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MGS Skills Update
Welcome to the first MGS Skills Update of 2021. This new year we are celebrating with a fantastic new opportunity
and partnership with Glasgow College and the launch of our Business Support Programme. We are also looking for
your support on our aims for the future of our Modern Apprenticeships. If you would like to know more about any
of the work that we do, please do not hesitate to contact the Skills Team. You can find the Project Manager’s contact
details underneath each project update. Enjoy.
Contents Kickstart Scheme:
The Kickstart Scheme We have been accepted as a Gateway organisation for
a number of the museums and galleries that we
Business Support Programme applied on behalf of. We are currently working on the
paperwork for DWP and we have met with our
Culture and Diversity: Gateway representative from DWP. We are in the
• Upskilling and Celebrating Volunteers process of collecting job descriptions from those
• Workforce of the Future currently accepted.
Skills for Success Legacy DWP have advised that they will investigate the
outcome of the museums and galleries that have not
Modern Apprenticeships been immediately accepted. While this investigation is
ongoing, we have resubmitted these opportunities in
Sector demand for SVQ in Museums and the hope they will be accepted second time round.
Galleries Practice as a Modern Apprenticeship
Find out more about the Kickstart Scheme via this link
Flexible Workforce Fund
Markus Offer, Skills Development Manager
Skills and Events: markuso@museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk
• Upcoming Events
Business Support Programme:
We are delighted to confirm that we will be
supporting our target of 40 heritage organisations
through the NLHF-funded ‘Surviving to Thriving’
programme, with participants representing the
museums, greenspace and built environment sector
from all over Scotland.
The programme is due to start at the end of April
2021 and will begin with our Leadership strand, which
will focus on leadership styles, personal and
professional development, change and performance
management.
Skills for Success Legacy:
Now that we have our participants, training providers
and evaluators in place, we are very much looking The SVQ learners have been progressing well
forward to confirming final details and kicking off the considering the difficult circumstances and our trainee
programme in the coming months. assessors are doing an excellent job remaining
motivated and helping them through their
Fiona Skiffington, Business Support Project Manager qualification. Participants have taken advantage of the
fionas@museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk paid CPD opportunities and we have purchased MA
memberships for some and extra training for others.
This year we aim to have everyone completed their
qualifications, put on more training and development
workshops for the sector and help progress everyone
involved with their career goals.
Markus Offer, Skills Development Manager
markuso@museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk
Modern Apprenticeships:
Employers who take on an Modern Apprentice can
access increased financial support of up to £5000
thanks to a new initiative in response to the
coronavirus pandemic. Find out more here.
Culture and Diversity:
MGS is currently offering two more places on our
Upskilling and Celebrating Volunteers Project: successful digital marketing apprenticeship
programme, until the end of March 2021, This is open
The Scottish Football Museum successfully recruited for new or existing employees.
their volunteer this month and the recruitment of
volunteers for Historic Environment Scotland and the For more information on this funding initiative,
National Trust for Scotland will start soon. Volunteers additional funding options or any of our
based at St Andrews Preservation Trust and David apprenticeship programmes please contact John.
Livingstone Birthplace are well underway with their
SVQ in Museums and Galleries Practice. Volunteers John Campbell, Senior Skills Development Manager
based at Aberdeen City Museums and Galleries and Johnc@museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk
the Scottish Football Museum will start their
qualification next month.
Natalie Milor, Skills Development Manager
nataliem@museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk
Workforce of the Future Project:
All the school’s projects were due to start this
term, but unfortunately due to Lockdown this has
not been possible. We have postponed this until
after the Easter break and will update you on
progress. All project plans are in and are looking
very exciting. It will be worth the wait….
Markus Offer, Skills Development Manager Morgan, a Digital Marketing Modern Apprentice at the
markuso@museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk Devil’s Porridge Museum visiting BBC Scotland
Sector demand for SVQ in Museums and
The Flexible Workforce Development Fund is now
Galleries Practice as a Modern open for applications from organisations with fewer
Apprenticeship: than 250 employees. Eligible employers will be able to
access up to £5,000 of funding.
Building on the foundations laid by the Skills for
Success Legacy and the Upskilling and Celebrating Launched by the Scottish Government in
Volunteers project, MGS is working with Creative and 2017, MGS has partnered with the City of Glasgow
Cultural Skills to gain approval to offer the SVQ in College to bring this opportunity to the museums and
Museums and Galleries Practice as a Modern galleries sector.
Apprenticeship.
The aim of the fund is to provide eligible
Modern Apprenticeships are run in partnership employers with workforce development training
between organisations, who offer employment
to up-skill and re-skill their existing workforce.
opportunities, and Skills Development Scotland, who
This training will enable employers to address
fully fund the qualification that the apprentice works
towards throughout their contract. Modern skills gaps within their workforce and allow them
Apprenticeships can be completed by anyone 16 or to become more productive and help with post-
above and can be offered to a permanent member of COVID recovery.
staff. Completion of the Apprenticeship, and
associated SVQ, will support individuals to start and Find out more and apply for the Flexible Workforce
progress in the museums sector, or to progress on to Fund on our website.
further education.
In order to gain approval to deliver this
Apprenticeship, we need to show that there is a Skills and Events:
demand from the sector. If your organisations would
like to lend its support, please contact: You can find and sign up to webinars, MGS Knowledge
exchange events, conferences, workshops and
Natalie Milor , Skills Development Manager professional development courses on our website.
NatalieM@museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk
Frankie and the Skills Development team.
Flexible Workforce Fund
Skills Team Contacts:
John Campbell, Senior Skills Development Manager – johnc@museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk
Markus Offer, Skills Development Manager – markuso@museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk
Natalie Milor, Skills Development Manager – nataliem@museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk
Fiona Skiffington, Business Support Manager - fionas@museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk
Frankie Bradley, Corporate Officer – frankieb@museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk
T: 0131 550 4100 | W: museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk | Twitter: @MuseumsGalScot
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