A pre-entry postgraduate qualification is essential A teaching qualification and experience is required. This is not possible or unlikely A degree and postgraduate qualification in Education or Museum Studies are required. Experience Pre-entry experience is essential Experience will develop your skills and your contacts. Check local museums, area museum councils and the British Association of Friends of Museums when seeking museum experience. Age implications Entry problems may be encountered from after early 50s Age should not be seen as a barrier as previous experience in, for example, teaching is virtually essential.
Staff turnover is low and competition intense.
A teaching qualification is virtually essential, but supplement your experience in this area with voluntary work experience in a museum environment. Useful directories Museums Yearbook. W5 This Occupational Profile forms part of Prospects Planner , an advanced computer careers guidance program for use in higher education. The data is Careers Services Trust copyright.