Each of the National Standards for Community Engagement includes a short headline statement, a set of indicators to show progress towards meeting each standard.

The following terms are used throughout the National Standards for Community

Engagement.

• ‘We’ refers to the leaders or organisers of the community engagement process.
• ‘Partners’ are any organisation or group who is involved in planning or delivering the community engagement process.
• ‘Participants’ are all of the people or groups who are actively involved at any level throughout the community engagement process.

• ‘Community’ is a group of people united by at least one common characteristic, including geography, identity or shared interests.

To learn about the 7 Standard in BSL, watch the YouTube video below