The National Archival Appraisal Board (NAAB) & the Canadian Council of Archives (CCA) are pleased to offer HYBRID training in the monetary appraisal of archives.

Registration page: https://naab.ca/event-6574033

Registration deadline: 13 April 2026

This session, hosted at Simon Fraser University Library, Special Collections and Rare Books (Burnaby Campus), will be taught in English by Simon Rogers, Chair of the NAAB Board of Directors, and Curtis Sassur, Practising NAAB Appraiser. The session will be hybrid; registrants can choose to participate in person or remotely. The session will consist of three full days of courses followed by one day dedicated to consulting archival materials and preparing for the final assessment: the appraisal report. On the final day, participants will have the choice of working on site to consult archival material in preparation for their final assessment, or to work remotely on a digitized collection. The instructors will be available to answer questions both in person and remotely.

The Masterclass puts in place the critical pieces of the archival monetary appraisal puzzle and, in a straightforward way, enhances your skills, increases your understanding about monetary appraisal processes and improves your ability to undertake effective archival monetary appraisals. Case studies will be used to illustrate and deepen the lessons learned. On the final day of the Masterclass, participants will inspect archival material for their summative assignment – a full archival monetary appraisal and a written monetary appraisal report – due on 7 May 2026. Upon successful completion of the summative assignment, participants will become eligible to be designated as a Practising NAAB Appraiser.

Applicants with experience and expertise in archives, libraries, museums, galleries, and  other heritage professions and meet the following minimum requirements are invited to apply. If you have any questions or concerns about whether the Masterclass is right for you, please contact us at NAAB@archivescanada.ca

The Vancouver session will be delivered in English only.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT:  https://naab.ca/Masterclass