EU Collections Competencies Project

Testing a European Competency Framework for VET in Collections Management

Training resources in Conservation and Care of Natural History Collections - Training provided by the Netherlands & Belgium

TRAINING IN DUTCH LANGUAGE
non-academic level

Title:  Behoud en beheer van collecties (NL) / Gestion des collections (FR)
Organising institution(s)/organisation(s): Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels
Language: Dutch/French
Content: Natural History focused (general, botanical, zoological, fluid-preserved, dried, entomological, taxidermy & skins, molecular, fossils, rocks and minerals, metal & paintings
Level training: non- academic
Target audience: technicians, collections managers, curators
Geographical range of audience:  national, mainly in-house however also collection collaborators of other institutes were invited
Periodicity: regularly organised until 2011, on demand
Duration: 2-3 days depending on educational level of participants
URL: -

Title:  In goede handen: erfgoed in depots/Informatiebeheer
Organising institution(s)/organisation(s): depotwijzer.be
Language: Dutch
Content: Cultural Heritage focused
Level training: non-academic
Target audience: collections managers, curators, technicians
Geographical range of audience:  national (open to anyone)
Periodicity: on a regular basis
Duration: 1 day
URL: http://www.depotwijzer.be/kalender/in-goede-handen-erfgoed-in-depots-inf...

Title:  In goede handen: erfgoed in depots / Depotinrichting
Organising institution(s)/organisation(s): depotwijzer.be
Language: Dutch
Content: Cultural Heritage focused
Level training: non-academic
Target audience: collections managers, curators, technicians
Geographical range of audience:  national (open to anyone)
Periodicity: on a regular basis
Duration: 1 day
URL: http://www.depotwijzer.be/kalender/in-goede-handen-erfgoed-in-depots-dep...

Title:  In goede handen: erfgoed in depots / Veilig- beveiligd: erfgoeddepots
Organising institution(s)/organisation(s): depotwijzer.be
Language: Dutch
Content: Cultural Heritage focused
Level training: non-academic
Target audience: collections managers, curators, technicians
Geographical range of audience:  national (open to anyone)
Periodicity: on a regular basis
Duration: 1 day
URL: http://www.depotwijzer.be/kalender/in-goede-handen-erfgoed-in-depots-vei...

Title:  In goede handen: erfgoed in depots / Onderhoud in het depot
Organising institution(s)/organisation(s): depotwijzer.be
Language: Dutch
Content: Cultural Heritage focused
Level training: non-academic
Target audience: collections managers, curators, technicians
Geographical range of audience:  national (open to anyone)
Periodicity: on a regular basis
Duration: 1 day
URL: http://www.depotwijzer.be/kalender/in-goede-handen-erfgoed-in-depots-nie...

Title:  In goede handen: erfgoed in depots / Zeker bewaren, verpakken en transporteren
Organising institution(s)/organisation(s): depotwijzer.be
Language: Dutch
Content: Cultural Heritage focused
Level training: non-academic
Target audience: collections managers, curators, technicians
Geographical range of audience:  national (open to anyone)
Periodicity: on a regular basis
Duration: 1 day
URL: http://www.depotwijzer.be/kalender/in-goede-handen-erfgoed-in-depots-nie...

Title:  In goede handen: erfgoed in depots / Collectiebeleid
Organising institution(s)/organisation(s): depotwijzer.be
Language: Dutch
Content: Cultural Heritage focused
Level training: non-academic
Target audience: collections managers, curators, technicians
Geographical range of audience:  national (open to anyone)
Periodicity: on a regular basis
Duration: 1 day
URL: http://www.depotwijzer.be/kalender/in-goede-handen-erfgoed-in-depots-col...
 

Title:  Management of herbarium
Organising institution(s)/organisation(s): Agentschap Plantentuin Meise (National Botanic Garden of Belgium)
Language: French/English/Dutch
Content: Natural History focused (botanical, dried)
Level training: non-academic
Target audience: technicians, collections managers, curators, graduates (MSc, PhD), large public, amateur public
Geographical range of audience:  European, international, in house
Periodicity: on demand
Duration: from 2 weeks to 3 months
URL: -

TRAINING IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
academic level

Title:  Natural history collections and research
Organising institution(s)/organisation(s): Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Language: English
Content: Natural History focused (botanical, zoological, fluid-preserved, dried, entomological, molecular, fossils); main part of the training course
Level training: academic (master)
Target audience: graduates (MSc, PhD)
Geographical range of audience:  national, European, international
Periodicity: organised on a regular basis in the past, but (temporarily) stopped.
Can be organised on demand.
Duration: main part of 2 weeks course
URL: -

Title:  Plant families in the Tropics
Organising institution(s)/organisation(s): Naturalis
Language: English
Content: Natural History focused (botanical, fluid-preserved, dried, living)
Level training: academic (part of master)
Target audience: technicians, collections managers, curators, undergraduates, graduates (MSc, PhD), postgraduates
Geographical range of audience:  international
Periodicity: on a regular basis (yearly, 2 times/year etc.)
Duration: small part of 3 weeks course
URL: https://studiegids.leidenuniv.nl/courses/show/37895

Title:  MSc Course Economic Botany
Organising institution(s)/organisation(s): National Herbarium of the Netherlands
Language: English
Content: Natural History focused (botanical, dried)
Level training: academic (MSc)
Target audience: undergraduates, botanical gardens personnel
Geographical range of audience: international  
Periodicity: on a regular basis (yearly, 2 times/year etc.)
Duration: 2 weeks + extra time for writing essay
URL: -

Title:  Master in Museology
Organising institution(s)/organisation(s): Reinwardt Academie
Language: English
Content: Cultural Heritage focused
Level training: academic (master)
Target audience: collections managers, curators, undergraduates, for careers at policy-making, curatorial or managerial level within heritage organizations
Geographical range of audience:  international
Periodicity: on a regular basis (yearly, 2 times/year etc.)
Duration: 18 months
URL: http://www.ahk.nl/reinwardt/master/programme/

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Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith