Celebrating success in 2021: Members achieving Foundation and Registered status

2021 was another successful year for our professional registration programme! We received a total of 29 applications for Foundation and Registered Membership. 23 applications passed the assessment, a pass rate of around 80%, our highest pass rate to date! A huge congratulations to all the following members!

Foundation Member of the ARA (FMARA)

Congratulations to the following Bridging the Digital Gap trainees;

Ashraf Ullah FMARA

Erin Liu FMARA

Frances Bell FMARA

Matthew Waters FMARA

Olivia Northrop FMARA

Congratulations also to Sean Preston FMARA.

Bridging the Digital Gap is run by The UK National Archives and supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Registered Member of the ARA (RMARA)

Congratulations to:

Alexandra Dolan RMARA,

Alexandra McConnell RMARA,

Bryony Leventhall RMARA,

Elisabeth Thurlow RMARA,

Fergus Mason RMARA,

Frances Horner RMARA,

Frederick Alexander RMARA,

Hannah Little RMARA,

Jennifer Lightbody RMARA,

Katharine McQuillian RMARA,

Kathryn Flanagan RMARA,

Kolya Abramsky RMARA,

Lara Nelson RMARA,

Louise Woof RMARA,

Malcolm Mathieson RMARA,

Nathanael Hodge RMARA,

Philip Jeffs RMARA and

Stephanie Rolt RMARA.

CPD Review

All ARA members holding professional registration must continue with their professional development. CPD Review is a peer review service supporting members with their CPD whilst revalidating their professional registration. For more information, please visit the Professional Registration Programme.  Congratulations also to the following members who successfully renewed their Registered status through our CPD Review in 2021:

Jan Hicks RMARA,

Jemma Lee RMARA and

Richard Wade RMARA.

Finally, a big thank you to the mentors who supported the applicants with the development of their application.  Thanks also to our wonderful team of professional registration assessors. They volunteer their time to ensure each application meets the required standards; Liz Newman RMARA, Philippa Smith RMARA, Victoria Cranna RMARA, Mari Takayanagi RMARA, Laura Yeoman RMARA, Alison Diamond RMARA, Gavin McGuffie RMARA, Lisa Snook FARA, Melinda Haunton RMARA, Lyn Crawford RMARA, Sian Yates RMARA, Ruth MacLeod RMARA, Heather Romaine RMARA, Jennifer Povey RMARA. Nicola Waddington RMARA, Alison Spence RMARA, Elizabeth Oxborrow-Cowan FARA, Charlotte Berry FARA, Gillian Sheldrick FARA and Jim Ranahan RMARA.

We’re currently recruiting new volunteers to join our assessor team. If you are interested in developing assessment skills and supporting the next generation of professional record-keepers, click here for more information on these roles.

If you are interested in starting your professional registration journey click here for more information.