The V&A offers a huge variety of ways to learn about and engage with collections as well as to benefit professionally from experience and expertise. There is a vibrant and exciting programme of events and courses for primary, secondary, college students and teachers and Learning Academy offers adult courses as well as training for professionals in the culture and heritage sector, both nationally and internationally. V&A also has great facilities in which to teach, study and get closer to the collections.Bring passion to life by joining a Learning Academy experience at the V&A. A wide range of part-time adult courses, workshops, conferences, study days and professional development opportunities allow us to experience the V&A’s wealth of knowledge in new and exciting ways. Drawing on the specialist knowledge of staff, practitioners and historians, the V&A has over 30 years’ experience in delivering high-quality learning experiences for adults. Officially launched in 2017, the Learning Academy offers privileged access to world-renowned collections and expertise.
Professional Development Programme:
Intensive part-time professional development sessions at the V&A provide an unparalleled opportunity to develop the practical skills needed to work in today’s museums. Facilitated by expert V&A staff, you’ll gain first-hand insight into current projects and develop immediate applications for your expanded skills and knowledge.
International Training:
Week-long intensive training courses offer museum professionals from around the world the opportunity to work with V&A experts on specific aspects of museum practice. Talks and hands-on workshops provide an engaging platform to share best practice, inspire innovations and form long-lasting professional relationships.
V&A Innovative Leadership Programme:
Focussing on both personal and professional growth, this annual part-time Masters level programme has been bringing mid-level and senior museum managers together to develop new skills, insights and opportunities for more than a decade.
Conservation & Collections Care Technicians Diploma:
Whether you are moving a steam engine or a 15th-century Venetian glass, the questions asks as to begin to plan our move will be the same. Developed jointly by the V&A and Icon, this award acts as proof of the skills safely and effectively manage for yourself, your colleagues and the objects you are responsible for.
V&A/RCA History of Design Postgraduate Programme (MA, MPhil and PhD)
Taught by a dedicated team of academics based in the Research Department of the V&A and the School of Humanities at the Royal College of Art, this programme has an established reputation for pioneering new forms of design historical enquiry in global contexts, from the 15th century to the contemporary.
