What do you do when things really go wrong? When every second counts, good coordination makes all the difference. During this masterclass, you’ll learn how to manage the CHV organization as a coordinator, make the right decisions, and keep risks under control, both for the collection and for your team.
Why this course?
A rescue operation requires leadership at the highest level. As a coordinator, you face complex decisions, are under pressure, and collaborate with both internal and external parties. In this course, you’ll learn how to prepare for this role, what to expect, and how to maintain order amidst the chaos. Theory, leadership skills, and a realistic exercise are combined.
For whom?
This masterclass is intended for anyone ultimately responsible for organising collection assistance (CHV). This includes collection management coordinators, depot heads, facility managers, or heritage professionals with a leading role in disaster planning. Dutch proficiency is needed.
The course
Helicon welcomes you in Zoeterwoude The Netherlands, along with a maximum of 12 participants. The course consists of two intensive days of theory, exercises, and practical training:
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Day 1
- 09:00: reception with coffee and tea
- Introduction: role and responsibilities of the
- OLC coordinator & organizational layers
- Exercise: collaboration & Leadership
- Break
- 10 agents of detrioration
- Risk analysis & object construction
- What is a calamity?
- Lunch
- Exercise: chain and timeline
- Task division and triage
- Break
- Sample cases
- Tabletop exercise
- Homework assignment
- ±16:00: End of Day 1
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Day 2
- 09:00: reception with coffee and tea
- Discussion of homework and practical examples
- Organisational forms and structure of the CHV organizational chart
- Break
- Exercise: management in emergencies
- Discussion of cases
- CHV kit: content and use
- Lunch
- Practical test: rescuing objects as a team
- Discussion and reflection on the rescue action
- ±16:00: end of day 2
Certificate
Afterward, we’ll assess your knowledge and actions during a practical exam. You’ll be confronted with a simulated emergency and lead the team in its recovery. If you achieve a satisfactory result and actively participate, you’ll receive a Helicon certificate by mail.
The teacher
The course is taught by Meike van Gemeren. After studying marketing and communication, she completed her Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Heritage at the Reinwardt Academy. She worked at Artis, among other places, where, as a member of the Education Team, she was responsible for the use of collection items in a variety of activities: from exhibitions and lectures to audio tours and scavenger hunts. Since 2023, Meike has been a lecturer at Helicon. With her broad knowledge of management and conservation, CHV (collection emergency planning), and art handling, and her enthusiastic teaching style, she knows how to connect theory and practice in an inspiring way.
