NHTG News
The latest news on skills development and training for the built heritage sector from across the UK:
- Apply now to become a Building Crafts Apprentice with The Prince's Foundation
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14 January 2010, HRH The Prince of Wales has highlighted the severe shortage of skilled craftspeople in the construction industry and the impact this has had on building sustainable communities. The decline of... - 220 Training Places Created Thanks to Lottery Boost for Traditional Heritage Skills
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07 December 2009, The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced additional funding for its Training Bursary Programme, to include £500,000 for 56 placements on the Traditional Building Skills for England and Wales. - Traditional Building Skills Courses in Essex
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05 November 2009, To promote awareness of the need for traditional buildings skills and materials in historic building conservation, Essex County Council’s Historic Buildings and Conservation Team has run a series of... - English Heritage Helps the Drive for a Safe and Qualified Built Heritage Sector Workforce
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30 September 2009, English Heritage is taking the lead in England towards a CSCS-carded workforce by 2010 by endorsing the Heritage Skills NVQ Level 3 and the new CSCS Heritage Skills card. - Historic Scotland Invites Applications for Training Grant
- 18 September 2009, The Technical Conservation Group operates a grant scheme to raise technical standards in the conservation, repair and maintenance of traditional buildings in Scotland. The focus is on supporting those...
- NHTA Yorkshire and the Humber Appoints New Coordinator
- 30 July 2009, The National Heritage Training Academy (Yorkshire and the Humber) has brought together a range of partners to support and promote training and education for the built heritage sector across the whole...
- NFRC Heritage Roofing Contractors Register Goes Live
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15 July 2009, The National Federation of Roofing Contractors has made its Heritage Roofing Contractors Register available online. The register aims to identify reliable and suitably qualified heritage roofing... - Knowsley Council's 'Have a Go Days' Inspire Next Generation of Craftspeople
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08 July 2009, The Conservation Skills and Interpretation Project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, is offering children in our local schools the chance to try traditional building skills such as stone carving,...