Assisting people to find and use the correct information and resources from libraries, archives and other information collections.
Overview
This Advanced library, information and archive services assistant apprenticeship standard will provide you with a level 3, qualification. This apprenticeship standard was approved on the 21/12/2018 and typically takes 18 months to complete. However, it is important to note that the duration of the apprenticeship standard stated does not include the End-Point Assessment period.
What the course covers
This apprenticeship teaches you the knowledge and skills needed for this advanced and independent role of a Libraries, Information and Archive Services (LIAS) assistant. This role is available in a whole range of global sectors, that being any industry which houses and uses information. Such industries include public, legal, commercial, health, educational, government, cultural, heritage and entertainment.
This librarian apprenticeship trains you to determine, stimulate, anticipate and satisfy the needs of users who need to access any form of information from your service. Users of LIAS are incredibly varied and can range from academics looking for archived textbooks, doctors finding a diagnosis in a medical record, or an art student using image archives for a design project.
This role has three main strands. Firstly, you will become equipped in understanding the specific needs of several types of user, including the kind of information they are looking for, whether that be analogue or digital. Secondly, you will be responsible for organising and managing information resources, such as displaying, marketing, promoting and providing access. Finally, you will deliver a range of customer services to LIAS users. These services will depend on the type of employment establishment but could include educational sessions, archiving or providing learning support.
Careers and jobs associated
- Information and archive service assistant
- librarian
Visit the library, information and archive services assistant apprenticeship standard, on the Institute for Apprenticeships site, to find further information on skills and knowledge learnt, assessment methods and more.
