Arts Development UK Professional Fellowship Programme

 AD:uk is the leading body for arts development professionals. AD:uk intends to raise the profile and reputation of the work of its members, influencing policy makers and funders and has a key role in training, developing, representing professionals working in the creative and cultural industries.

The Arts Development UK Professional Fellowship Programme is now open for members of the charity to apply their professional development and training experience and be certificated through a Fellowship programme. The scheme is optional but enables members to qualify for one of three AD:uk Fellowship classifications. The Fellowship Programme has been designed to raise members profile and provide recognition for experience and expertise throughout the workplace. We wish to support our members’ employment opportunities and promote the Association as a trusted brand.

The Fellowship programme has been developed by G&M Associates and Business in the Arts NW, and has been funded through an Arts Council England grant. It is the result of a year-long consultation and assessment programme, which included consultation with a range of arts and cultural officers and senior managers in the local authority sector.

 

Corporate members of AD:uk can register up to five individuals from their organisation to sign up to the Professional Fellowship Programme. Individual members also have one place.

There are three Fellowship bands:

·        Associate Fellow status: for those being awarded over 50 credits in a calendar year

·        Fellow status: for those being awarded over 100 credits in a calendar year, and

·        Senior Fellow status: for those awarded over 150 credits in a calendar year.

The certificated programme operates by individuals completing an online questionnaire recording their CPD achievement in each calendar year. Previous experience and qualifications will also be recorded as part of the assessment.

 

To find out more about membership of AD:uk and the Fellowship programme please visit www.artsdevelopmentuk.org or contact Faye Bradley at fayebradley@wiltshire.gov.uk