Margaret is committed to life-long learning, as indicated by the following achievements:
Post-secondary qualifications
Certificate in Governance for Not-for-Profits, Governance Institute of Australia, 2013
Graduate Certificate of Management, Deakin University, 1998
Master of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1978
Bachelor of Arts (Hons), University of Melbourne, 1975
General qualifications
Responsible Service of Alcohol certificate (issued in Victoria in 2022; expires 30 October 2025)
Working With Children Check (issued in Victoria in 2022; expires 25 August 2027)
Professional development courses
This list represents a selection from the courses that Margaret has attended, focussing on those that are of at least half a day in duration.
Masterclass: Loans and Deaccessioning
2016: 1-day workshop
Ian McDonald for Museums Australia (Victoria)
Masterclass: The Ethics of Acquisition
2014: Half-day workshop
Shane Simpson and Ian McDonald for Museums Australia (Victoria)
Significance Assessment masterclass
2013: 2-day workshop
Veronica Bullock and Roslyn Russell for Significance International
Connect with Donors
2012: 1-day workshop
Kenneth Park for the Australian Business Arts Foundation
Museum Leadership Program – Alumni Masterclass
2012: 3-day residential program
Museums Australia
Effective Conversations
2012: Half-day workshop
Melbourne Cricket Club
Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Inspire their Team
2011: Half-day seminar
Liz Wiseman for the Australian Institute of Management
Coaching Skills for Managers
2011: 1-day workshop
Jacqui Priestly for Drake Training
Assessing Risks to your Collection
2011: 1-day workshop
Robert Waller for Museum Victoria
HASS on the Hill
2004: 2-day conference including practical sessions on political advocacy
Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Museum Leadership Program Refresher
2000: 3-day residential course
Museums Australia
Museum Leadership Program
1999: 8-day residential course
Museums Australia
Total Quality Management
1991: 5-day residential course
Museum of Victoria
16mm Film Projection – Theory and Practice
1979: part-time 6-month certificate course
RMIT
Certificate of Proficiency in Modern Icelandic
1976: full-time 2-month course
University of Iceland