Zoe and Sheila recently completed their apprenticeships assessed by CILIP Pathways.

CILIP Pathways was launched four years ago today, and this year also celebrates becoming the end-point assessment organisation (EPAO) for assessing the Level 7 Archives and Records Manager standard.

CILIP Pathways provides quality assessment services for apprenticeships, and is staffed by experts in the library, information and knowledge sector and has a team of qualified independent assessors.

Over the past four years, the CILIP Pathways team has seen many apprentices go through the Level 3 Library, Information and Archive services assistant programme, and have had the privilege to meet some exceptional librarians.

These apprentices have not only gone on to greater things by developing themselves professionally, but their work has had a wider and powerful impact on the teams they have worked with.

Two recent apprentices from the programme shared their experiences.

Zoe Melabianaki completed her apprenticeship at the Imperial War Museum, and found success in applying her theoretical knowledge with in a practical setting:

“I really enjoyed the hands-on experience of working alongside studying during my apprenticeship. I gained invaluable support and knowledge from my colleagues, and being able to put everything I learned at college into practice was so useful! I also liked learning alongside apprentices from other libraries, as I got to learn a lot about libraries different to my own. The apprenticeship was a great introduction into careers in the library and information sector, and I look forward to carrying on my journey down this career path. “

Sheila Rabello di Aguiar completed her apprenticeship at the British Library, and found the apprenticeship to be a perfect first-step in her libraries career:

"In 2022, I applied for the LIAS Apprenticeship in partnership with WAES and the British Library, the organisation where I was employed. Returning to the classroom and having the opportunity to work towards a qualification in librarianship, archives, and information was the best decision I ever made. The course was intense and required hard work, but the rewards were incredible. Since completing my training, I applied for an internal position at the library and succeeded. I can confidently say that the LIAS course was a game-changer in my career. Thank you!"

This year, CILIP Pathways has become the named the end-point assessment organisation (EPAO) for assessing the Level 7 Archives and Records Manager standard.

Find out more about CILIP Pathways