{"id":45308,"date":"2026-01-30T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=45308"},"modified":"2026-01-30T12:11:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T12:11:57","slug":"he-delivering-heritage-construction-skills-and-training-in-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=45308","title":{"rendered":"HE: Delivering heritage construction skills and training in projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Historic England\u2019s (HE) Conservation and Heritage Capital projects \u2018offer great opportunities to build in skills and training\u2019 helping address skills gaps and shortages identified in its research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Historic England writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Planning skills and training activities early in a project helps make sure that they are realistic to deliver and provide positive, long-term outcomes. To support the design of activities which will suit the resources available to your project, our resource hub brings together information on different stages of the planning process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many benefits to providing skills and training activities, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Helping tackle skills shortages affecting the sector by improving the knowledge and experience of trainees or the existing workforce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developing the skills and knowledge of people involved in your project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promoting careers in heritage and increasing job prospects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raising awareness of traditional skills and their importance in preserving our historic buildings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Making your project more attractive to grant funders and providing opportunities for fundraising<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increasing publicity for your project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contributing social value through engagement with your local communities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These webpages showcase how different training activities have been successfully delivered as part of projects and provide more detail on qualifications, training, and career opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Heritage Building Skills Programme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A major training and apprenticeships programme in the North of England, running from 2021 to 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Heritage Skills at Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The conservation of Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings has provided us with opportunities for learning, training, and hands-on experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Traditional Building Skills Training Toolkit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A step by step guide for designing training activities developed by the Churches Conservation Trust and the National Heritage Training Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Historic Environment Skills Forum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Join the cross-sector forum to discuss ongoing skills challenges, trial new approaches, and build links between organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pathways Into Heritage Construction Research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These reports explore established models for delivering entry-level training using case studies and strategic analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Heritage Specialist Training and Qualifications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/historicengland.org.uk\/education\/training-skills\/heritageskills-cpd\/skills-in-projects\">Read about the types of traditional building skills training opportunities for contractors and craftspeople here. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Historic England\u2019s (HE) Conservation and Heritage Capital projects \u2018offer great opportunities to build in skills and training\u2019 helping address skills gaps and shortages identified in its research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[23,29,683,22,244],"class_list":["post-45308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog","tag-expertise","tag-heritage","tag-historic-england","tag-skills","tag-training"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45308","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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45308"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45309,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45308\/revisions\/45309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}