Digital Curator Vocational Education Europe:Project ObjectivesKate Fernie, MDR Partners

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission'

Some basic facts

• DigCurV is a network funded under the EC Leonardo da Vinci Lifelong Learning programme

• Aims to support and extend vocational training for digital curators in libraries, archives and museums

• Started on 1st January 2011• 30 months

http://www.digcur-education.org/

EuropeFondazione Rinascimento Digitale (FRD)Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Stiftung Öffentlichen Recht, Goettingen State and University Library (UGOE)Humanities Advanced Technology Institute (HATII) at University of GlasgowMDR Partners (Consulting) Ltd (MDR)Trinity College Dublin (TFTCD) Vilniaus Universiteto Biblioteka (VUL)

North AmericaFaculty of Information at the University of Toronto (uToronto) Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)

AssociatesDigital Preservation Coalition (DPC)Nestor

Consortium

Identify and analyse existing training opportunities and methodologiesSurvey training needsIdentify key skills and competencesEstablish an initial curriculum frameworkDisseminate the resultsPromote the results for use – by educators and individuals– within and between countries

Main activities

Some context in Europe

There are an estimated:

47 National libraries, 20,500 Public libraries, 10,000 University libraries, 29,000 Special libraries + School libraries17,600 Museums25 National archives plusAudiovisual archives

NUMERIC report, 2009 http://www.cipfastats.net/default_view.asp?content_ref=9743

Cultural institutions are digitising and collecting digital materials Digital preservation is becoming a key issue

People82000 staffmany involved in digitisation

Value proposition

Professional training for the care of traditional collections is well established

Training in long term management of digital assets has been identified as a major issue for employers and staff

Professional development is a lifetime requirement

DPC training needs report, 2004 http://www.jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/finalReport.pdf

Zach Klein CC BY-NC 2.0

Analysing the existing training opportunities

We launched a survey of training opportunities at the beginning of April 2011 to :Analyse the existing offerMap the curriculum landscapeIdentify topics and learning objectivesMethodologies and formatsAssessment methods in use

http://www.digcur-education.org/eng/Training-opportunities

In July and August 2011, we launched a survey to analyze training needs in the cultural sector. Collected information about:

Staff situationsTraining plans and preferencestraining needs expressedSkills and competences being called forJob advertisements

Analysing training need

http://www.digcur-education.org/index.php/eng/Resources

Curriculum framework

Builds on both the results of the surveys we completed and experience within the consortium and related initiatives. The initial curriculum framework is:

A portfolio of three ‘lens’ to reflect career progression: ‘practitioner’, ‘manager’ and ‘executive’

Indicates skills and competences and pathways for skills progression

Testing and evaluation with communities since autumn 2012

Promoting use

Three main intended uses of the curriculum framework:

•To build or develop training

•To compare existing courses

•To plan professional development

http://www.digcur-education.org/

Curate!

http://www.digcur-education.org/eng/Resources/CURATE-Game

An international community of interest and practice– learning organisations, educators and trainers– employing organisations and individuals

Register and join us!– To follow development of the project– To share and exchange news – the ripplle effect at both policy and

practitioner level– To collaborate in the development of the framework and other

products

Building the network

kate.fernie@mdrpartners.com

www.digcur-education.org