{"id":37814,"date":"2023-10-10T16:55:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T15:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=37814"},"modified":"2023-10-10T16:55:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T15:55:21","slug":"thoughts-on-ihbcs-future-still-sought-ihbcpetitionforcharter-survey-to-guide-future-planning-with-taster-responses-listed-so-send-your-thoughts-in-asap-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=37814","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts on IHBC\u2019s future still sought: #IHBCPetitionforCharter survey to guide future planning \u2013 with taster responses listed \u2013 so send your thoughts in ASAP"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-36510\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IHBC_Charter_Petition-300x40.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"40\" \/>While the detailed interrogation of the first \u2018scoping\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.co.uk\/r\/IHBCPetitionForChartering\">survey<\/a> on the IHBC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/COMPLETE%20THE%20SURVEY\">Petition for Charter<\/a> awaits our consultant\u2019s review, the exercise is already helping shape our corporate planning priorities, as members\u2019 thoughts on our future are still eagerly sought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.co.uk\/r\/IHBCPetitionForChartering\">HERE<\/a>, regardless of charter sentiments.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.co.uk\/r\/IHBCPetitionForChartering\">COMPLETE THE SURVEY<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitionforcharter.ihbc.org.uk\/resources\/V4-DW-Simple-FAQ-v210823.pdf\">See the FAQs<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitionforcharter.ihbc.org.uk\/\">Explore the web hub for #IHBCPetitionforCharter<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>IHBC Chair David and President Mike Brown said: \u2018Thanks to all who\u2019ve responded to the survey so far, and hopefully our recently posted first <a href=\"https:\/\/petitionforcharter.ihbc.org.uk\/resources\/V4-DW-Simple-FAQ-v210823.pdf\">FAQ<\/a> responses have helped.\u00a0 Obviously we\u2019re hearing from only a small selection, so if you\u2019ve not sent thoughts in, we\u2019re still very keen to hear them.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018And please remember too that we\u2019re exploring the widest future of the IHBC, so the survey questions are far reaching and wide ranging.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You don\u2019t need a position on the charter to answer the survey: just let us know what you want and need, and our collective membership can decide on how best to deliver on priorities, at our AGMs, Councils and beyond!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>IHBC Director Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly writes: \u2018As the survey is central to both our <em>Corporate Plan<\/em> commitment from 2020 and \u2013 whatever the outcome on a charter \u2013 our planning for 2030 through our next <em>Corporate Plan<\/em> (<em>CP30<\/em>), we\u2019re keen to get in as many and as diverse thoughts as possible.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We want to hear all priorities and concerns, so we can best respond.\u00a0 There is much to find out still.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So to encourage more input we\u2019re offering a small selection of responses &#8211; not necessarily pertinent to the Petition \u2013 with many to be picked up in our forthcoming corporate planning processes.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Sample comments and extracts for our #IHBCPetitionforCharter survey include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q1 Have you benefitted from your membership of IHBC? <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Helped secure job, pay rises within jobs etc<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 has been a desirable of multiple jobs. I<\/li>\n<li>Helped secure job, pay rises within jobs etc<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 recognised within Historic Building Industry, Chartered Bodies and Clients<\/li>\n<li>Training and outreach. Networking and making connections. Increase in knowledge. Pay Rise!<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 company insurance<\/li>\n<li>Having the letters IHBC after my name provides assurance that I am qualified to give an opinion on heritage and conservation issues<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 a (now) well known accreditation<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 network of friendly colleagues<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 provides a forum for public and private sector inter-disciplinary conservation professionals..<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Q2 Do you think the IHBC achieves more than you would expect for a professional body given its size and fees? <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Branch contact is good, CPD opportunities are excellent<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 guidance and standards should focus more on how members should do things,<\/li>\n<li>Some of the tools included within the IHBC Toolbox are better than those produced by significantly larger organisations.<\/li>\n<li>The fee is very low. IHBC achieves a lot for such as small fee<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 still a cosy club for LPA conservation officers.<\/li>\n<li>I have high expectations, which IHBC meet<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 This is not a slur; the IHBC achieves what I would expect of a body of its size and fee level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Q 3 What do you think IHBC does well to help IHBC Members and conservation more widely?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2026 having a directory of conservation-accredited practitioners.<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 really good in terms of its briefing documents and guidance notes.<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 email updates and context<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 Credibility of qualification<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 Connects members with peers to share knowledge and learning.<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 Friendly and approachable organisation<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 Providing a solid backing of professional guidance and support to often isolated members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Q4 Can you identify any gaps in what IHBC offers to help IHBC Members and conservation more widely?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2026 the IHBC needs to be very clear about the minimum standards for full membership as this will help to ensure a more consistent approach to conservation decision-making across different authorities.<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 useful if we had a stronger influence in government<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 More support to ensure those &#8216;not&#8217; interested in conservation but making decisions that affect it understand the role of conservation and why its important. Councillors and &#8216;the&#8217; Council\u2026<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 There is a lack of recognition of the calibre of what the IHBC offer here<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 Could do more to promote itself to the wider construction industry<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 IHBC membership is much superior to other professional bodies and it would be great if this is formally recognised by the industry.<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 It always adopts a pro-conservation stance; it therefore provides no support for those with other views &#8211; who may do the balancing exercise and come to a different conclusion.<\/li>\n<li>\u2026 The IHBC isn\u2019t widely known about outside of conservation circles, greater publicity would help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.co.uk\/r\/IHBCPetitionForChartering\">COMPLETE THE SURVEY<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/petitionforcharter.ihbc.org.uk\/resources\/V4-DW-Simple-FAQ-v210823.pdf\">See the FAQs <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/petitionforcharter.ihbc.org.uk\/\">Explore the web hub for #IHBCPetitionforCharter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See more recent NewsBlog background <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=37425\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the detailed interrogation of the first \u2018scoping\u2019 survey on the IHBC\u2019s Petition for Charter awaits our consultant\u2019s review, the exercise is already helping shape our corporate planning priorities, as members\u2019 thoughts on our future are still eagerly sought HERE, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=37814\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37814"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37815,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37814\/revisions\/37815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}