1. Community Capacity Building Issues raised by reading HMIE reports

2. CCB Subgroup Looked at 68/93 summary Learning Community reports – criteria used to make judgements – range of work and partners covered Better understanding of: – contributions that different organisations and sectors make – how CCB can be better organised and delivered in different settings

3. Diverse approaches Great diversity in reports: – topics, organisations and activities covered – criteria used to assess them Reflects genuine diversity of community capacity building work and in communities Also reflects different evidence presented

4. CRITERIA “The impact of capacity building on communities” OUTCOME v PROCESS

5. STRENGTHS IDENTIFIED Most often: General nature and level of voluntary and community activity Only sometimes: Effectiveness/ capacity of groups Effectiveness of capacity building Inclusiveness of groups Engagement in decision making (more likely as a weakness)

6. SCOPE Who are the capacity builders? Are effective community groups: Active capacity building partners? Or indicators of success?

7. CONTEXT Why is socioeconomic profile relevant? How far does capacity building ‘need’ relate to affluence/ deprivation?

8. THE CHALLENGE We need to have a dialogue and: Get a clearer focus on identifying effective CCB work – What are its essential components? – Who is involved? – What should the priorities be? Show how CCB contributes to wider outcomes

9. WHO SHOULD BE INVOLVED? EVERYONE (CLDMS, LTS, HMIE, community and voluntary sectors etc)