Three new exciting Transforming Archives Traineeship opportunities based at Archives+<https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?jcode=1491187>, Wigan Archives and Local Studies <https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?jcode=1491250> and Cheshire Archives and Local Studies<https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?jcode=1490843> are now open for applications (please use the links above or find out more at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sector/transforming-archives.htm).
We're looking for trainees with the potential to develop a new career in the archive sector - whether you're looking for a change in direction or are just starting out in your career. If you can answer yes to one of the questions below then a Transforming Archives traineeship could be for you:
* do you have the technical expertise to help us meet the challenges of digital preservation?
* do you have the eye for detail to deliver great digitisation projects?
* could you put an aptitude for languages and enjoyment of solving puzzles together to help decipher medieval documents?
* do you enjoy inspiring others and bringing archives to life for groups of all ages and can you spot the potential in a document to inspire, educate or inform?
We want to build on your practical skills and experience in technology, languages or education and outreach work and show you the great opportunities that archives and their collections can offer.
Each year-long traineeship is unique, each host is looking for a different skill-set and is able to offer specialist training and work opportunities in one or more of our specialisms - digital preservation, digitisation, outreach and engagement, collection development or traditional skills (languages and palaeography). You can now apply for our first three traineeships and a further nine traineeships will be available over the next few weeks.
You can find out more about the programme here http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sector/transforming-archives.htm, read blog posts from the trainees http://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/tag/transforming-archives/ and you can also follow the project on Twitter https://twitter.com/TransformingArc.
Transforming Archives is a collaborative project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund through its Skills for the Future programme<https://www.hlf.org.uk/looking-funding/our-grant-programmes/skills-future>, The National Archives<http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/>, the Archives and Records Association<http://www.archives.org.uk/>, the Centre for Archive and Information Service<http://www.dundee.ac.uk/cais/>s at the University of Dundee and 13 host archive services across the country. We are currently recruiting for the third cohort of trainees and through the programme we are hoping to:
* diversify the archives workforce
* address gaps in the skills available in the archives workforce
* provide new routes into working in the sector
If you would like to find out more about the traineeship programme please get in touch.
Emma
Emma Stagg
Project Manager for Transforming Archives
+44 (0) 20 8876 3444 Ext. 2095 / 07900 608 313
@EmmaStagg @TransformingArc
The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU
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