Assessor Application

To be added to the Approved Assessor list for the CAP Program, you must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
•	professional training in one or more of the following areas:
o	conservation
o	zoology
o	botany or horticulture
o	architectural conservation/preservation
o	architecture
o	landscape architecture
o	engineering
•	at least 5 years of experience in preservation, conservation, or collections care in one of the above fields
•	experience conducting general preservation assessments (a broad study of museum policies, procedures, and conditions which relate to and affect collections care)

If you have questions about your eligibility, please contact CAP staff at cap@conservation-us.org.

INSTRUCTIONS
Complete the entire application to the best of your ability. At the end of the application, you will be asked to attach or upload your resume or curriculum vitae.
The Eligibility Confirmation and Assessor’s Statement at the end of the application will be used by FAIC to determine eligibility. Please read the statement thoroughly before signing. If you meet the eligibility requirements, you will be added to the Approved Assessor list, and the Assessor Information section of this form, along with your resume, will be supplied to participating institutions. When complete, email to cap@conservation-us.org.
ASSESSOR INFORMATION

            Name: 	    	
 Organization:	     	
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         Address:	     	
               City:	     	State:	     	Zip Code:	     	
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            E-mail:	     	

REFERENCES
Please list three professional references who can attest to your work on general collections assessments. Institutions undergoing an assessment will be encouraged to contact these references while interviewing assessors.
	
Institution Name:	     	
	  Address: 	     	
   Contact Person:	     	Phone Number:	     	

Institution Name:	     	
	  Address: 	     	
   Contact Person:	     	Phone Number:	     	

Institution Name:	     	
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   Contact Person:	     	Phone Number:	     	

TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS
Indicate the type(s) of institutions you have experience assessing by checking those that apply.

Aquariums
Arboreta
Art Museums
Botanical Gardens
Children’s/Youth Museums
General Museums (museums with two or more significant disciplines, such as a museum of art and 
			history)
Historic Buildings/Sites
History Museums  
Natural History/Anthropology Museums
Nature Centers
Planetariums
Science/Technology Centers
Specialized museums (limited to a single distinct subject, such as a maritime museum)
Zoological parks
Other (specify):     

AREAS OF COMPETENCY
Indicate areas of competency in any of the following collection types by checking those that apply.

For Conservators
Archaeology/Paleontology	
Arms and Armor/Weapons
Botany (live)
Botany (herbaria)
Ceramics & Glass
Digital (Born-Digital)
Ethnography
Environmental Management
Furniture
Geology/Mineralogy
Historic Objects
Industrial/agricultural equipment
Leather/ animal hides
Library/Archival Material
Metalwork/Metal Sculpture
Musical Instruments
Paintings
Photographic Materials
Preventive conservation
Science/Technology/Medicine
Sculpture
Stone objects
Taxidermy
Textiles & Costumes
Time based media
Transportation Vehicles
Works on Paper	
Wet Collections/ fluid preserved collections
Wood objects
Zoology(live)
Zoology(preserved)
Other (specify):     

For Architects/Engineers/
Architectural Conservators
Adaptive reuse
Building systems
Landscape Architecture
Structural engineering
Structures housing living collections
Sustainability

ELIGIBILITY CONFIRMATION AND ASSESSOR’S STATEMENT
(For FAIC use)

Eligibility (check all that apply)
•	I have had professional training in one or more of the following areas:
o	conservation
o	zoology
o	botany or horticulture
o	architectural conservation/preservation
o	architecture
o	landscape architecture
o	engineering
•	I have had at least five (5) years of experience in preservation, conservation, or collections care in one of the above fields.
•	I have had experience conducting general preservation assessments (a broad study of museum policies, procedures, and conditions which relate to and affect collections care).

Resume
Please attach or uploaded a copy of your resume or CV that shows that you have met the eligibility requirements.  

Statement 
As an on-site assessor, I agree to fulfill my role in a complete, timely and confidential manner. This responsibility includes:
•	participating in training with FAIC 
•	participating in a pre-visit phone call with the institution, in coordination with other assessors, to gather background information about the museum prior to the visit
•	conducting a thorough and informed on-site visit in coordination with another assessor
•	preparing a complete report in coordination with the other assessor that addresses all pertinent aspects discovered during the assessment
•	submitting the report(s) promptly, before the deadline provided by FAIC
•	performing a one-year follow-up call or videoconference with the museum 

Further, I agree that all aspects of the assessments I perform shall and will be held in the strictest confidence. I understand that failure to fulfill these responsibilities may impact FAIC’s payment of my professional service fees and/or render me ineligible for future participation as a CAP assessor.

My signature below indicates my agreement the with above Assessor’s Statement.

Signature: ________________________________________ Date: _________________________