BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:938@m25lib.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230714T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230714T160000 DTSTAMP:20230712T160527Z URL:https://www.m25lib.org.uk/events/leadership-briefing-library-apprentic eships/ SUMMARY:Leadership Briefing: Apprenticeships – the who\, how and why of i ntroducing an apprenticeship role in your organisation DESCRIPTION:*Please note that registration for this event has now closed*\n \nThe theme for the M25 Consortium’s next Briefing will be Library Appre nticeships. It will feature both employer (including library and HR) and e mployee perspectives. This event is aimed at those in leadership positions within libraries including directors\, assistant directors and functional service heads.\n\nDirectors\, Heads of Service and their chosen delegates from both within and without the M25 Consortium are invited to attend a l eadership briefing on Apprenticeships – the who\, how and why of introdu cing an apprenticeship role in your organisation.\n\nOur speakers will pre sent on their experiences of how they have introduced these roles in their own organisations and how these processes have grown and developed over t ime. The event will also include first hand accounts from the lived experi ence of those who have/are undertaking apprenticeships within their organi sations.\n\nThis Briefing has a particular focus on introducing and implem enting apprenticeships for those considering the level 4 and in advance of the upcoming level 7 apprenticeship. The talks will bridge from strategic to practical and implementing a new scheme\n\nProgramme:\n\n13:00 Arrival \, refreshments and networking\n\n13:30 Welcome (Andrew Preater\, Library Director\, Goldsmith’s University) and update on level 7 apprenticeship\ n\n13:45 Rachel Thomas\, Apprenticeships Coordinator at the University of Reading\n\n14:15-15:00 Questions\, discussion and actions\n\n15:00 Comfort break\n\n15:15pm Wellcome Collections\, introducing the role at Wellcome and what they’ve learnt\n\n15:45 Questions\, discussion and actions\n\n1 6:00 Close\, and opportunity to view facilities and exhibition at the RCN\ n\n \;\n\nSpeaker biographies:\n\nAndrew Preater\, Library Director Go ldsmiths\, University of London.\n\nAndrew Preater (pronouns: he/him) is D irector of Library Services at Goldsmiths\, University of London. Andrew j oined Goldsmiths in 2023 and provides leadership and strategic direction f or the Library.\n\nPrior to this\, his experience in higher education incl uded posts at University of West London\, Imperial College London\; Senate House\, University of London\; and the University of Durham where he bega n his career working in library systems.\n\nAndrew’s professional intere sts include the role of academic libraries in equity and widening particip ation and working-class experiences of higher education\, and the applicat ion of critical librarianship to library leadership. He is also a member o f the M25 Consortium of Libraries Steering Group\, and is a Principal Fell ow of the Higher Education Academy.\n\n \;\n\nRachel Thomas\, Apprenti ceship Co-ordinator\, University of Reading.\n\nRachel joined the Universi ty of Reading in her current role as Apprenticeships Coordinator in the HR department in 2022. Apprenticeships for staff at the University of Readin g are still very new\, but since starting in August\, Rachel has increased the total number of apprentices from 8 to 14 with a wide variety of appre nticeship standards and training providers\, and several more are schedule d to begin this year. Rachel has also been working to create and improve p rocesses within HR to accommodate increasing numbers of apprenticeships.\n \nRachel first began working at the University of Reading in 2014\, where she worked in technical roles supporting teaching and research. In 2021\, she changed careers and began working in the apprenticeships sector as App renticeship Recruitment Coordinator at Abingdon &\; Witney College\, an apprenticeship training provider. This experience has given her valuable insights into apprenticeships from a training provider’s perspective whi ch have been helpful in her current role.\n\n \;\nEleanor Hennessy\, I nterim Head of Visitor Experience\, Wellcome Collection\nEleanor Hennessy has worked at Wellcome Collection since 2014\, starting as a Visitor Exper ience Assistant\, she is currently Interim Head of Visitor Experience. El champions inclusive museum experience for staff and visitors\, centring li ved experience and user needs.\n \;\nColum Gaskell\, Visitor Experienc e Manager\, Wellcome Collection\nColum is a Visitor Experience Manager at Wellcome Collection and has recently restarted their Customer Service Leve l 2 Practitioner Apprenticeship within the Visitor Experience department. This apprenticeship is aligned with Wellcome Collection’s goal to develo p their teams and their practice in the pursuit of their vision\, by provi ding targeted recruitment towards those who may never have thought a caree r within the cultural sector as something that was viable to them.\n \ ;\n\nBradley Dean was Wellcome Collection’s first apprentice joining our team when he was 19 years old\, he gained a Distinction in Customer Servi ce Level 2 2018. Bradley went on to attend the Courtauld Institute where h e was awarded a BA hons in Art History. He continues to work in the museum and gallery sector\, currently in a commercial gallery setting.\n\nCost:\ n\n M25 Consortium members receive one free Leadership/Directors’ Brief ing place per institution per year (this is the second briefing of the yea r for 2022-23). Additional places cost £75\n Non-M25 Consortium members £112.50\n\nTo book a place please use our online booking form\, rememberi ng to include your PO number if applicable.\n\n*Please note that bookings will close at 5pm on Wednesday 12th July.*\n\nCancellation Policy\n\nCance llations less than one week before the event will be charged a 50% cancell ation fee.\nIn the event of a ‘no-show’ on the day\, the full fee will be charged.\n\nInformation for joining this session\n\nThis session is of fered in-person to facilitate networking\, though if you prefer to join on line only\, please indicate when you book using the 'special requests' fie ld on the booking form. If your booking has been confirmed\, joining instr uctions will be emailed to you on the 12th July.\n\n*Please note that regi stration for this event has now closed* CATEGORIES:M25 Events LOCATION:Royal College of Nursing\, 20 Cavendish Square\, London\, W1G ORN\ , United Kingdom GEO:51.516046;-0.145766 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=20 Cavendish Square\, Londo n\, W1G ORN\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Royal College of N ursing:geo:51.516046,-0.145766 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230326T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR