The Heritage Lottery Fund’s (HLF) decision to invest another £20m in its Skills for the Future programme will fund 876 new placements.
The training opportunities will be at 39 projects in museums, galleries, archives and other heritage organisations. All the projects have received initial support to apply for a full grant.
HLF chairwoman Jenny Abramsky said: “Skills for the Future is one of our most successful and oversubscribed programmes, with fierce competition to secure funding.
“We hope that this additional funding will help encourage growth and build resilience within the sector.”
The museums and galleries involved include: Chiltern Open Air Museum, which is applying for £220,100 to offer six trainees experience in historic construction and farming skills.
The Natural History Museum, which would use a £460,000 grant to offer 15 places covering a range of collections experience.
The British Museum has applied for £470,700 for placements for 20 people to learn about skills including object handling, storage, outreach and research.
The Bowes Museum would use a £454,700 grant to create opportunities for 15 people to learn about picture and textile conservation.
Orleans House Gallery, which is run by the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, would use a £241,000 grant to offer 12 trainees experience in a wide range of heritage skills such as documentation, research and conservation.
Northern Ireland Museums Council, which would spend £366,700 on 10 trainees who will learn how to use collections to connect communities to their heritage.
National Galleries of Scotland has asked for £613,000 for 12 collections traineeships.
Museums Galleries Scotland is applying for £432,900 to support a £513,000 museum traineeship programme for 20 people.
Under the Skills for the Future programme, which was launched in July 2009, grants worth £47m have been awarded by the HLF.
The training opportunities will be at 39 projects in museums, galleries, archives and other heritage organisations. All the projects have received initial support to apply for a full grant.
HLF chairwoman Jenny Abramsky said: “Skills for the Future is one of our most successful and oversubscribed programmes, with fierce competition to secure funding.
“We hope that this additional funding will help encourage growth and build resilience within the sector.”
The museums and galleries involved include: Chiltern Open Air Museum, which is applying for £220,100 to offer six trainees experience in historic construction and farming skills.
The Natural History Museum, which would use a £460,000 grant to offer 15 places covering a range of collections experience.
The British Museum has applied for £470,700 for placements for 20 people to learn about skills including object handling, storage, outreach and research.
The Bowes Museum would use a £454,700 grant to create opportunities for 15 people to learn about picture and textile conservation.
Orleans House Gallery, which is run by the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, would use a £241,000 grant to offer 12 trainees experience in a wide range of heritage skills such as documentation, research and conservation.
Northern Ireland Museums Council, which would spend £366,700 on 10 trainees who will learn how to use collections to connect communities to their heritage.
National Galleries of Scotland has asked for £613,000 for 12 collections traineeships.
Museums Galleries Scotland is applying for £432,900 to support a £513,000 museum traineeship programme for 20 people.
Under the Skills for the Future programme, which was launched in July 2009, grants worth £47m have been awarded by the HLF.
