Microcredentials Genealogy

Fast-tracked pathways to skills, knowledge, and career growth.

Microcredentials offer a flexible way to gain valuable skills to support career progression and add to your professional CPD hours.

Build valuable skills for career growth. Count the module towards professional CPD hours.

After a successful pilot run, registration is now open to join our online microcredentials module - Effective Listening and Self-Care for Genealogists.

‘This course was excellent, and it exceeded all my expectations. The tutors were fantastic, knowledgeable, and kind. Anyone considering a client-facing role as a genealogist should enrol on this course, as effective listening and self-care are essential skills for a professional researcher’.

What will you learn –

  • This class will enhance your skills as an effective listener, a crucial element in building stronger client relationships.

  • Learn about the importance of taking care of yourself when navigating challenging discoveries and managing difficult conversations with clients.

  • Real life case studies will illustrate a range of situations and students will be able to discuss examples from their own practice.

  • This class will be of particular interest to professional genealogists helping clients dealing with unexpected research results and/or challenging ancestral situations.

Participants will receive a certificate of completion. 

Find full details including start dates, fees and how to book your place below. 

Effective Listening and Self-Care for Genealogists

Online via Zoom

Audience - This course will be of particular interest to professional genealogists helping clients dealing with unexpected research results and/or challenging ancestral situations. Real life case studies will illustrate a range of situations and students will be able to discuss examples from their own practice. Self-care for genealogists who may be helping with difficult discoveries will also be explored. 

Effective Listening and Self-Care for Genealogists – starting 7 July 2025 – Find out more and book online here.

Effective Listening and Self-Care for Genealogists – starting 30 July 2025 – Find out more and book online here.

Guest speaker - Elise Bath (speaker in week 2 & 4) - Elise is the International Tracing Service Archive Team Manager at The Wiener Holocaust Library in London. Her particular areas of interest are microhistories of the Holocaust, ethical engagement with family research and “difficult” histories.