Community Development

About the Community Development Department

Community development is about people, place, and creating positive change. At Glasgow Kelvin College, you’ll learn how to support individuals and communities to grow, connect, and thrive.

Our courses are built around real experiences and real issues, helping you develop practical skills and the confidence to work alongside others in meaningful and inclusive ways — whether you're just starting out or already involved in your community.

Make a Difference in Your Community 💚✨

Thinking about creating positive change where you live?

Hear from Pauline, one of our HNC Working with Communities students, as she shares her experience on the course and her community placement.

From building practical skills to working directly with local groups, this course supports students to make a real impact.

Community. Connection. Change.

Community Development Courses

Read What Our Students Said

Video Transcript – Pauline: HNC Working with Communities

My name is Pauline Bunemi. I am doing Working with Communities in Kelvin College.

I really love the course because I have a women group that I'm working with that really made me decide to come to this course and learn more about how to work with groups, how to work with communities.

I liked it because it's only two days in a week and you have two days to go for your placement.

My placement is with the Afghan women in Glasgow.

Honestly, it is so amazing, you know, meeting all these women when they talk about their experiences, how they made it to the UK, what made them come to the UK and how they're living their life in the UK. It's so amazing.

We have two wonderful lecturers, very patient. They help you in every way.

I would encourage every single person that wants to come to the course, please do.

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