The National Archival Appraisal Board (NAAB) & the Canadian Council of Archives (CCA) are pleased to offer training in the monetary appraisal of archives. We invite you to register for the upcoming Practising NAAB Appraiser (PNA) Masterclass!
Toronto ON - 2026 *REGISTER HERE!*
Date: 27-30 July 2026
Location: St. Michael’s College (University of Toronto), John M. Kelly Library
Instructors: Simon Rogers, Curtis Sassur
Session type: Hybrid
Language: English
Registration deadline: 20 July 2026
This session, hosted at the University of Toronto - St. Michael’s College, John M. Kelly Library, 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, in-person participants will work on site to consult archival material in preparation for their final assessment. Remote participants will have the choice of consulting archival material from their own institution, or to work 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 13 August 2026. Upon successful completion of the summative assignment, participants will become eligible to be designated as a Practising NAAB Appraiser.
Other benefits: Take this knowledge back to your workplace. Bring immediate benefit to your archival institution by conducting small and medium dollar value in-house archival monetary appraisals. Earn extra income or share your expertise with the broader heritage community by participating on NAAB panels in your region. Develop your leadership abilities in archival monetary appraisal and help shape and sustain the future of the archival monetary appraisal landscape in Canada – become a PNA!
Applicants with experience and expertise in archives, libraries, museums, galleries, and other heritage professions and meet the 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 Toronto session will be delivered in English only.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: https://naab.ca/Masterclass
