Demand the Right Skills for the Repair & Maintenance of Traditional Buildings
02 June 2010, ConstructionSkills, English Heritage and the National Heritage Training Group (NHTG) with other sector partners are organising a briefing session in each region in England on the expertise and skills required for the Repair and Maintenance of Traditional Buildings. These FREE events are aimed at professionals who deal with the pre-1919 building stock and how the need for client demand for skills and how the right expertise in the repair & maintenance project from building professionals to contractors/craftspeople is essential to quality of work.
These events will also cover the qualifications and evidence of competency that contribute to consistency, health & safety, reduced risks of damage and produce more efficient and effective quality management and by having the right skills in place improves and maintains standards in the sector.
The sessions will last for no more than 2 hours and will include:
Why Having the Right Expertise is Crucial to the Repair & Maintenance of Traditional Buildings
John Edwards, Conservation Architecture Team, English Heritage
Skills & Competency – CSCS Cards in the Built Heritage Sector
Simon Holmes or Claire Wallbridge, Heritage Training Advisers, ConstructionSkills
The Contractor’s Perspective
NHTG Executive Committee Member
Question & Answer Session
Facilitated by Seamus Hanna, Heritage & Conservation Manager, ConstructionSkills
Regional Information, Advice and Guidance
Regional skills coordinator or host body
Dates and venues
West Midlands: 17th June – RIBA West Midlands Margaret Street, Birmingham (3.00-5.00pm)
East Midlands: 15th July - Arkwright Bridge Lecture Theatre, Nottingham Trent University at 3.00–5.00 pm
East of England: To be confirmed
London: 16th July - Somerset House (3.00-5.00pm)
South East: 7th June – Chartered Institute of Building, Ascot, Berkshire (10.30-12.30)
South West: Godolphin House, Cornwall (Date and time to be confirmed)
For further information please contact:
Karen Smith on: 0300 456 5517 or e-mail: karen.smith@cskills.org
Briefing sessions have already been held in Yorkshire & The Humber (25th May); North East (26th May); North West (3rd June).