Communities of Practice

A Community of Practice (CoP) is a secure virtual community which allows members to share their thoughts and views without the need to physically meet.

Examples of how a CoP might be used are:

• To discuss papers in advance of a meeting and offer input if you cannot attend

• To discuss presentations seen at an event.

• To have a dialogue on a specialist subject with an expert in the area

• To collaborate on developing guidance and toolkits

*UPDATE*

We have now set up our virtual community. It is hosted on the IDeA Community of Practice website and is called the ‘Progress Through Partnership’ CoP. The community is for LSP practitioners, partners and others who have an interest in partnership working. The community will offer practitioners a forum to discuss issues and share views, information and good practice to help support each other in their developing personal  skills and to support their partnership. The website for the community is http://www.communities.idea.gov.uk/c/22495/home.do

For further information regarding the CoP please contact alison@seemp.co.uk