Section for New Professionals

Welcome to the Section for New Professionals.

The Section for New Professionals will represent, inform and promote the interests of all pre-course volunteers and trainees, students on record keeping, archive and archive conservation courses, and newly-qualified professionals.

The Section for New Professionals aims to -

• provide networking and educational opportunities in the UK and Ireland for new professionals, such as training events and meetings.
• encourage involvement between individuals and their professional body from an early stage and ensure they have a voice in the profession at large.
• become a central hub for information on careers and employment for new professionals, advise on pre-course training and volunteer opportunities for prospective professionals, and to inform newly qualified professionals on issues of careers and professional development. provide a regular channel for information on issues relevant to new professionals that they can contribute towards.
• provide a forum for new professionals to discuss relevant issues such as courses, employment, trainee placements, pre-course experience, skills, etc.
• foster links between new professionals, course providers and employers.
• raise awareness of the issues faced by new professionals to the ARA and other professional bodies.

In the following pages you will find details of:

• the section representatives and who to contact for help.
• the section news, activities, training and events
• minutes of section meetings
• supporting resources

Would you like to find out more or join this Section?

If you have a general enquiry or would like to join this Section then please contact us.

Please get involved!

If you wish to engage with us or find others working in Archives or Record Managers working in your Section or Region take a look at our ARA Community area, build your profile and start discussing!

Last Updated (Thursday, 13 October 2011 19:45) Friday, 03 December 2010 17:40