Opening up Archives, The National Archives' project to tackle skills shortages in the wider archives sector, has been allocated additional funding of over £250,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
The extension grant awarded as part of HLF's Skills for the Future programme will guarantee that a third year of the project runs in 2013.
Opening up Archives puts into practice the Workforce Diversification strand of The National Archives' Archives for the 21st Century policy. It focuses on work placements across England, providing an alternative route of entry into archives and heritage work for people with non-traditional archival backgrounds.
