Demand the Right Skills for the Repair & Maintenance of Traditional Buildings: 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. It will also cover that qualifications and evidence of competency 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
Yorkshire & The Humber: 25th May – Kings Manor, York (3.00-5.00pm)
North East: 26th May – North of England Civic Trust, Newcastle (3.00-5.00pm)
North West: 3rd June – Centre for Construction Innovation, Manchester (3.00-5.00pm)
West Midlands: 17th June – Millennium Point, Birmingham (3.00-5.00pm)
East Midlands: 15th July (Time & Venue to be confirmed)
East of England: To be confirmed
London: Somerset House – (Date and time to be confirmed)
South East: 7th June – CIOB, Ascot, Surrey (10.30-12.30)
South West: Godolphin House, Cornwall (Date and time to be confirmed)
For further information please contact:
Seamus Hanna on 07799 470 701 or e-mail seamus.hanna@cskills.org
