ARA Core Training: Working with Volunteers
Thursday 16th July 2015, New Walk Museum, Leicester
There are still a few places remaining on the upcoming ARA Core Training Course on Managing Volunteers.
Are you thinking about using volunteers in your repository, but would like more advice on how to go about this? Do you already utilise their skills but would like to develop the scope of your current volunteer programme? Then the ARA Core Training on Working with Volunteers is for you.
Using volunteers is increasingly common in archive services. This training day will cover a wide range of topics including large-scale and small-scale volunteer projects, and recruiting and retaining volunteers. The event will also feature a workshop on the challenges and opportunities of working with volunteers.
The final session of the day will be a round table discussion session where delegates can bring their questions and experiences from working with volunteers and discuss them with the panel of speakers.
The event will be taking place at New Walk Museum in Leicester on Thursday 16th July. Places will cost £35 for ARA members and £50 for non-members. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Book online at: http://www.archives.org.uk/event-application?eventid=368
Bursaries may also be available for those enrolled on the Registration Scheme. Please see http://www.archives.org.uk/registration-scheme/bursary-support.html for more information.
Course Programme
10.30 Registration and refreshments
10.45 Session 1: Utilising Volunteers: The Basics
Caroline Williams, author ‘Volunteering in Archives 2014’
11.25 Coffee break
11.40 Session 2: Lacock Unlocked: Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers,
Ally McConnell, Wiltshire and Swindon Archives
12.15 Session 3: Running small-scale volunteering projects,
Alex Miller, Wigan Archives
1.00 Lunch break
1.45 Session 4: First World War Lives – Running a large-scale research volunteering project
Lizzy Baker, East of Yorkshire Archives
2.30 Coffee break
2.45 Session 5: Volunteers: Challenges and Opportunities workshop
Emma Jay, The National Archives
3.45 Session 6: Roundtable
Aidan Haley, East Midlands Training Officer and Speakers
4.15 Close
Best wishes,
Ann Chow
ARA Training Communications Officer
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