Professional Development
The OMA offers workshops, webinars, courses, and other opportunities throughout the year to support museum workers’ professional development and advance best practices in the sector.
CMS
Certificate in Museum Studies
Build your museum career through the OMA’s Certificate in Museum Studies program.
- Practitioner-led training in essential museum skills
- Fit around your work with our part time program
- Practical learning to implement at your museum
Collections • Programs • Exhibits • Community • Facilities
Upcoming Events
Professional Development Resources
Emergency and Disaster Planning for Ontario Museums
Learn about the key elements of best-practice emergency and disaster plans that will help protect staff, visitors, structures and collections from a variety of hazards and threats.
Small Bytes
Podcasting for Ontario Museums
Museums across the province are leveraging their skills in writing and communication to reach new and varied audiences through the growing medium of podcasts. What is the process to go from inspiration to distribution?
Small Bytes
Approaches to Online Exhibits
The big pivot of the pandemic made Ontario museums’ online exhibits even more important, and many museums embraced online platforms for the first time. To meet the needs of a growing audience for these digital experiences, how can museums leverage their new digital skills and knowledge of in-person exhibits to create compelling online content?
Current Projects
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Spring Workshop series
Spring Workshop Series 2024 May- July 2024 What is this event ? This workshop series will focus on well-being and mental health for museum workers, taking a critical and holistic approach to wellness, resilience, and inclusion in the sector and considering structural…
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Small Bytes
Small Bytes What is this event ? Welcome to Small Bytes! Small Bytes: Supporting Digitization in Ontario’s Smaller and Rural Museums is an initiative of the Ontario Museum Association (OMA) funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage. What to expect…
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