Category: Online Training
Cyber Security: How to protect your organisation and stay secure online, Thursday 3 September
Join PC 805 Courtney Irons, the Cyber Protect & Prevent Officer from North Yorkshire Police Cyber Crime Unit to find out more about how to protect your museum and stay secure online. The session will cover: The importance of personal cyber security, such as: Use of strong passwords Use of two factor authentication Updating your devices How […]
Inventory, Online via Zoom
Inventory will be a key feature of the revised Accreditation Standard, due to be published later in 2026. The inventory procedure supports making sure you have the basic information to be accountable for the objects in the museum’s care, and tackling the backlog if not. This session will explore the potential steps and considerations involved […]
Managers are neurodivergent too! Training for neurodivergent managers
This training session is specifically for neurodivergent managers working in the museum sector (a formal diagnosis is not necessary). In this pilot session, we explore the needs of neurodivergent managers and offer practical techniques, ideas, and solutions to support them in their day-to-day work, as well as discussing effective tools to help them change practice […]
“How to Get Support for Your Capital Development Project” – Persuasive Communication: Pitching and Messaging, online Zoom
Need to make the case for a Capital Development Project? This workshop could help! Using the techniques of persuasive communication, participants will learn how to build support from internal stakeholders, governing bodies, communities, and wider external stakeholders, as well as how to write a compelling funding application. This 2-hour online session will help participants zero in […]
Find your Oomph: Building your Personal Resilience: Online
What does resilience mean to you? How resilient do you feel right now? Are you ready to find your oomph? This 2.5 hour workshop will provide you with a better understanding of what resilience means, and what influences and impacts it. You will develop your awareness of your own resilience factors, and discover simple tools […]
Elevenses, Tuesday 6 October, Engaging with the RICHeS Access Fund
Join this Elevenses to learn about the RICHeS Access Fund, an initiative to enable access to cutting-edge heritage science and conservation equipment, collections and expertise. RICHeS could help you reveal, protect and transform understanding of objects, collections and sites. The RICHeS Access Fund Second Call opens in September 2026. You will hear about the RICHeS […]
Ripples of resilience: personal resilience for you and your team, Online Zoom
Understanding and supporting your own personal resilience can have ripple effects on your team and organisation, supporting collective wellbeing. As a sector we are increasingly trying to do more with less. Being more conscious of the impacts on ourselves and colleagues, and how we can support each other in times of stress, can support organisational […]
Disaster Kit Essentials, Online Zoom
This online session will provide a guide to what to consider for inclusion in your disaster kits. From containment kit, object handling to PPE, the presentation will provide suggestions on content, quantity and workarounds for tight budgets. There will also be time for participants to make suggestions about what kit they have found helpful.
Collections Audit, Online Zoom
Do you have the collections and information you think you have? Delivered by Collections Trust, this session will explore the Spectrum 5.1 Audit procedure – systematically checking the accuracy and completeness of the information you have about your collections. At the most basic level, the procedure confirms that your records match the physical reality: you […]
Introduction to Oral History, online
This online session provides insight into what oral history is, how it can be used and what the benefits of collecting personal stories are for archives and collections. Learn how to prepare for interviews, including how best to write a discussion guide, as well as the etiquette of conducting oral history interviews. Guidance on preparing […]