IHBC’s newest CPD Circular lists current accessible & cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) including from local Branches, IHBC Recognised CPD Providers and more (NB: New linked Events Calendar under reconstruction).
The IHBC writes:
…Welcome to the November edition of the CPD Circular
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November’s CPD Circular again offers a wide selection of affordable CPD opportunities covering the IHBC CPD competencies for all levels of professional CPD requirements and personal interests for both IHBC members and non-members.
As well as in-person Branch events we also have a selection of in-person, hybrid and online events from our IHBC Recognised CPD Providers – Keymer Heritage, Amar Co-Plaster, Historic England, RIBA, C20 Society, Heritage Network, SAHGB, The Heritage Alliance, Place Services, and Mike Wye Ltd.
DIRECTOR’S SPOTLIGHT
- Society of Architectural Historians Great Britain: Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History (IHBC Recognised CPD Provider)
- The Heritage Alliance: Save the Date for Heritage Debate 2026 (IHBC Recognised CPD Provider)
- University College Dublin & AMPS: Livable Towns, Cities, Regions From Urban Conservation to Climate Action
Spotlighting learning in the spirit of IHBC events and our CPD Circular:
‘Cost-effective, topical and ‘hard-to-reach’ CPD’
Branch Events
Time is running out to book your place on the IHBC South West Branch: Fire Protection and Regulations (IHBC Branch Partnership CPD) in-person event in Exeter on Thursday 19 November. This event has proved immensely popular and there are only a few tickets remaining with a closing deadline of 09:00 on Monday 16 November 2026 – if there are any left by that date!
On Friday 13 November North Branch are holding an in-person all day event ‘HOMES THROUGH TIME: Keelmen’s Hospital as a case study for Heritage and Housing & St Mary’s by the Tyne – a sensitively re-purposed city centre parish church’. The day will include site visits to both projects and will be delivered by members of JDDK architects project design team looking at the conservation and design decision making processes and Vladimir Ladinski, Principal Architect, Gateshead Council, on St Mary’s by the Tyne. (Key competencies covered include Philosophy & History, Practice & Intervention and Finance & Economics).
At the end of a busy couple of months for the West Midlands Branch they are holding their next event on the 26 November 2026 entitled, ‘The New NPPF: Headlines for heritage assets’. The event is based in Stafford providing updates on the updated NPPF, Green and Grey Belt and insights to a Heritage Trust. There will also be tours in the afternoon of The Heritage Centre and Ancient High House.
HIGH ALERT
IHBC: Free Online Supporter to Affiliate Surgery Sessions – 18 November
IHBC: Free Online Membership Accreditation Training Event (MATE) – 18 November
Not yet registered as a Supporter with the IHBC then sign up HERE to start your journey.
Following on from a successful in-person MATE session on 12 October hosted by West Midlands Branch in conjunction with the National Office – would your branch like to host an in-person MATE session? If so please email contact@ihbc.org.uk.
Guidance on CPD promotion by the IHBC
The IHBC’s CPD Circular and linked Events Calendar are part of a FREE SERVICE from the IHBC to support interdisciplinary conservation learning and practice. Consequently we give priority to PROMOTING access to NEW skills, LEARNING and CPD.
SUPPORTED BY OUR CREATIVE Conservation Fund
See our current CPD Circular HERE
See more IHBC ‘CPD and Learning’ QUICK LINKS
Sign up for your CPD Circular HERE
