Events and Training

Our annual event programme cycles throughout the year, with one event per quarter.

Spring conference: conference; impactful sessions, networking and exhibition showcasing archaeological practice and projects.

Strategic leadership summit: the keystone in CIfA’s Thought Leadership programme; face to face lectures and conversations on the biggest issues facing archaeology today.

Innovation Festival: CIfA’s online conference; interactive sessions and talks featuring research, development and innovation of archaeological practice.

Member’s Day: A free online day event for CIfA’s members; shining a light on your personal member journey and development through the Institute.

CPD trainings are offered throughout the year, in a variety of forms. Our special interest and area groups have an expansive regular offering, ranging from Bite-sized CPD to large-scale day conferences. CIfA also regularly offers ethics workshops, customised to various stages of career development. There are other training opportunities available throughout the year: check our event calendar for our latest offering.

For more information about CPD, please visit our Careers Kit for more information.

We have a range of networking events on offer, with regular meetings of our neurodiversity network, as well as networking tea breaks facilitated by our Special Interest and Area Groups as well as Institute networks.

Group events are the heartbeat of CIfA’s event offering; and include CPD events and networking events. We host over 40 group events throughout the year, ranging from online networking events to in person day conferences. You can find upcoming group events on our event calendar.

We offer regular application workshops, aimed at those wishing to upgrade their accreditation. These are scheduled regularly, though our application team is always happy to answer questions on a one-to-one basis.