Outcomes

Prepare a successful grant application for a rural community.

Performance criteria:
a. Relevant grant information is identified and analysed.
b. The issues affecting rural communities are identified and applied to the grant application.
c. Appropriate projects and activiities are identified and justified within the grant application.

Ranges
Grant aid schemes - Local Authority - Non-governmental organisation - European
Issues: national - regional - local; employment, transport, environment, education, housing, quality of life
Solutions: process - product

Outcome 2

Evaluate the techniques available to achieve successful community involvement and development.

Performance criteria:
a. The concepts of community involvement, development and action are understood.
b. The village appraisal software is used and analysed.
c. organisation policies for community action are identified and assessed.
d. Case studies of community action are reviewed and assessed.

Ranges
Software: Jigso village appraisal
Organisations: Countryside Agency, CCW, Antur Teifi
Case studies: Trefeurig, Menter Hiraethog

Outcome 3

Assess the legal and moral issues impacting upon the rural 'other'.

Performance criteria:

a. The issues facing rural 'others' in the community are identified and assessed.
b. The responses and mechanisms available to rural 'others' are identified and assessed.
c. The moral and legal implications of law and public attitudes are discussed with reference to rural 'others'.

Ranges
Rural 'others' - homosexuals, racism, new age travellers, women

Outcome 4

Evaluate the elevance of sustainable development to rural communities.

Performance criteria:

a. The concept of sustainable development is examined and discussed with reference to post moden society.
b. The relevant and applicability of sustainable development to rural community development is assessed.

Ranges
Scale: global, European, Third World, national, local

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