If you are in the first five years of your career in the recordkeeping sector you will probably be looking to keep adding to your skills as you gain more experience from your day to day work.
Some people may still be studying for their MA or working through their Apprenticeship, or undertaking the ARA Archive Conservation Training Scheme.
The Archives and Records Association’s Section for New Professionals offers help and support – but you do need to be a member of ARA to join. Find out more about joining here – subscriptions are tied to your salary and qualification level – they start at £12/Euro14
Both the Archives and Records Association and The National Archives run training and events that can help you gain both professional skills – for example:
Data Protection Law for Archives, Museums and Libraries
or
Introduction to manorial records for archive professionals
They also run training events on more general career skills such as:
You can find all ARA’s Training Events here.
You can find all The National Archives’ Training events here
New professional? If you are in the first five years of your career in the recordkeeping sector this section is for you.
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