ARA Competency Framework Review - consultation
The ARA is committed to advancing the professional standards and status of record keepers in the UK and Republic of Ireland. In January this year, we began a review of our competency framework to support this aim.
The review started with a consultation involving ARA members, other sector professionals, key employers and stakeholders. We then analysed the job market across all four nations to identify key competencies sought by employers. We also gathered additional insights by working with practitioner-led focus groups. The result is three draft competency frameworks: one for archivists, one for archive conservators and one for records managers.
We would now like your feedback on the draft frameworks. We would like to know, from your own career experience, whether you consider some competencies essential and others desirable. This will help us better understand how career progression relates to different areas of competence. Some areas of competence will be necessary for all record keepers, but others may depend on your experience and/or level managerial responsibility. You may suggest additional professional activities that you think should fall within some areas of competence, and suggest changes to some competency titles. All views and comments are welcome!
Each links to each questionnaire are below and you may respond to more than one framework.
We would be grateful if you could complete the questionnaire by Thursday 30th November 2023