Work experience

Student Placements

We offer a four-day placement to pupils from schools within the Chichester District. This exciting opportunity is perfect for students with an interest in history or the work of museums, with a focus on research and exhibitions.

Application Process

The placement will be awarded to the most suitable candidate following the submission of an application form and an informal meeting with a member of our team.

• Informal Meetings: These 30-minute discussions allow us to learn more about you and your interests, while giving you the chance to ask questions about the museum and the placement.

Key Dates to Remember

To be considered, applications must be submitted by the following deadlines:

• Autumn Term Placements: 30 April
• Spring Term Placements: 30 September
• Summer Term Placements: 31 January

Applications should be sent to noviumlearning@chichester.gov.uk. You will receive an email acknowledgment and an invitation to an informal meeting after the deadline.

Find Out More

Further details about the placement and the application form can be found below. 

Work Experience Application Form (PDF, 130 KB)

Object in Focus

Purpose

For students who want to learn more about what it is like to work in a museum, especially what is involved in collections care and curating an exhibition, we have created a project to give them the opportunity to bring together, from start to finish, their very own small scale exhibition. This project titled 'Object in Focus' allows the student to pick an object from the museum collection (from a pre-determined list of artefacts selected by the museum's collections team). The students then research their chosen item before creating object labels designed to provide a visitor with extra information about the item. Their final task, with the help of museum staff, is to pull all of their work together to creating their very own display.

Main Activities

• Researching an artefact from the museum's collections.
• Producing a written document containing relevant local and national information about the artefact.
• Photographing the artefact.
• Creating exhibition text and labels about the artefact (based on research undertaken)
• Producing a small scale exhibition for the museum.

Additional Activities

• The digitisation of the museums conservation records relating to items in the museums archaeological collection. This will involve transcribing information from hard copy folders into a pre prepared database.

Qualities and Interests

We are looking for a student who:

• Has an interest in history.
• Enjoys research.
• Is computer literate.
• Is willing and able to work on your own initiative

Supervisor

Learning and Community Engagement Officer: noviumlearning@chichester.gov.uk

If you are interested in work experience at The Novium Museum, please complete the application form and return it to noviumlearning@chichester.gov.uk

College/University Placements

We welcome applications from college and university students. All applications will be considered on an individual basis and will depend on a suitable project being identified.

In the past we have welcomed students studying topics such as history, fine art, teaching, archaeology, museums studies, animation and anthropology.

Work Experience Application Form (PDF, 130 KB)

If you are interested in applying please complete the application form and return it to noviumlearning@chichester.gov.uk