First Scottish Trainees Start Coveted Heritage Skills Programme

7 February 2011

Seven trainees start new jobs this week learning practical skills at one of Scotland’s National Collections, as part of a UK-wide programme of skills training.

Selected from over 300 applicants from all walks of life, they’ll learn key skills that will help them get jobs in archives, museums and galleries in the future.

The trainees include an actor who has been running ghost tours and someone with a passionate interest in military history. Their training will range from analysing never-before-seen WWII aerial reconnaissance photography to helping put together exhibitions of Scotland’s architecture and archaeology.