Workforce
Improving staff recruitment and development
The Museums Association has campaigned on a wide range of workforce issues, to improve the way museums recruit, use and develop their staff.
Diversify
For well over a decade we have campaigned – and acted – to encourage a wider range of people into museum work.
We had lots of successes, but there is much more to do.
Read about our Diversify scheme here
Culture change
Museums have many opportunities to change the way they work. We helped some to work more smartly – and published a report showing how museums can continue to reinvigorate and diversify their workforce even when funding is tight.
Read about Culture Change here
Monument Fellowships
We’re concerned about the loss of skills and knowledge when staff leave museums, sometimes at short notice. Our Monument Fellowships helped museums improve their succession planning and share collections-related knowledge.
Read about the Monument Fellowship scheme here
Workforce development plan
We think that a strategic approach needs to be taken to workforce development and we worked with Creative and Cultural Skills to produce a workforce development plan.
Download the workforce development plan here (pdf)
Entry level jobs
In earlier work, we looked at the problems with entry to the museum workforce, including the difficulties caused by the culture of pre-entry volunteering and over-emphasis on academic qualifications.
Read about our work into entry level jobs here
Low pay in museums
Low pay is widely recognised as a major problem in most areas of museum work. Museum pay has fallen behind that of comparable sectors. In the past we have commissioned research and published salary guidelines.
Read about our research into salary guidelines here
Diversify
For well over a decade we have campaigned – and acted – to encourage a wider range of people into museum work.
We had lots of successes, but there is much more to do.
Read about our Diversify scheme here
Culture change
Museums have many opportunities to change the way they work. We helped some to work more smartly – and published a report showing how museums can continue to reinvigorate and diversify their workforce even when funding is tight.
Read about Culture Change here
Monument Fellowships
We’re concerned about the loss of skills and knowledge when staff leave museums, sometimes at short notice. Our Monument Fellowships helped museums improve their succession planning and share collections-related knowledge.
Read about the Monument Fellowship scheme here
Workforce development plan
We think that a strategic approach needs to be taken to workforce development and we worked with Creative and Cultural Skills to produce a workforce development plan.
Download the workforce development plan here (pdf)
Entry level jobs
In earlier work, we looked at the problems with entry to the museum workforce, including the difficulties caused by the culture of pre-entry volunteering and over-emphasis on academic qualifications.
Read about our work into entry level jobs here
Low pay in museums
Low pay is widely recognised as a major problem in most areas of museum work. Museum pay has fallen behind that of comparable sectors. In the past we have commissioned research and published salary guidelines.
Read about our research into salary guidelines here
