Heritage Lottery Fund Bursary Scheme for Masonry Conservation in Scotland and Northern Ireland
31 January 2008, A Masonry Conservation Bursary Scheme is being developed and administered in Scotland and Northern Ireland by Historic Scotland in partnership with the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA).
The £1 million award from the Heritage Lottery Fund to the Technical Conservation Group and further funding from other bodies (Historic Scotland, Scottish Enterprise Glasgow) supports delivery of 170 training opportunities.
This will be divided up into one month satellite training bursaries to take up the new National Progression Award (NPA) Award in Conservation Masonry, and one year placements with other partners.
The focus of the training is on traditional masonry construction and in particular repair and maintenance which is aimed at raising quality and standards in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Heritage Lottery Fund's Traditional Building Skills Bursary Scheme
The scheme provides bursaries for committed and skilled individuals and is looking for companies and organisations who realise the need to provide on-the-job experience and are prepared to host a placement.