Hi all,
I think the Museums Association Scheme looks like a good model to
start with. It may be difficult to set up to begin with as there is
still an issue with how you accredit people with 20 years + experience
in a meaningful way, but once established it could be really useful.
Personally, I would like training that gives opportunities to work
with new aspects of science communication that part of my current job.
I often meet and work with people who have skills that I would really
like to learn. The ideal way would be to work on a project together,
but to collaborate you need to bring a useful skill, and even then you
don't necessarily learn what you hoped to.
I think a scheme like this could be a great way for someone entering
the industry to gain a range of skills, but for those who are more
experienced it could allow them to branch out and try something new.
Bella Williams
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 4:57 PM, Dominic McDonald
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> Hi again everyone
>
> Many thanks for all your comments so far about the idea of a qualification for science communicators which might look a bit like the Associateship of the Museums Association scheme (http://www.museumsassociation.org/careers/associateship-of-the-museums-association).
>
> I think there are a couple of really interesting issues that have been raised, and I wondered if I could stimulate some further discussion around the two questions that Suzanne asked, namely:
> What training would you like to help you do whatever you do better?
> and
> What training do you need before you can start doing what you'd like to do?
>
> Please believe me when I say that I don't need a fully worked up syllabus! All comments are incredibly useful in terms of helping us to get a flavour of what people want and/or need, and would they would actively fight against...
>
> Yours in anticipation
>
> Dom
>
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