Succession planning
What happens when the people who know all about your collections retire, move on or are made redundant, taking that expertise with them?
For some time there have been concerns that museums are not doing enough to develop their knowledge and to share it – with the public and among themselves. This issue of Museum Practice, which is based on the recommendations made in the Museums Association’s Monument Fellowship Toolkit, explores how succession planning can be built into the spirit of a museum to ensure specialist knowledge and skills are retained when staff retire or leave.
Julie Nightingale explains how museums can safeguard their collections knowledge – especially in light of job losses across the sector. There are also case studies from a range of organisations that highlight the different approaches to succession planning, from hands-on mentoring to creating video guides.
Plus, readers can upload their own case studies and share what their museums are doing to ensure that knowledge is retained for the future.
For some time there have been concerns that museums are not doing enough to develop their knowledge and to share it – with the public and among themselves. This issue of Museum Practice, which is based on the recommendations made in the Museums Association’s Monument Fellowship Toolkit, explores how succession planning can be built into the spirit of a museum to ensure specialist knowledge and skills are retained when staff retire or leave.
Julie Nightingale explains how museums can safeguard their collections knowledge – especially in light of job losses across the sector. There are also case studies from a range of organisations that highlight the different approaches to succession planning, from hands-on mentoring to creating video guides.
Plus, readers can upload their own case studies and share what their museums are doing to ensure that knowledge is retained for the future.
