Moving towardsProfessional Status inLibraries &Information Management:

a route for experienced library and information staff to achievingBA (Hons)

Earn your

BA (Hons) Professional Practice (Information & Libraries Management)

by following …

Experience

Formal Learning

Content Modules

Content Modules

Work Based Project

Work Based Project

SAMPLE PATHWAY TO PROFESSIONAL STATUS…..

NQF Level4

NQF Level5

NQF Level6

TOTALCREDITS

AWARD

60 60 Certificate

120 120 Certificate of HE

60 60 Diploma

140 100 240 Foundation Degree

60 60 Advanced Diploma

140 100 60 300 Degree

140 100 120 360 Honors Degree

NEGOTIATE YOUR AWARD TITLE WHEN PLANNING YOUR PROGRAMME. THE HONORS DEGREE ISBA PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (LIBRARY & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT). WHAT’S INSIDE THEBRACKETS REPRESENTS YOUR KNOWLEDGE & LEARNING. FOR INSTANCE YOU MAY CLAIMTHAT YOUR KNOWLEDGE IS IN HEALTH INFORMATION HENCE, YOU MAY NEGOTIATEAN AWARD TITLE EG (HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT). THE TABLE BELOW INDICATES THE COMPOSITION OF AWARDS AT UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL IN MIDDLESEX

UNIVERSITY-LEVEL LEARNING IN THE WORKPLACE

INFORMATION & LIBRARY MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE

INFORMING CURRICULUM VIA BODY OF PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE

FACILITATING AND ADVISING THE COLLABORATION

Who’s doing what?

Learn while you earn – a hybrid model of learning combining both traditional Higher Education and Work based Learning.

Using this framework – a collaboration between Middlesex University’sWork based Learning Framework and Thames Valley University’s Library& Information Management modules, you can achieve a degree where youcan negotiate your award title. On achieving an award, CILIP will be in a position to progress your Professional Status.

In order to understand Work Based Learning in Higher Educationlook at the traditional approach to learning in universities…

Students come to the University

Traditional model of Higher Education…

University tells you everythingthey think you need to know ..

whereas ….

Work Based Learning Model of Education

You tell the university what you know and how you learned it ….

And the university accredits what you have learned at work

Work Based Learning recognises what you already know and have learned through work … for instance it could be …

MANAGING RESOURCES

or,

LIBRARY DESIGN& SPACE PLANNING

or,

Organizingknowledge

or,

Harnessing ICT

Earn your

BA (Hons) Professional Practice (Information & Libraries Management)

by…

DEMONSTRATINGKNOWLEDGE & LEARNING THROUGH EVIDENCE & REFLECTION

DEVELOPING KNOWLEDGE THROUGH

Content modules+

Work based projects

SEP 6 SEP 9

SEP 7SEP 10

SEP 8SEP 11

SEP 12

THE PROGRAMME COMMENCES ON 27TH SEPTEMBERTO ENSURE YOUR PLACE GET YOUR APPLICATION IN AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE

Deadline for Applications is SEPTEMBER 10, 2010When can you start? Autumn 2010

Rosemary McGuinness, Programme Leader & WBL components, r.mcguinness@mdx.ac.ukAvni Shah, WBL administrator – application pack & fee informationa.shah@mdx.ac.uk

Stephen Roberts & Tony Olden, Senior Lecturers, for information on content modules Stephen.Roberts@tvu.ac.uk, tony.olden@tvu.ac.uk

Michael Martin, Adviser, Qualifications & Professional DevelopmentMichael.Martin@cilip.org.uk

Roy Baldwin, Strategic overview of collaborationroy@creativegateway.com

Further information from:

Work Based LearningProfessional Practice

Libraries & Information Management

Programme Development

Rosemary McGuinness June 2010