One of the key aims of the Federation is to provide training for its members that is high quality, useful, close to hand and cost effective.

The Fed is currently working with the MLA South West ) to provide practical and hands-on training through the County Museum Groups, in the form of 'Skills Sharing Workdays'.

These Training Workdays are supported by MLA South West and open to all Museum Staff, not just Federation Members.

Upcoming Training:

 
Topic
Where
When

A Smashing Day on Packing and Handling

Sorry - Fully-booked

St John's Hall - Penzance

With Tamsin Daniel, Alison Bevan & Jeremy Rice

Download:
Info-Flyer here

Bookings: co-ordinator@swfed.org.uk
14/10/08

Simple Digitisation of Small Collections

Sorry - Fully-booked

North Gloucestershire

Led by Ed Bremner

Download:
Info-Flyer here

Bookings: co-ordinator@swfed.org.uk

 15/10/08
Simple Digitisation of Small Collections

Poole Museum - Dorset

Led by Ed Bremner

Download:
Info-Flyer here

Bookings: co-ordinator@swfed.org.uk
23/10/08
Dealing with Finds

Royal Cornwall Museum

With Anna Tyacke and the Finds Liason Group

Download:
Info-Flyer here

Bookings: co-ordinator@swfed.org.uk
18/11/08

Getting the Best from your Volunteers


Elliot's Store, 27 Lower Fore Street, Saltash

Led by Rachel Ackerman - Volunteer co-ordinator at Royal Albert Memorial Museum - Exeter

Download:
Info-Flyer here

Bookings: co-ordinator@swfed.org.uk
o4/11/08

?Re-run due to demand?
An Introduction to Pod-casting

 

We are looking into the possibilities of re-running this workshop again in the Bristol area.

With Tom Boden

Download:
Original 'Bath' Info-Flyer here, Please contact Ed Bremner if you are interested in attending this course
November 08
Effective Labelling

In Planning - Please contact co-ordinator if interested:

co-ordinator@swfed.org.uk
November 08
Making Training Fun

Bristol or Exeter

More info from Ed Bremner

Download:
Details available here shortly

November 08

 

There will be other workdays announced shortly. If none of these grab your interest, please do either contact your Federation County Rep or the co-ordinator and we will see if there is other interest in organising anything for you locally.

In the meantime, if you have any questions or wish to talk to the Federation about any training matter, please get in touch with the co-ordinator.

 

Federation Training Sub-Committee

Members:

Liz Neathey - Federation Vice-Chair - North Somerset Museum
Mary Godwin - Devon Rep and Community Museums Officer - RAMM
Paul Connell - Wiltshire Rep and Assistant Curator - Chippenham Museum
Eleanor Moore - MLA South West Museum Skills Co-ordinator
Ed Bremner - Federation Co-ordinator

If you want to know any more about Federation Training plans, please contact Ed Bremner directly on co-ordinator@swfed.org.uk