CILIP Seal of Recognition
West Midlands Library Development Unit successfully obtained CILIP Seal of Recognition in June 2007. All learning and development events and courses will now be accredited by the Seal.
APPLE and Knowledge Discovery.
It has been agreed by the group to postpone running APPLE and Knowledge Discovery until September 2008. There are a couple reasons for this decision:
- There was low uptake (and drop-out!) of the modules over 2007
- The searching modules and workshops will require revision once the new databases and NLH Search 2 is available in April.
Owing to these factors, cost, and the fact that the Library Unit now has CILIP Seal of Recognition, the group is considering no longer accrediting either APPLE or Knowledge Discovery through the OCN. The quality assurance systems of OCN will however still be applied to the development and delivery of the course. By no longer accrediting with OCN we will be able to take a more flexible approach in the delivery of the two programmes, particularly allowing time between each module, the intensive nature of the course has often been a cause for candidates to drop out of the programme.
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TNA and Training Calendar.
We received a 60% response to the TNA which we carried out over the summer. The results of the TNA have been analysed used SPSS and we have lots of useful information regarding training needs.
The Learning and Development Group analysed the results at our last meeting, 18th December.
We have identified a list of priorities which will be supported by range of different learning methods:
- Workshops – West Midlands, NLH, Other e.g. HLG
- E-learning materials
- Signposting to resources
The attached spreadsheet provides a basic overview of the priority areas we are considering.
We will be putting together a training calendar, up to March 2009 and we will be issuing this and the results of the TNA by the beginning of February.
