Registrar (Creative and Cultural)

Approved for delivery on the 03/02/2020, the registrar (creative and cultural), Higher apprenticeship standard provides a level 6, non-degree qualification upon completion. This apprenticeship will typically take 36 months to complete, not including the End-Point Assessment Period.

The Registrar’s role is to promote, collect, manage, preserve, interpret and display works of art and historical stories, customs practices, places, artistic expressions, values, specimens and artefacts. Which collections or objects that the Registrar is responsible for is anything that holds unique or irreplicable artistic, historical, cultural or scientific importance.

The apprentice will learn how to complete a variety of tasks in a variety of settings or circumstances. The Registrar may work independently to do these, or within a team in a fast-paced environment like an exhibition. Some the tasks include organising exhibitions or loans of acquisitions, developing and implementing management policies, advising colleagues on the exhibitions taking place around the world, arranging transport and insurance, as well as taking care of objects.

Additionally, the Registrar will be responsible for all safety, legal and ethical regulations are upheld by everyone who is involved in the process of handling or use these places or objects.

To excel in this profession, the apprentice must pursue a profound understanding and appreciation for the things they are protecting. Additionally, they must manage the expectations of those wishing to attain or utilise certain pieces. To achieve this, the apprentice must use their knowledge of costs and timescales required to handle the pieces per the legislation.

• Registrar

If you would like to find out more about this apprenticeship standard, including possible duties of the role, skills and assessment method visit the Institute for Apprenticeships.