Lancashire has become the latest major employer to join CILIP’s Employer Partner scheme.

Lancashire County Council operates 64 libraries across the county and employs 415 staff. It will be working with CILIP to develop and support a workforce that delivers a first-class service to the residents of the county.

CILIP CEO Nick Poole said “I am very excited to welcome Lancashire Council as a CILIP Premium Employer Partner. Lancashire is a leading investor in workforce skills development. CILIP and Lancashire have worked closely on the development of sector apprenticeships, with Lancashire as a Trailblazer lead and early adopter of the Level 3 Library information and archive services assistant apprenticeship. We are extremely proud to partner with them to continue this work further.

The CILIP Employer Partner Scheme enables us to help employers in different sectors build their information capability and future-proof their workforce. Bringing together key employers from across the profession allows us share knowledge, build services and open up funding opportunities. We look forward to working with Lancashire and the other CILIP Employer Partners to help develop the library and information workforce of the future.”

Steve Lloyd, Interim Head of Cultural Services at Lancashire County Council, said “We are excited to strengthen our relationship with CILIP by becoming a CILIP Premium Employer Partner. The most important resource Lancashire has is its staff and we are delighted to be able to support them through our membership of the CILIP Employer Partner Scheme.”

The Employer Partner Scheme is CILIP’s organisational membership scheme for employers. Employers are offered a package to support the development of their workforce including free webinars for all staff, event and training discounts for all staff, places at the annual CILIP Employers Forum and access to the industry skills framework (PKSB) for all staff and individual membership bundles.

Please visit our Employer Partner Scheme page or contact Andrew Grave if you would like to find out more about the Scheme.

About Lancashire County Council’s Library services

Lancashire libraries’ vision is to provide "A library service which is embedded and flourishing at the heart of Lancashire communities and community life and which makes a difference through reading, information, digital, health, learning and culture".

Libraries enrich people's lives across Lancashire on a daily basis by providing a vibrant and modern library service.

Libraries have a positive impact on people's lives, through the information we provide and the experiences we offer both virtually and face to face.

Our purpose is to offer information, inspiration, and connectedness and to strive to create opportunities for all.

Lancashire libraries aim to provide access for everyone to quality resources, knowledgeable and customer-focused staff and a welcoming library space.

About the CILIP Employer Partner Scheme

The Employer Partner Scheme is CILIP’s organisational membership scheme for employers. Employers are offered a package to support the development of their workforce including free webinars for all staff, event and training discounts for all staff, places at the annual CILIP Employers Forum and access to the industry skills framework (PKSB) for all staff, as well as individual membership bundles.