Qualifications
Craftspeople and professionals need to learn the fundamental skills of their job before going on to acquire the relevant knowledge and skills to work with traditional materials on historic buildings. Vocational qualifications (S/NVQs) are the main type of nationally recognised qualifications for craft, technical, supervisory and management skills.
Qualifications are available at all levels within the heritage sector.
NVQ level 3: Heritage Skills: brickwork, stonemasonry, roofing, plastering, painting & decorating, earth walling, thatching, carpentry & joinery, wall & floor tiling and Construction Site Supervision. In Scotland the NPA in the Conservation of Masonry is also available.
NVQ level 4: Construction Site Management.
NVQ level 5: Numerous Management and Leadership qualifications.
Foundation Degrees
Under Graduate Degrees
Post Graduate Degrees
Heritage Skills NVQ + CSCS card
Heritage Skills NVQ 3: the principal qualification for craftspeople who work on historic buildings.
CSCS Heritage Skills Card: proof of competence to work on historic buildings.
NHTG Careers Brochure
Careers advice for craftspeople and professionals and includes a careers progression chart for the built heritage sector.
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