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Alex Dawson

“Collections Trust’s services are practical and relevant - because we have contact with so many people who look after collections we know what’s needed and how to deliver it.”

Alex Dawson
Head of Programmes

Collections Trust Training Programme 2008

Information on current Collections Trust training course availability is listed below under Collections Trust Direct and Collections Trust Bespoke. Consult both lists to see if your needs can be met from courses already planned. If you cannot find what you are looking for contact Eleanor Lovegrove at the Collections Trust to register your interest in a particular course being run in your region.

Collections Trust Direct Programme

Collections Trust Bespoke Programme

Collections Trust Direct

Collections Trust Direct is an annual programme of training courses held across the country. A searchable database giving full details of courses is available in the Training section of the Collections Link website. To display Collections Trust Direct courses only, search for 'Collections Trust' as the provider.

Collections Trust Direct

Collections Trust Direct is an annual programme of training courses held across the country. A searchable database giving full details of courses is available in the Training section of the Collections Link website. To display Collections Trust Direct courses only, search for 'Collections Trust' as the provider.

Prices for all courses are £140 (or £100 for Collections Trust Loyalty Card holders), except for Introduction to Documentation and Introduction to Copyright (half-day courses) which cost £65 (or £45 for Collections Trust Loyalty Card holders).

Full day courses run from 10 am until 4 pm, and half day courses from 1 pm to 4 pm, unless indicated otherwise in the listings below.

January 2008

Documentation Planning Workshop
Venue: GO Centre, Glasgow
30 January 2008
With Trainer Susanna Hillhouse
SMC member rates apply. To book your place contact Alexandra Courtney, 22 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 1JP
Tel: 01223 310371
E-mail: alexandra@mda.org.uk

February 2008

Copyright Essentials
Venue: The Women's Library, London
Friday 8 February 2008
With Trainer Bernard Horrocks
To book your place, please complete the online Booking Form

March 2008

Copyright and the Web
Venue: The Women's Library, London
Friday 7 March 2008
With MDA Trainer Bernard Horrocks
To book your place, please complete the online Booking Form

Collections Trust Bespoke

The following courses have been booked through Collections Trust Bespoke. You may be eligible for a place on one of these courses. Contact the client organisation to enquire about booking.

January 2008

Documentation for Accreditation
Venue: UCL
10th January 2008
Offered by: MLA London with Collections Trust Trainer Christina McGregor
Contact: Melissa Bentley, Museum Development Officer: Networks and Training, MLA London, 4th Floor, 53-56 Great Sutton Street, London, EC1V 0DG
Tel: 020 7549 1717
E-mail: melissa.bentley@mlalondon.org.uk

Documentation for Accreditation
Venue: Boat Museum, Ellesmere Port
15th January 2008
Offered by: MLA NW with Collections Trust Trainer Margaret Harrison
Contact: Diane Rushbrook, Business Support Administrator, MLA North West, Ground Floor, The Malt Building, Wilderspool Park, Greenall's Avenue, Warrington, WA4 6HL
Tel: 01925 625050
E-mail: diane.rushbrook@mlanorthwest.org.uk

Documentation for Accreditation
Venue: Kidderminster Railway Museum
15th January 2008
Renaissance West Midlands with Collections Trust Trainer Heather Lomas
Contact: Marie Fowler, Accreditation Advisor, Renaissance West Midlands, Lead Partner Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3DH
Tel: 01213033969
E-mail: marie_fowler@birmingham.gov.uk

Copyright Essentials
Venue: Framework Knitters Museum, Nottingham
17th January 2008
EmmS with Collections Trust Trainer Naomi Korn
Contact: Susan Lansdale, Co-ordinator, East Midlands Museum Service, PO Box 7221, Colston Bassett, Nottingham, NG12 3WH
Tel: 01949 81734
E-mail: emms@emms.org.uk

Introduction to Copyright
Venue: V&A Museum, London
18th January 2008
Offered by V&A Museum with Collections Trust Trainer Bernard Horrocks
Contact: tbc

Introduction to Documentation
Venue: Textile Conservation Centre, Winchester
18th January 2008
Offered by Southampton University with Collections Trust Trainer Christina McGregor
Contact: Frances Lennard, Lecturer. Thank you for your interest but please note this is a closed session for MA Museum Studies students only.

Procedural Manual Workshop
Venue: Museum of the Order of St John, London
24th January 2008
Offered by: MLA London with Collections Trust Trainer Christina McGregor
Contact: Melissa Bentley, Museum Development Officer: Networks and Training, MLA London, Fourth Floor, 53-56 Great Sutton Street, London, EC1V 0DG
Tel: 020 7549 1717
E-mail: melissa.bentley@mlalondon.org.uk

Labelling and Marking
Venue: Tudor House, Worcester
25th January 2008
With Collections Trust Trainer Margaret Harrison
Contact: Karen Spry, Museum Development Officer for Worcestershire
Tel. 01299 250416
E-mail: kspry@worcestershire.gov.uk

Introduction to Documentation
Venue: Newcastle University
30th January 2008
Offered by: ICCHS, Newcastle University
Contact: Andrew Newman, Director. Thank you for your interest, but please note this is a closed course for Newcastle University students only.

Copyright and the Web
Venue: London - tbc
31st January 2008
MLA London with Collections Trust Trainer Naomi Korn
Contact: Georgina Siddall, MLA London, 4th Floor, 53-56 Great Sutton Street, London EC1V 0DG
Tel: 020 7549 1712
E-mail: bookings@mlalondon.org.uk

February 2008

Documentation for Accreditation
Venue: NCCL Galleries of Justice, Nottingham
4th February 2008
Offered by: Renaissance East Midlands with Collections Trust Trainer Heather Lomas
Contact: Mark Laurie, Museum Development Officer
Tel: 0115 9520555
E-mail: mlaurie@leics.gov.uk

Copyright Essentials
Venue: National Museums of Liverpool, Dale Street
5th February 2008
Offered by: National Museums of Liverpool with Collections Trust Trainer Naomi Korn
Contact: Alyson Young, Training Co-ordinator, NML, Dale Street, Liverpool
E-mail: alyson.young@nationalmuseumsliverpool.org.uk

Documentation Planning Workshop
Venue: UCL
7th February 2008
Offered by: MLA London with Collections Trust Trainer Christina McGregor
Contact: Melissa Bentley, Museum Development Officer: Networks and Training, MLA London, Fourth Floor, 53-56 Great Sutton Street, London, EC1V 0DG
Tel: 020 7549 1717
E-mail: melissa.bentley@mlalondon.org.uk

Procedural Manual Workshop
Venue: The Commandery, Worcester
13th February 2008
Offered by: Renaissance West Midlands with Collections Trust Trainer Heather Lomas
Contact: Marie Fowler, Accreditation Advisor, Renaissance West Midlands, Lead Partner Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3DH
Tel: 0121 3033969
E-mail: marie_fowler@birmingham.gov.uk

Copyright Essentials
Venue: Kanaris Theatre Museum, Manchester
14th February 2008
Offered by: MLA North West with Collections Trust Trainer Naomi Korn
Contact: Catriona West, MLA North West, Ground Floor, The Malt Building, Wilderspool Park, Greenall's Avenue, Warrington, WA4 6HL
Tel: 01925 625056
E-mail: catriona.west@mlanorthwest.org.uk

Copyright Essentials
Venue: Kent
15th February 2008
Offered by: ACS Cultural Services with Collections Trust Trainer Bernard Horrocks
Contact: Nicola Waddington, Museums Development Officer, MLA South East
Tel: 01622 605298
E-mail: nicola.waddington@mlasoutheast.org.uk

Documentation Planning Workshop
Venue: The Commandery, Worcester
25th February 2008
Offered by: Renaissance West Midlands, with Collections Trust Trainer Heather Lomas
Contact: Marie Fowler, Accreditation Advisor, Renaissance West Midlands, Lead Partner Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3DH
Tel: 0121 3033969
E-mail: marie_fowler@birmingham.gov.uk

Procedural Manual Workshop
Venue: Lancashire County Museum
27th February 2008
Offered by: MLA NW with Collections Trust Trainer Margaret Harrison
Contact: Diane Rushbrook, Business Support Administrator, MLA NW, The Brew House, Wilderspool Park, Greenall's Avenue, Warrington, WA4 6HL
Tel: 01925 625050
E-mail: diane.rushbrook@mlanorthwest.org.uk

Copyright Exploitation
Venue: Inverness tbc
28th February 2008
Offered by: Rowan Tree with Collections Trust Trainer Bernard Horrocks
Contact: Hazel Bews, Training Co-ordinator, Skills Building for the Future, 24 Ballifeary Lane, Inverness, IV3 5PH
Tel: 01463 715225
E-mail: hazel@rowan-tree-scotland.co.uk

Copyright Exploitation
Venue: Orkney tbc
29th February 2008
Offered by: Rowan Tree with Collections Trust Trainer Bernard Horrocks
Contact: Hazel Bews, Training Co-ordinator, Skills Building for the Future, 24 Ballifeary Lane, Inverness, IV3 5PH
Tel: 01463 715225
E-mail: hazel@rowan-tree-scotland.co.uk

March 2008

Copyright Exploitation
Venue: London - tbc
6th March 2008
Offered by: MLA London with Collections Trust Trainer Naomi Korn
Contact: Georgina Siddall, MLA London, 4th Floor, 53-56 Great Sutton Street, London EC1V 0DG
Tel: 020 7549 1712
E-mail: bookings@mlalondon.org.uk

Documentation Planning
Venue: Commercial Vehicle Museum
11th March 2008
Offered by: MLA NW with Collections Trust Trainer Margaret Harrison
Contact: Diane Rushbrook, Business Support Administrator, MLA NW, The Brew House, Wilderspool Park, Greenall's Avenue, Warrington, WA4 6HL
Tel: 01925 625050
E-mail: diane.rushbrook@mlanorthwest.org.uk

Copyright Essentials
Venue: Dorset History Centre
18th March 2008
Offered by: Russell Coates Museum with Collections Trust Trainer Naomi Korn
Contact: Louise Perrin, Consultant: COURSE FULL
E-mail: lperrin@waitrose.com

Copyright and the Web
Venue: Inverness tbc
27th March 2008
Offered by: Rowan Tree with Collections Trust Trainer Bernard Horrocks
Contact: Gayle MacBean, Skills Building for the Future, 24 Ballifeary Lane, Inverness, IV3 5PH
Tel: 01463 715225
E-mail: hazel@rowan-tree-scotland.co.uk

Copyright Policies
Venue: Worcestershire, tbc
28th March 2008
Offered by: ACS Cultural Services, Worcestershire, with Collections Trust Trainer Naomi Korn
Contact: Karen Spry, Museums Development Officer
E-mail: KSpry@worcestershire.gov.uk

Copyright Exploitation
Venue: Orkney tbc
28th March 2008
Offered by: Rowan Tree
Contact: Hazel Bews, Training Co-ordinator, Skills Building for the Future, 24 Ballifeary Lane, Inverness, IV3 5PH
Tel: 01463 715225
E-mail: hazel@rowan-tree-scotland.co.uk

April 2008

Documentation Refresher
Venue: Meeting Room, KCC Kibraries & Archives, Kings Hill, West Malling
10th April 2008
Offered by: Renaissance South East with Collections Trust Trainer Heather Lomas
Contact: Joanna Low, Museum Development Officer, Kent and Medway, Renaissance South East, c/o Kent CC Libraries & Archives, Gibson Drive, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4AL
Tel: 01622 605213
E-mail: joanna.low@kent.gov.uk

Copyright Essentials
Venue: Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
14th April 2008
Offered by: Whitworth Art Gallery with Collections Trust Trainer Bernard Horrocks
Contact: Katia Porter, Online Access Assistant, The Whitworth Art Gallery
Tel: 0161 275 8458
E-mail: katia.porter@manchester.ac.uk

May 2008

Copyright and the Web
Venue: National Museums of LIverpool, Dale Street
8th May 2008
Offered by: National Museums Liverpool with Collections Trust Trainer Naomi Korn
Contact: Trevor Carr, Training Officer, National Museums of Liverpool
Tel: N/A
E-mail: trevor.carr@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Introduction to Copyright
Venue: Victoria & Albert Museum
13th May 2008
Offered by: V&A with Collections Trust Trainer Bernard Horrocks
Contact: Ray Chan, Training & Development Business Co-ordinator, Victoria & Albert Museum
Tel: 020 7942 2940
E-mail: r.chann@vam.ac.uk

September 2008

Copyright and the Web
Venue: tbc- NW England
19th September 2008
Offered by: MLA North West with Collections Trust Trainer Naomi Korn
Contact: Catriona West, Development Officer (Renaissance), MLA North West, The Brew House, Wilderspool Park, Greenall's Avenue, Warrington, WA4 6HL
Tel: 01925 625056
E-mail: catriona.west@mlanorthwest.org.uk

December 2008

Copyright Policies
Venue: North England tbc
11th December 2008
Offered by: MLA North West with Collections Trust Trainer Naomi Korn
Contact: Catriona West, Development Officer (Renaissance), MLA NW, The Brew House, Wilderspool Park, Greenall's Avenue, Warrington, WA4 6HL
Tel: 01925 625056
E-mail: catriona.west@mlanorthwest.org.uk