CDDA · YOUR WORKING TOOLKIT

Good questions. Strong records.

Blank templates to learn, prepare and document your work. Explore freely, without an account or paid membership.

01Read the lesson
02Use the worksheet
03Practise safely
04Discuss & review

How to use these templates

Choose a kit or search by task. Open the fields and checks, then download a text file or copy the template. Use fictional information for practice. Downloading submits nothing to the site. Keep completed records in the approved channel; mandates, reviews and permissions remain separate.

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The template library

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R-02
Research & evidence

Scope and research plan

Set boundaries, methods, owners and completion gates.

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Open fields and completion checks

Required fields

  1. Question and exclusions
  2. Definitions
  3. Jurisdiction and date range
  4. Research tasks and owners
  5. Required primary sources
  6. Contrary-evidence plan
  7. Reviewers and due dates
  8. Publication status

Completion checks

  • Use primary sources where available
  • Give exact page, paragraph, section or timestamp
  • Separate facts, allegations, opinions, law, inferences and open questions
  • Record material contrary evidence and unresolved gaps

Typical roles: coordinator · regional coordinator

R-06
Research & evidence

Evidence matrix

Connect each proposition to evidence and contradiction.

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Open fields and completion checks

Required fields

  1. Proposition
  2. Classification
  3. Supporting source and location
  4. Contrary source and location
  5. Reliability assessment
  6. Known gap
  7. Researcher status
  8. Reviewer decision

Completion checks

  • Use primary sources where available
  • Give exact page, paragraph, section or timestamp
  • Separate facts, allegations, opinions, law, inferences and open questions
  • Record material contrary evidence and unresolved gaps

Typical roles: researcher · reviewer

G-09
Governance & people

Volunteer skills and placement plan

Match a volunteer’s offered skills to a scoped assignment without granting extra access.

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Open fields and completion checks

Required fields

  1. Existing person/application reference and exact account email
  2. Province, preferred language, accessibility and availability
  3. Offered skills, examples and learning interests
  4. Proposed team, supervisor, jurisdiction and assignment
  5. Training needed and permitted current access
  6. Required declarations or separate confidential-project checks
  7. First task, template, support contact and review date
  8. Volunteer acceptance and authorized placement decision

Completion checks

  • Research volunteering is free; open participation has no prior screening requirement
  • Reuse existing records; a placement worksheet does not activate a role
  • Escalate assignments outside your appointed jurisdiction

Typical roles: people coordinator · regional coordinator

G-10
Governance & people

Practice workshop observation and next steps

Record demonstrated practice, support needs and an accountable next step.

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Open fields and completion checks

Required fields

  1. Workshop, lesson/version, participant and observer
  2. Fictional scenario and linked template codes
  3. Task observed and specific demonstration
  4. Sources checked, contrary evidence and recordkeeping
  5. What remains uncertain or needs correction
  6. Feedback, support and re-practice plan
  7. Next task, owner, target date and review
  8. Separate authorization decision, if any, by an authorized administrator

Completion checks

  • Use fictional data; do not practise by editing real applications
  • Observation is not a professional credential or automatic clearance
  • Record gaps constructively and retain the participant’s questions

Typical roles: coordinator · people coordinator · regional coordinator