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- IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 02/10/2026
- IHBC opens consultation on ‘Corporate Plan 2026-30’ (‘CP30’): Feedback sought by 30 October 02/10/2026
- IHBC’s first thoughts from the new NPPF: On ‘…what the NPPF means for Conservation in England and what remains unanswered’, with an early push on Planning Resource 02/10/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 ‘Yearbook’ update No.1 –RTPI President on ‘IHBC & RTPI.. a great example of planning across the divide’ 02/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: Cathedrals Workshop Fellowship on… ‘Keeping heritage crafts alive in England’s cathedrals’ 02/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: National Trust Annual Report on Linkedin – ‘… success stories… possible thanks to… members, volunteers, partners, and funders’ 02/10/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £4.4M new weekly costed works: Consultant sought for studies to guide new technologies in old buildings, to 22/10 and £4Mn 02/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (government) doorstep’: Local leaders handed powers to drive investment in communities 02/10/2026
- CPRE: Enough brownfield land for 1.54 million new homes, our new research shows 02/10/2026
- Parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee opens Inquiry on ‘Climate adaptation’, seeks evidence to 21/10 02/10/2026
- CIC offers to work with government to deliver a safer, more professional built environment 02/10/2026
- NT’s new record-breaking year for new young members, encouraging 18–25 to try heritage for free 02/10/2026
- NFB launches new National Heritage Skills Forum, Painters’ Hall, City of London, 17th September 2026 02/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: 7 Most Endangered Programme 2027 – Call for nominations opens 02/10/2026
- IHBC celebrates our 2026 ‘Yearbook’, part 2: A welcome from IHBC’s President, with ‘highlights from a year that is transformational for IHBC’ 29/09/2026
- IHBC welcomes RICHeS Access Fund second call, opening 14/09 – ‘access… cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, to £20K, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc. 29/09/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 29/09/2026
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- IHBC sponsors SAHGB’s 3rd Mark Girouard symposium : ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’, 14 November 29/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Kings Foundation on ‘Balancing Harm and Benefit -A decision-making framework for heritage applications’ 29/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: The Theatres Trust on ‘Resilient Theatres: Resilient Communities programme impact’ 29/09/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: AJ on Glasgow CC’s Albert Cross Design Contest 29/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Scottish) doorstep’: Historic Whyte Melville Fountain flowing again in St Andrews 29/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Leslie Arms timeline… sad 25-year decline of a heritage building 29/09/2026
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Tag Archives: accreditation
First new-style degrees set for accreditation in major milestone for ARB’s education reforms: ‘an innovative integrated format’
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has agreed to approve three new Master’s level qualifications by the University of Leeds, two of which ‘take an innovative integrated format’.
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Tagged accreditation, architects, education, expertise, qualifications, skills, training
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RIBA condemns ‘ill-advised’ ARB accreditation rule
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has responded to the Architects Registration Board’s (ARB) decision to keep the wording of its Accreditation Rule 4.2: Degree awarding powers, which it changed from ‘qualification awarding powers’ to ‘degree awarding powers’.
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Tagged accreditation, architect, education, expertise, learning
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IHBC Chair & Membership Secretary invite members to free MATE sessions piloting shorter accreditation forms: Next MATEs for members working with Churches etc. (9/12); Local Authorities (11/12) & the private sector (13/12) – and more to come in 2025
As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATEs) programme – that advise on accreditation applications – we’re offering free online sessions to pilot new streamlined application forms.
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Tagged accreditation, building, climate change, conservation, cpd, environment, expertise, heritage, learning, skills
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IHBC Chair & Membership Secretary invite members to free MATE sessions piloting shorter accreditation forms: Next MATEs for members working with Churches etc. (9/12); Local Authorities (11/12) & the private sector (13/12) – and more to come in 2025
As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATEs) programme – that advise on accreditation applications – we’re offering free online sessions to pilot new streamlined application forms.
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Tagged accreditation, building, climate change, conservation, environment, expertise, heritage, learning, nature, planning, skills
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IHBC Chair & Membership Secretary invite members to free MATE sessions piloting shorter accreditation forms: Next MATEs for members working with Churches etc. (9/12); Local Authorities (11/12) & the private sector (13/12) – and more to come in 2025
As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATEs) programme – that advise on accreditation applications – we’re offering free online sessions to pilot new streamlined application forms.
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Tagged accreditation, conservation, cpd, expertise, heritage, learning, skills
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RIBA slams ARB reforms to degree awarding powers: ‘The change risks haemorrhaging talent’
RIBA has issued its response to the Architects Registration Board’s (ARB) consultation on Accreditation Rule 4.2: Degree awarding powers, which proposes a change in wording from ‘qualification awarding powers’ to ‘degree awarding powers’.
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Tagged accreditation, architect, building, consultation, expertise, learning, qualification, skills
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New IHBC MATE Accreditation support dates out: Sign up ASAP for FREE sector-specific sessions, piloting simpler forms – 9/12 (Churches etc.), 11/12 (LAs) or 13/12 (Private sector)
As part of the IHBC’s evolving arrangements for our Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATE), advising on applications, three pilot online support sessions are planned for December, all free and each targeting specific sectors, with an open-access session to come in … Continue reading
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New IHBC MATE Accreditation support dates out: Sign up ASAP for FREE sector-specific sessions, piloting simpler forms – 9/12 (Churches etc.), 11/12 (LAs) or 13/12 (Private sector)
As part of the IHBC’s evolving arrangements for our Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATE), advising on applications, three pilot online support sessions are planned for December, all free and each targeting specific sectors, with an open-access session to come in … Continue reading
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Tagged accreditation, building, climate change, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, nature, planning, skills
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