SYLLABUS

LEARNING OUTCOMES
On completion, the student should be able to:
6.7.5 identify the importance of community
initiatives in the development of the local economy;
6.7.6 explain the impact of the economy on business;
6.7.7 explain the impact of business in the
development of the economy;
6.7.8 identify important environmental issues in
business;
6.7.9 list the ways in which the Government creates
a suitable climate for business.
6.7.10 explain the ways which the Government
aff ects the labour force;

COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT

Chapter
22

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Community Development is when local
people come together to identify the main
problems in their area and develop a plan to
solve these problems.
1. Its is empowering local individuals and groups.
2. National and local governments supported by
the EU off er a range of support services
designed to assist enterprising communities.
3. Community development is really about self
help for the local area.

DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
Job opportunities
Depopulation (age18-35)
Bad reputation
Infrastructure
Knock-on effect

IMPORTANCE/ BENEFITS OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Employment
Spin-offs
Enterprise culture
Taxation
Quality of life

STEPS IN COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT

4.
Funding
3. Plan
2. Formal
organisation
1. People

DEVELOPING LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Developing a plan
Who is involved.
What they wish to do.
How they wish to do it.
Where they hope to get
the finance from.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ORGANISATIONS
Area partnership companies (APCs)

Community services programme

Leader plus
WAS: FS
NOW: SOLAS Schemes
WAS: County and City enterprise board
Now: Local Enterprise Offices

AREA PARTNERSHIP
COMPANIES (APC)
Grants

Mentor

Set up
business in
disadvantaged
areas

Premise
s

Workshop
s

LOCAL ENTERPRISE OFFICES

Advice

Mentor

Provide
local
support to
small and
micro
businesses

Workshop
s

Grants

T H E C O M M U N I T Y S E RV I C E S
P R O G RA M M E

Grant
s

Wage
s

Department of
Community,
Rural and
Gaeltacht
Affairs disadvantaged

Advic
e

LEADER PLUS PROGRAMME

Competitiven
ess

Quality of life

EU
initiative
Rural areas

Grants

Environment

FS/SOLAS COMMUNITY
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME.
Grants

Long term
unemploy
ed
Training

Wages

COMPARE 3 AGENCIES OF YOUR

CHOICE
APCs
Premise
s

Workshop
s
Mento
r
Grants

SOLA
S
Wages

LEOs
Advice

Trainin
g

WALKING DEBATE
Do you think Multinational corporations
setting up in an area is:
Good for local development
Bad for local development

WALKING DEBATE
Do you think Multinational corporations
setting up in an area is:
Good for local development
Bad for local development