Courses and events

A wide range of courses and events offering professional development and training for the college sector and beyond.

Networks

Our Networks provide professional dialogue, events, workshops, resources and online discussion.

Our work

Our key areas of work cover teaching, curriculum and assessment; employer engagement; equality and diversity; and governance, leadership and management.
The college landscape

Over the past two years colleges in Scotland have undergone significant change. Find out about the colleges and the college regions in Scotland.

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Funding secured to develop innovative project aimed at developing young people’s coding skills

14 Feb

Blogs

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Read and respond to our latest thinking on issues relating to the college sector.

#yearofCPD

Make this your #yearofCPD

Make the 2016-17 academic session your #yearofCPD, discover more about our courses and events.

Conference and meeting facilities

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Great facilities in attractive surroundings at reasonable rates for your meeting or event.

We support the college sector by sharing best practice and delivering professional development opportunities.

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CDN’s employability conference took place on 23 June where participants enjoyed a day of learning and networking. The conference took place in a marquee at West Lothian College, where delegates had the chance to engage with a variety of initiatives and organisations at workshops and interactive stalls. ... See MoreSee Less

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On Tuesday 20 June 2017, College Development Network (CDN) held the Gender Equality Conference.

This national conference explored where and how gender equality policy is impacting practice across Scotland’s educational and vocational landscape – and what further actions are required to reduce and remove the social and economic barriers faced by women and men in Scotland. ... See MoreSee Less

5 days ago  ·  

The latest issue of the Equality and Diversity newsletter is now available on the CDN website.

Read latest news here:

www.cdn.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Equality-and-Diversity-Newsletter-June-2017.pdf

This newsletter aims to keep you updated with the latest information, legislation, publications, events and resources available in the area of equality and diversity. ... See MoreSee Less

2 weeks ago  ·