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- IHBC congratulates IHBC Chair on formal investiture following OBE award 14/07/2026
- New 20 July close for IHBC’s ‘quick query’ to help local government conservation services: ‘… remarkable response already… so still time to shape our high-level advocacy’ 14/07/2026
- As 90% of ‘Virtual’ Newcastle School feedback is ‘5/5’ or ‘4/5’, IHBC celebrates success in 2026, in learning, partnerships, friends & more, with thanks & congrats to all as Bristol 2027 looms, in June, on ‘Climate Change and Significance’ 14/07/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s recent Council film, ‘Do Drop-in, before they drop out’: Our new, must-see interview on pre-Pre App options, and how talking to applicants can help make things better! 14/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: Understanding growth in the creative industries: National trends and firm-level evidence from Creative UK 14/07/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: BD on ‘How Harringay’s warehouse district resists ‘gentrification’ 14/07/2026
- The Carbon Trust, on ‘Accelerating access to clean, reliable and affordable energy’ 14/07/2026
- Government guidance on ‘The enrichment framework for schools and colleges… for all pupils and students.’ 14/07/2026
- England’s third new national forest to bring nature closer to communities 14/07/2026
- CIC appoints Simon Rawlinson as new Deputy Chair 14/07/2026
- ‘A new leaf’ for London Parks and Gardens: Director Philip Barnes to lead delivery of ambitious strategy to 2035 14/07/2026
- NI regulator pauses charity registration invites amid systems upgrade plans 14/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Tear your eyes away from the ballroom. This courthouse is the real face of Trump-era architecture 14/07/2026
- New 20 July close for IHBC’s ‘quick query’ to help local government conservation services: ‘… remarkable response already… so still time to shape our high-level advocacy’ 10/07/2026
- IHBC sponsors Gardens Trust on ‘New Town Landscapes: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future’, 23-24/09, Milton Keynes 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Help Tackle One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’…. a 5-minute survey open to 31 July 10/07/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Decarbonizing the Built Environment Through Heritage (DBTH) Toolkit 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: UCL research confirms ‘Engaging with arts linked to slower pace of ageing’ 10/07/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £3M+ costed works this week: Professional body seeks research into structured civic input to planning processes, to 17/07, £15K 10/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: ‘The unlikely return of the back-to-back’ from Building 10/07/2026
- UK Government ‘Call for evidence’ (real world and quantitative especially): Strategy for the built environment professions, trades and occupations, to 12/08 10/07/2026
- CITB publishes Construction Workforce Outlook 2026-2030 10/07/2026
- Historic Environment Scotland is looking for your thoughts on volunteering – we need your input, to 19 July! 10/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Canada’s National Trust celebrates 50 Years of the World Heritage Convention 10/07/2026
Tag Archives: skills
Hear more from the RTPI , IHBC’s Newcastle School ‘Friends’ – as IHBC-member rates on offer to RTPI members for our Virtual Day School, 19/06
IHBC’s 2026 Day School, broadcasting from Newcastle on 19 June, boasts The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as our School ‘Friend’, offering reduced Virtual School rates to RTPI members as delegates while delegates will hear from former RTPI President Timothy … Continue reading
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EARLY NOTICE: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ soon to seek ‘Interest’ from leads in relevant conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses
The IHBC will soon launch a call to register ‘Interest’ in our new network – ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice’ – aimed at service leads in built and historic environment conservation-led learning programmes and courses etc., with resources allocated, advocacy … Continue reading
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Hear more from the RTPI , IHBC’s Newcastle School ‘Friends’ – as IHBC-member rates on offer to RTPI members for our Virtual Day School, 19/06
IHBC’s 2026 Day School, broadcasting from Newcastle on 19 June, boasts The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as our School ‘Friend’, offering reduced Virtual School rates to RTPI members as delegates while delegates will hear from former RTPI President Timothy … Continue reading
IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: ARB’s ‘RAP… to strengthen routes to registration’
IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features the ARB on its new Registration Assurance Process (RAP), ‘to … Continue reading
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CIOB launches first-ever degree programme to develop the next generation of construction leaders
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has announced the launch of its first-ever degree programme in partnership with De Montfort University in Leicester.
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New Report by CIC: Task & Finish Group update on Apprenticeship Assessment Reform
The ‘Impact of Assessment Reform on Built Environment Technical & Professional Apprenticeships’ report warns that apprenticeship assessment reform in England must not weaken competence, professional recognition or employer confidence in technical and professional apprenticeships across the sector.
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Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors, as interdisciplinary Conservation Professionals & heritage employers see public & personal benefits
To connect employers’ needs with practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates our NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities in our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so sign up for free alerts and tell your boss or team how our low-cost service … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: The Engine Shed on Scotland’s ‘Traditional Materials Framework – Supporting Sustainable Supply and Best Practice Use’
The Traditional Materials Framework (TMF) sets out a clear delivery framework to guide work on sustainable supply and best practice use of traditional building materials in Scotland.
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New partnership between Durham University and Historic England to focus on heritage challenges
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raby_Estate_Farms_-_geograph.org.uk_-_341583.jpgimage for illustration: Raby Estate, Hugh Mortimer via Wikimedia Commons Durham University has signed a new partnership with Historic England to advance research and public engagement on North East England’s natural and cultural heritage
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Tagged archaeology, heritage, HIstoric England, partnerships, science, skills, technology
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IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ CPD Signpost (and competition): Antigravity launches Project Eternal & challenge (to 24/06)
With Cyark, Antigravity, a drone specialist ‘created with a single mission: to make flight feel less like work and more like wonder’ and partners have created Project Eternal… ‘transforming 360 imaging into enduring 3D archives’, with a challenge too.
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Icon launches Conservation Skills at Risk Project
The Institute of Conservation (Icon) is launching a new project to identify conservation skills at risk and help safeguard the future of UK heritage, and advises on ‘How to Get Involved’.
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‘Heritage Matters’: Europa Nostra (with RSA Scotland) in Edinburgh highlight longtime link to country and looks ahead to renewed partnerships
Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailovi?, Secretary General of Europa Nostra, delivered the keynote speech to a large audience of circa 100 heritage professionals and practitioners during the event ‘Heritage Matters’ held on 17 March at Edinburgh City Chambers.
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WM Branch’s ‘CPD Competence Suite No.2’ on IHBC’s YouTube: ‘The Conservation Hour: Series 2’ – Competence-based learning (open to non-members) with thoughts sought on a Series 3
As part of its support for local, cost-effective Branch-based training, advice and Continuing Professional Development (CPD), the IHBC has posted West Midlands (WM) Branch’s celebrated suite of webinars, ‘The Conservation Hour: Series 2’, and seeks thoughts on a possible Series … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Cathedral) doorstep’: Amid a heritage skills crisis, St Paul’s wants to bring its craftspeople into the light, reports Building
image for illustration: St Paul’s Cathedral, London by Freepenguin, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons IHBC’s President and the cathedral’s property director – Rebecca Thompson – is on a mission to transform its ageing workshops into a shining new Centre … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2026 School FREE pre-conference webinars: Accessible learning for all (& excellent CPD too!) 22/05 (Old Buildings, New Rules…), 29/05 (… intervention in international contexts), 05/06 (… skills… for Adaptive Reuse, a planning take with the RTPI, 2026 School Friend)
As the IHBC’s looks ahead to our 2026 Annual School in Newcastle in June, we are delighted to announce a series of free webinars, all led by expert speakers and linked to the School’s theme, ‘Adaptive Reuse’, an excellent opportunity … Continue reading
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Need a MATE? Book your place now for our free online IHBC Accreditation guidance – Prospective assessors and MATE leads warmly welcomed too: 06/05; 19/08; 18/11
As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATE) programme, we’re continuing to offer free webinars for applicants with CPD-certified advice on applying for IHBC accreditation (Full & Associate).
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Tilbury Douglas first contractor to launch humanoid robot on a construction site
Tilbury Douglas, a leading UK building, infrastructure, engineering and fit-out business, has become the first tier one contractor to deploy a humanoid robot on a live construction site, reinforcing its commitment to innovation and productivity improvement
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New Historic Houses report finds that nine in ten heritage workers would recommend their career
A new Historic Houses Report ‘In Good Hands – Understanding careers in the heritage sector’, finds that ‘over half of those working in heritage today did not plan to end up’ there.
Need a MATE? Book your place now for our free online IHBC Accreditation guidance – Prospective assessors and MATE leads warmly welcomed too!
As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATE) programme, we’re continuing to offer free webinars for applicants with CPD-certified advice on applying for IHBC accreditation (Full & Associate).
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Cadw on ‘Raising the baa for ecology’, as goats to make Blaenavon Ironworks their home
A world heritage site peppered with iconic history probably isn’t the first place which springs to mind as a new home for a herd of 4-legged mammals, but that’s exactly where 18 goats are soon to call their own, reports … Continue reading
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First wave of national Young Futures Hubs open to turn the tide under the National Youth Strategy, as ‘youth services decline’
First eight ‘Young Futures Hubs’ opening in Birmingham, Brighton and Hove, Bristol, County Durham, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, and Tower Hamlets.
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IHBC opens Corporate Plan 2026-30 (‘CP30’) development with CP25 consultation, noting Charter, Parliamentary 5 Commitments, volunteer investment & more – to 28/02 & after
IHBC’s members and prospective members are asked to feed back on the summary review of our Corporate Plan for 2020-25 – ‘CP25’ – presented at our September Council, to help inform plans for our Corporate Plan for 2026-30 (CP30), with … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost, ‘From Sandbags to Datasets’: New AI-powered flood-readiness model helps identify 1.2m undefended buildings at risk of flooding in England
Snowflake – described by Gemini as ‘a cloud-native, fully managed data platform (often called an AI Data Cloud) that enables organizations to store, process, and analyse vast amounts of data’ – with the Ordnance Survey have collaborated on landmark AI-powered … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: HE on ‘Delivering Heritage Construction Skills and Training in Projects’
Conservation and heritage capital projects offer great opportunities to build in skills and training, and Historic England (HE) has a resource hub that brings together information on different stages of the planning process.
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