Academy Intake

We train the next generation of Kentucky's field archivists in their own counties.

The academy recruits candidates aged 18 to 45, inducts them on a common trunk, and branches them into the subcommittee node that matches their focus area.

Accredited Workforce Development Academy — Intake

Open to candidates aged 18 to 45. Complete the induction trunk, then branch into a specialized subcommittee learning node.

Roster Progression

Rank advances on verified scores and completed tasks — never on tenure alone.

Each rank unlocks a wider dispatch radius. Certification is the gate to independent county assignment.

  1. 01

    Trainee

    0%

    Enrolled on the general induction trunk. Completes ethics, citation, and privacy-lock modules before touching a live record.

  2. 02

    Apprentice Transcriber

    40%

    Files five reviewed transcriptions with clean citations. Assigned a mentor inside a regional directorate.

  3. 03

    Associate Field Archivist

    70%

    Clears residency verification and completes a supervised county dispatch end to end.

  4. 04

    Certified Field Specialist

    100%

    Full node completion with verified scores. Eligible for independent dispatch assignment and roster rank upgrade.

Trainee archivist studying record books at a lamplit desk
Induction trunk to specialized node — roster rank advances on verified task completion