Am a regular, but changed my name for this as rl people will guess who I am under my usual mumsnet name!
I have been offered a place on a postgrad course which will enable me to qualify as a conservator.
I've wanted to do this for ages so am sooooooo excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The bit I am nervous about is the first 10 weeks which focuses pretty much exclusively on chemistry. The course is designed to enable people with NO chemistry backround to gain the knowledge required for the job.
I go from moments of "it will be fine" to complete panic as I last studied chemistry when I was 15 - didn't choose it as an O Level option as I went down the arts route (although I always did pretty well in the subject in end of year exams).
The course director said something like," we take you from understanding ions to cellulose at a lightening pace".
Dur - this means nothing to me 
- can someone explain - ps he may not have said ions, it could have been something else !