Daily Archives: 04/12/2009

HLF’s Skills for the Future programme opens

Posted on 04/12/2009 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Heritage Lottery Fund’s (HLF) Skills for the Future programme is open to applicants (1) as of Wednesday 2 December. This new £5million grant programme will deliver up to 1,000 paid training opportunities for people across the UK seeking a … Continue reading →

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£4.5m more for engineering construction training

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A £4.5 million increase in Government funding for apprenticeships and trainees in the engineering construction sector will mean that opportunities for young people to train for skilled jobs could double to 1,200 by 2011, Secretary of State for Business, Lord … Continue reading →

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New Chief Construction Adviser Paul Morrell, & CABE

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Paul Morrell OBE has been appointed to the new role of Government Chief Construction Adviser, Construction Minister Ian Lucas and Economic Secretary to the Treasury Ian Pearson jointly announced November 24. The CCA role will work with Government and the … Continue reading →

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Recession-hit planning consultancies

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Practices have taken an unprecedented battering following the downturn in property and development but some see signs of fresh life in the months ahead. Incontrovertible evidence of the hammering inflicted on the planning consultancy sector this year emerges from our … Continue reading →

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Heritage Alliance survey – Training for PPS 15/HPR

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As part of a remit to promote heritage protection reform, Karen Bewick, HPR co-ordinator at Heritage Alliance, is currently working with English Heritage to explore the training & development needs of the heritage voluntary sector in light of PPS15 and … Continue reading →

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£135m for HPDG: changes for housebuilder links & DPDs

Posted on 04/12/2009 by IHBC NewsBlog

John Healey (Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government; Wentworth, Labour) said on 1 December: “I am today announcing the provisional allocations totalling £135 million for the second year of Housing Planning Delivery Grant (HPDG) (2009-10). HPDG was … Continue reading →

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