Helen Conroy  

Biography - Helen has a background in libraries and has been a trainer at Netskills
since 1998. During this time she has been involved in developing and
delivering a range of training programmes to different sectors,
including a three year programme to public libraries and several JISC
funded i-Skills projects. She is also website and publicity officer for
PTEG.

Abstract - Teachers, trainers, educators, enablers: what skills do we need and where do we get them from

This session aims to provide some guidance to the plethora of courses and qualifications available to enable library staff to gain teaching skills. Using case studies and contributions from a range of library staff involved in teaching across a range of sectors, this interactive session aims to identify the key skills needed and discuss a range of options to gain these skills. The session will also include a contribution from Lifelong Learning UK to outline the new teacher/trainer competencies and the new vocational qualifications becoming available shortly.