The process has reached the public review stage (see attached document) and it is time for all those who are interested to take a good look and provide feedback. Unfortunately the period for public comment closes this Friday which makes it difficult but I do encourage you to submit feedback if at all possible. If you send it to me meggie@wn.com.au I will follow up on it.
It may help if I provide you with some background information.
The ASA's initial submission could be summarised as:
The ASA considers that the qualifications required for a professional archivist need to be at postgraduate level and therefore none of the CUL04 courses address the necessary skill level required. However, the revised courses could certainly function to raise awareness and basic understanding of archives. This could be achieved by providing a basic awareness of the principles of the Joint ASA and RMAA Statement of Knowledge for Recordkeeping Professionals, including the meaning of fundamental terminology along with awareness of possible career pathways in this sector.
This could be relevant and useful at Certificate ll and Certificate lll levels, however at Certificate lV and Diploma levels the ASA felt strongly that the relevant BSB courses should remain in place as a sound basis for developing the preliminary skills required to enter the archive sector workforce at the most basic level.
As suggested, archives units have now have been inserted into the draft at Cert 11 and Cert 111 levels (see attachment) We have supplied a basic outline of content for archive electives. This content has now been inserted into the draft and workshopped in Perth and Adelaide. Please note that this is this is a working document and is constantly evolving.
A new overarching core unit has also been added to the draft for Cert II and III. It is designed to provide an overview of the ‘collecting organisations’, types of institutions, purpose and career pathways. At Cert II and III levels the focus will be very much on career pathways rather than employment outcomes. The target audience includes VET in schools, mature people entering second careers or new workers, volunteers seeking formal training and priority groups e.g. Indigenous Trainees.
If you are interested, please take a look at the overarching core units, the archive electives and how they sit within the package as a whole. Please provide your feedback directly to me meggie@wn.com.au with a copy to Angela Murray angelalmurray@bigpond.com if possible by COB Friday.
Kindest regards
Margaret Paterson
ASA Council
Learning and Publishing Programs and Services
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The CUL11 Package went live on 20/12/2011
This package supersedes CUL04 - Museum and Library - Information Services Training Package and has been updated with more specific reference to archive theory and practice including a four unit Archive and Keep Records Skill Set. The package is at vocational and undergraduate level and will create increased awareness, basic skills and possible pathways into archives studies at graduate level. Individual units may also provide professional development opportunities for ASA members and the broader archival community.
The Archive and Keep Records Skill Set
These units provide credit towards CUL30111 Certificate III in Information and Cultural Services, CUL40111 Certificate IV in Library, Information and Cultural Services, and CUL50111 Diploma of Library and Information Services.
http://training.gov.au/Training/Details/d8ffef70-db6c-492d-9911-c21...
The Develop and apply knowledge of archives Unit
http://training.gov.au/Training/Details/b8633149-7b15-47b1-ad74-f4d...
This unit applies to individuals in support roles who require some theoretical and practical understanding of the nature of archives and how they are managed. It describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to apply an understanding of the difference between archives and other collections and how this affects the arrangement and management of collections.
The CUL11 Package also includes an over-arching unit for individuals seeking employment or working in an information or cultural services organization - CULIND201A Develop and apply knowledge of information and cultural services. This unit underpins employment in organisations, such as galleries, museums, archives, records management, and library or information services providers. It is most relevant to support roles, as more specialised and advanced research and management skills are covered in other units.
Regards Margaret
Many thanks for attending the final NPRG in my absence Bill and respresenting the ASA for the ratification. I think that CU11 will be a very useful package and will look into how we can encourage RTOs to offer the archive related units. I will post related links and information when I have them.
Kindest regards
Margaret
Thanks for posting the updated link Lise.
We are getting very close to ratification now with the final reference group meeting scheduled for 25 July. I think that the revised package will be a very useful tool within our sectors.
Regards Margaret
The meeting of the NPRG was held on Monday, 25th and after a reasonable period of sorting out comments etc was passed on to the next level. No content changes were possible at this stage but a number of edits were suggested and will be adopted to ensure uniformity across the package, now called CU11.
The transition from CU04 to CU11 is expected to take place over 2011 as the 12 new courses in the package are worked on. As mentioned by Margaret earlier the two units of concern will be the one in Cert II, a general recordkeeping unit with the inclusion of Archives, and then the one for Cert III which is specific to Archives.
In addition to the Cert levels there will be a Skills set which for 'Archives and Recordkeeping' comprises 4 units, 3 from the Business Studies package and refer to recordkeeping, and the new one on Archives.
These Skill Sets are aimed NOT at the beginner in the field but for someone bringing knowledge up to date etc, a kind of Professional Development. The difficulty will come when searching for a RTO willing and able to present the units. It is quite possible that they will not be available everywhere.
Regards
The most recent documents were posted on Monday 5 July, 2011. http://www.ibsa.org.au/news-and-projects/current-projects/museums-a...