited to in February. In this episode we have two parts. First is we speak with four students who on the day of the event share their past and present experiences of University. We discuss what University meant to them as practitioners, how their skills and knowledge developed and include good practice examples. In the se...

Welcome to the first episode of CLD Talks of 2026! We were invited to Inverness to the Highland & Moray Council Training Day to record with some of the key note speakers and guests from 3rd Sector organisations tions as well as both Highland and Moray Council. The first episode of this 3 part series is with two CLD Works from Moray Council, Emmie & Fiona who discuss the Summer Employabilit...

This week on CLD Talks Conor sits down with Victoria, Jane and Iain to discuss their roles as Placement supervisors and expectations from both a University and College perspective. We have a full and interesting discussion thinking back to our own experiences as supervisors highlighting challenges and also how valuable students are to our work. There is lots in this and we hope you all enjoy! Find...

This week Conor sits down with Graham and Sue to discuss the Benefits of Practice Placements and why organisations should embrace taking on students from University and College Courses. We talk about our own experiences of students and how they can provide new and creative ideas into teams, the placement standards you can access from the CLD Standard Council website and a call for organisations to...

This week on CLD Talks Conor sits down with Dibya and Sarahfrom The Young Women’s Movement who discuss the work they have done with anamazing group of women to create their “Guide to AI”.   This is a really interesting conversation looking into theirunderstanding and impact of Artificial Intelligence, specifically on youngwomen and young people. We discuss the formation of the “Guide to AI”, learn...

This week on CLD Talks Conor and Ben go to the University of the West of Scotland to facilitate a workshop with the 2nd year Community Education students. We start this episode off with a panel discussion with Ainsley, Callum and Pearce (check spelling) where they reflect on this experiences at university and placement: After splitting the class into 3 groups, the students facilitated their own po...

In this weeks episode Iain chats with Sean Ewart about his work with New Gorbals Housing Association, his CLD journey and his recent time in the spotlight as one of Scotlands up and coming comedy stars. Thanks, as always for tuning in - let us know your thoughts! Please follow us on X (formally known as Twitter) @CldTalks

This week on CLD Talks Conor sits down with Liam McKenna who is a Lecturer within South Lanarkshire College. Within this conversation we learn about Liam's experience and how he got into CLD, how college is a gateway to other opportunities, the benefits of the working with communities course and so much more! Sites/ Links: South Lanarkshire College Working with Communities https://www.slc.ac.u...

n this weeks episode Iain chats with participants from the Young Women’s Movement who have been involved in the development of the “Lassies are no feart” toolkit. The project is a collaboration with No Knives Better Lives, with Emily Beever providing a foreword on the history and evolution of the project. You can access project resources here: https://www.noknivesbetterlives.com/resources/the-lass...

This week on CLD Talks Ben, Conor and Iain sit down to chat about 2024, our highlights, some plans for 2025 and so much more! Keep an eye out on our socials for more episodes and we hope you join us on the road to 100 episodes! Please Follow us on X (Twitter) @CldTalks