MLA has an ambitious agenda relating to workforce development. We take it seriously as a fundamental issue facing museums, archives and libraries. We strongly believe that the sector's impact and our ability to realise the ambitious change necessary to provide a truly world-class service to our users depends on the 80,000 plus staff who work in it. Therefore, MLA has developed a national workforce development strategy for use as an action plan to enable museums, libraries and archives to meet the challenge of delivering truly 21st century services.
This document outlines the MLA’s vision for developing the workforce in the museums, libraries and archives sector. It sets out the priority workforce activities funded and supported by MLA over the next three years. These priorities are:
- Leadership development
- Widening entry routes
- Increasing the demographic diversity of the workforce
- E-skills development
Partners
MLA works with many partners and stakeholders, such as the Sector Skills Councils , both to implement the actions identified within the strategy, and to ensure that initiatives undertaken in the field of workforce development within the sector have a clear link to the overall strategy.
