| 1 | Understand the role of community partnerships | 1.1 | Explain the concept of community partnerships |
| 1.2 | Analyse the benefits of community partnerships |
| 1.3 | Describe the range of agencies, networks, organisations and individuals who may be involved in community partnerships |
| 2 | Be able to identify where community partnerships could inform and support practice | 2.1 | Work with others to identify needs that could be met through community partnerships |
| 2.2 | Gather and disseminate information about existing community partnerships that may meet identified needs |
| 2.3 | Contribute to evaluating information about existing community partnerships and identifying gaps |
| 2.4 | Work with others to determine how a community partnership could fill a gap in provision |
| 3 | Be able to bring people together to set up community partnerships | 3.1 | Identify individuals, agencies, organisations and networks who might wish to be involved in a partnership to fill a gap in provision |
| 3.2 | Disseminate information about the proposed partnership to those identified |
| 3.3 | Invite participation in the proposed partnership |
| 4 | Be able to support the setting up of community partnerships | 4.1 | Gather information about good practice from partnerships with similar purposes |
| 4.2 | Gather information on potential costs and sources of funding for the partnership |
| 4.3 | Provide information gathered to potential members of the partnership |
| 4.4 | Work with others to agree: • membership of the partnership • aims and objectives • roles and responsibilities • activities and practices |
| 5 | Be able to contribute to the running of community partnerships | 5.1 | Carry out own responsibilities to support the purpose of the partnership |
| 5.2 | Support the community partnership to operate effectively |
| 5.3 | Describe ways to support the partnership when a member disengages |
| 6 | Be able to contribute to the review of community partnerships | 6.1 | Support members of the partnership to monitor its activities |
| 6.2 | Support members of the partnership to agree processes, participants and criteria for evaluating its effectiveness in meeting objectives |
| 6.3 | Contribute to evaluating the partnership |
| 6.4 | Contribute to agreeing changes to the partnership’s practice |