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'Skills for the Future' Fixed Term Appointment for 12 Months Salary £15,070 per annum 10 posts - Education Skills (4 places available) or in Curatorial Skills (6 places available) Applications are invited for one of ten traineeships at the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) in either Education Skills (4 places available) or in Curatorial Skills (6 places available). The traineeships are being offered by RCAHMS as part of 'Skills for the Future', a national programme to create new opportunities in work-based training for the heritage sector funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. You will be based in the RCAHMS office in Edinburgh, where you'll have the chance to develop practical skills by working with experienced RCAHMS staff on a range of interesting projects and work programmes. You will also have the opportunity to work with other regional and national heritage bodies on a placement basis. Towards the end of the 12 month program, you will also complete a 10-credit undergraduate-level distance learning module in your chosen skill area with the University of Dundee. By the end of the year, you'll have built up a practical portfolio of completed work which you can show to prospective employers as well as a distance-learning qualification that can be offered to universities as evidence of academic ability. You'll need to show us that you've achieved Credit Standard Grade or Intermediate 2, or equivalent, in English and Mathematics, in order to apply. No other qualifications or specific experience in the heritage sector are required, but you must be able to demonstrate that you are interested in the sector, that you can communicate effectively in speaking and writing, and that you can work both independently and as part of a team. You'll also need to be willing to engage with a wide range of different audiences, be familiar with using standard computer packages and know how to use the Web for communication and research. The traineeships are also open to applicants who have previously completed higher academic qualifications, except those who have already completed a postgraduate qualification in either Museum or Archive Studies. RCAHMS is a registered Scottish charity and an equal opportunities employer. Applications for these traineeships are open to everyone who can meet the conditions set out above, and we especially welcome applications from those without existing degree qualifications, and those with disabilities. The Curatorial traineeships will undertake a placement within our National Collection of Aerial Photography, much of which originated from military sources, and applications for these traineeships will be especially welcomed from those with a military background. It is a condition of appointment that Education trainees are cleared to work with children by joining the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme, administered by Disclosure Scotland. RCAHMS will cover the cost involved in this. For further details of the training plan and an application form, go to the Jobs section, please click APPLY button below, email [log in to unmask] or write to; Personnel, RCAHMS, John Sinclair House, 16 Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh, EH8 9NX. Tel: 0131 662 1456; Fax: 0131 662 1477 The closing date for the return of completed application forms is 12.00noon on Friday, 19th October 2012. Assessment centres will be held the week beginning 19th November 2012. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/3683/