{"id":44415,"date":"2025-10-21T17:28:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=44415"},"modified":"2025-10-21T17:28:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:28:28","slug":"ihbc-hesprs-news-from-the-sector-localgov-on-planning-recruitment-threats-as-33-bodies-inc-ihbc-call-for-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=44415","title":{"rendered":"IHBC HESPR\u2019s \u2018News from the Sector\u2019: LocalGov on \u2018Planning recruitment\u2019 threats as 33 bodies (inc. IHBC) call for funds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/hespr_banner.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/hespr_banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34906\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>IHBC\u2019s heritage business register <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">HESPR<\/a> \u2013 our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition<\/a> quality assurance scheme for heritage services \u2013 emails members weekly \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/resources\/HESPR-News-&amp;-Tender-Alert.pdf\">News and Tender Alerts<\/a>\u2019, and this week features <em>LocalGov<\/em> on 33 bodies highlighting \u2018Planning recruitment at risk\u2019.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/\">SEE MORE ON HESPR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/#join\">JOIN HESPR, FROM \u00a3145PA (TO 2 EMPLOYEES)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/hespr\/resources\/HESPR-News-&amp;-Tender-Alert.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download sample weekly alert<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>William Eichler writes in <em>LocalGov:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Thirty-three leading organisations [including IHBC] across planning, housing, nature, and energy are urging the Government to provide nearly \u00a37m to recruit and train apprentice planners.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;&#8230;.from January 2026, Level 7 apprenticeship levy funding will only cover 16\u201321-year-olds\u2026 could slash the workforce by 200 planners a year&#8230;&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;&#8230;With around 70% of<strong> <\/strong>planning<strong> <\/strong>apprentices working in local government, the restrictions threaten to worsen pressures on an already overstretched system\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.localgov.co.uk\/Planning-recruitment-at-risk-as-apprenticeship-funding-cuts-bite\/63127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designingbuildings.co.uk\/wiki\/Conservation_wiki\">IHBC\u2019s Conservation Wiki<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a free promotion of your tendering opportunities and work needs to the IHBC\u2019s HESPR members, please send details and links to Joanna at <a href=\"mailto:contact@ihbc.org.uk\">contact@ihbc.org.uk<\/a>, as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tenders can also be advertised for a fee with <a href=\"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/jobsetc\/\"><em>IHBC Jobs etc<\/em><\/a>, including a targeted email to 2500+ recipients as well as full coverage on our NewsBlog alerts and social platforms (membership and followers c.25,000) and websites with c. 250,000 visits a month. 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