Conservation Practitioners Survey

Introduction to the Conservation Practitioners Survey

The ICOM cc Working Groups for 'Education & Training' and 'Preventive Conservation' are to hold their combined interim meeting 'CONSERVATION NOW' at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne on Thursday 5th and Friday 6th September 2013. The meeting seeks to understand the current and future demands on conservation practice in order that conservation programes can maximise the employability of their graduates.

In advance of the meeting we would like to gather data on the experiences of conservation graduates, the conservation programmes, practising conservators as well as those employing conservators.

We would appreciate your feedback in our online survey. All responses will remain confidential and secure. Your input will be used to ensure that we continue to meet the needs of professional practice. We appreciate your trust and look forward to serving you in the future.

We thank you in advance for your valuable insights.

We have contracted Survey Monkey, an independent research firm to field your confidential survey responses.

Please click on the link to complete the survey

If you have any queries please contact:
Jean Brown
Co-ordinator for the ICOM cc Education & Training Working Group
jean.brown@northumbria.ac.uk

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* 1. What type of conservation education have you received?

Self taught

Apprenticeship

Under graduate programme

Post graduate programme

PhD

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How long have you worked in conservation practice?

< 5 years

6 - 10 years

> 10 years

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What type of employment do you have?

Employed in public sector

Employed in private sector

Self employed

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What is your level of emploment in conservation practice?

Entry grade practitioner

Senior management practitioner

Executive management practitioner

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What type of contract do you have in conservation practice?

	Full time	Part time	Renewable	None renewable
Fixed term contract	Fixed term contract Full time	Fixed term contract Part time	Fixed term contract Renewable	Fixed term contract None renewable
Permanent contract	Permanent contract Full time	Permanent contract Part time	Permanent contract Renewable	Permanent contract None renewable
Internship	Internship Full time	Internship Part time	Internship Renewable	Internship None renewable
Voluntary work	Voluntary work Full time	Voluntary work Part time	Voluntary work Renewable	Voluntary work None renewable

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What is the source of funding for your conservation contract?

	Institutional	Endowment	Bursary	No funding
Permanent Contract	Permanent Contract Institutional	Permanent Contract Endowment	Permanent Contract Bursary	Permanent Contract No funding
Fixed Term Contract	Fixed Term Contract Institutional	Fixed Term Contract Endowment	Fixed Term Contract Bursary	Fixed Term Contract No funding
Internship	Internship Institutional	Internship Endowment	Internship Bursary	Internship No funding

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* 7. What type of employment do you consider to be required in Conservation Practice?

	Full Time	Part Time	Renewable	None renewable
Fixed term contracts	Fixed term contracts Full Time	Fixed term contracts Part Time	Fixed term contracts Renewable	Fixed term contracts None renewable
Permanent contracts	Permanent contracts Full Time	Permanent contracts Part Time	Permanent contracts Renewable	Permanent contracts None renewable
Internships	Internships Full Time	Internships Part Time	Internships Renewable	Internships None renewable
Voluntary work	Voluntary work Full Time	Voluntary work Part Time	Voluntary work Renewable	Voluntary work None renewable

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Do you consider that volunteers should be employed in conservation practice?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Do you consider that volunteers are used to replace paid posts in conservation practice?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Do you think that funding should be provided for volunteers and if so what should this include?

Travel Costs

Accommodation Costs

Per Diem

Other (please specify)

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* 11. If volunteers are to be used in conservation practice where should they be drawn from?

Graduates wishing to enter a conservation programme

Graduates from conservation programmes

The general public

Other (please specify)

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* 12. What skills and knowledge do you believe to be currently required from Conservation Practitioners?

Basic interventive techniques

Advanced interventive techniques

Artefact presentation skills

Electronic data management

Intellectual property rights

Environmental management

Preventive conservation

Collections care

Conservation science

Instrumental analysis practice

Instrumental analysis interpretation

Conservation management

Project management

Studio management

Business management

Art History

Fine art

Foreign languages

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Have there been changes in the last twenty years regarding the type of work required from you as a Conservation Practitioner?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 14. What do you think has been the cause of the changes in what is currently required from you as a Conservation Practitioner?

Changes in Museum practice

Changes in Private practice

Funding issues

Other (please specify)

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* 15. If there have been changes in the skills and knowledge required from Conservation practitioners what are they?

	Required more	Required less	No longer required
Basic interventive techniques	Basic interventive techniques Required more	Basic interventive techniques Required less	Basic interventive techniques No longer required
Advanced interventive techniques	Advanced interventive techniques Required more	Advanced interventive techniques Required less	Advanced interventive techniques No longer required
Artefact presentation skills	Artefact presentation skills Required more	Artefact presentation skills Required less	Artefact presentation skills No longer required
Electronic data management	Electronic data management Required more	Electronic data management Required less	Electronic data management No longer required
Intellectual property rights	Intellectual property rights Required more	Intellectual property rights Required less	Intellectual property rights No longer required
Environmental management	Environmental management Required more	Environmental management Required less	Environmental management No longer required
Preventive conservation	Preventive conservation Required more	Preventive conservation Required less	Preventive conservation No longer required
Collections care	Collections care Required more	Collections care Required less	Collections care No longer required
Conservation science	Conservation science Required more	Conservation science Required less	Conservation science No longer required
Instrumental analysis practice	Instrumental analysis practice Required more	Instrumental analysis practice Required less	Instrumental analysis practice No longer required
Instrumental analysis interpretation	Instrumental analysis interpretation Required more	Instrumental analysis interpretation Required less	Instrumental analysis interpretation No longer required
Conservation management	Conservation management Required more	Conservation management Required less	Conservation management No longer required
Project management	Project management Required more	Project management Required less	Project management No longer required
Studio management	Studio management Required more	Studio management Required less	Studio management No longer required
Business management	Business management Required more	Business management Required less	Business management No longer required
Art History	Art History Required more	Art History Required less	Art History No longer required
Fine art	Fine art Required more	Fine art Required less	Fine art No longer required
Foreign languages	Foreign languages Required more	Foreign languages Required less	Foreign languages No longer required

Other (please specify)

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* 16. Where do you see the future of conservation practice?

Developing

Reducing

Remaining unchanged

Other (please specify)

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* 17. If you see conservation developing which areas are likely to grow?

Interventive treatments

Preventive conservation

Research

Exhibition work

Other (please specify)

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* 18. If you see conservation reducing which areas are likely to reduce?

Interventive treatments

Preventive conservation

Research

Exhibition work

Other (please specify)

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* 19. If you see conservation remaining unchanged what is the reason for the lack of change?

Conservation provision is currently very good

Conservation provision is currently adequate

Conservation provision is currently less than adequate

Other (please specify)