Schools

We need more skilled craftspeople and professionals to look after the UK's ageing historic buildings and we're working hard to inspire the next generation. NHTG is supporting a number of initiatives that will inspire the young to think about a career in built heritage.

Heritage Skills Events

Practical demonstrations at heritage skills events by expert craftspeople from different occupations. You will have the chance to watch, take part and learn something about these skills in a relaxed environment and get an insight into the life of a craftsperson working on older buildings and talk to them about how they entered this field.

Visit our Regional and Home Countries pages to find forthcoming events near you and contact the organiser to get involved.

 Construction & the Built Environment Diploma (C&BE)

The C&BE Diploma is a new qualification that you can do at school or college, in which you get practical experience, learn in the classroom and find out more about an area you are interested in. When you finish you can stay at school or college and do another course, such as the next level of Diploma, A levels, take a job with training, go on to university, college or do an Apprenticeship. At levels 1 and 2 heritage maps strongly to the ‘value and use’ theme and to the topics of ‘materials, sustainability and maintenance’. Contact us to discuss project opportunities in your region.

Heritage Construction Ambassadors

The NHTG wants to bring together professional practitioners and craftspeople to visit schools and Sixth Form Colleges to inspire young people about potential career routes, as part of ConstructionSkills’ Construction Ambassadors Scheme. Contact ConstructionSkills to register your school's interest.

Young Roots

The Heritage Lottery Fund Young Roots offers grants to initiatives aimed at young people aged 13 to 25 to encourage them to take part in activities exploring heritage. Young Roots projects must aim to provide new opportunities for young people to learn about the past and at the same time they can take part in creative and engaging activities, develop partnerships and also aims to celebrate young people’s achievements. This scheme encourages volunteering in heritage and gaining skills in identifying, recording, interpreting or caring for our heritage.

Young Apprenticeship in Construction

The Young Apprenticeships programme helps 14-16 year olds at Key Stage 4 combine school with practical skills and experience in the construction industry. It is run by a local partnership consisting of schools, colleges, training providers and employers in conjunction with the local Learning & Skills Council. It provides students with an opportunity to learn in the practical setting of a college or training centre as well as gaining experience in a construction company, spending up to two days a week in the workplace.

Post–16 Apprenticeships are increasingly popular with school-leavers and for more information about other post-16 Apprenticeship Programmes visit: www.apprenticeships.org.uk