In April / May 2007 NAVCA commissioned research to define the competencies needed for effective participation by voluntary and community sector representatives on the executive boards of Local Strategic Partnerships. This work was carried out in partnership with Steve Skinner.
The research methods used included a literature search; structured telephone interviews with 21 practitioners, i.e. the people who actually undertake the strategic representation role on their LSP executive board; telephone interviews with a number of key stakeholders; an analysis of job descriptions and person specifications and a short search for examples of existing training, learning and development opportunities to support representation.
Definition of the set of competencies was based on the core purpose, tasks, skills and abilities identified through the research, with reference to existing national occupational standards. Download the summary or the full research report for more details.
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