{"id":4849,"date":"2012-10-05T16:43:31","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T16:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=4849"},"modified":"2012-10-05T16:43:31","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T16:43:31","slug":"nhtg-2012-conference-new-structures-some-sponsor-delegate-places-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=4849","title":{"rendered":"NHTG 2012 conference: New structures \u2013 & some sponsor & delegate places available!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Heritage Training Group (NHTG) will detail the new arrangements for the operations there at its forthcoming 2012 conference \u2018Making it happen\u2019 on 18 October, and interested delegates and sponsors should follow up the contacts below if they would like to join in this major event.<\/span><\/p>\n

The conference will take place at the National Trust\u2019s Quarrybank venue near Manchester Airport, at which NHTG partners, volunteers and supporters will speak and exhibit. A small number of free delegate places is still available, on a \u2018first come\u2019 basis, as well as some great value sponsorship and exhibition opportunities.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in a place at the conference please email your contact details to Karen Smith at karen.smith@cskills.org<\/a> and we will let you know as soon as possible if there is a place available.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in supporting the NHTG\u2019s development, and gaining profile for your work across its membership through sponsorship there, please contact Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly at director@ihbc.org.uk <\/a><\/p>\n

The statement from the NHTG reads<\/span>:<\/p>\n

New NHTG Goes Public at First Conference<\/span>
\nIn taking on the \u2018exciting challenges faced by the sector\u2019 new Chair Ray Robertson is looking forward to the first Conference of the National Heritage Training Group.<\/p>\n

\u2018It will give us the opportunity to explain how we are restructuring the organisation to make best possible use of the phenomenal talent we have in our team\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

The National Heritage Training Group was formed in 2002 as part of a Sector Skills Agreement between English Heritage and Construction Skills to investigate, identify and address the perceived skills shortages in the heritage sector of UK construction.<\/p>\n

It has reported extensively on the state of the traditional building sector in each of the four home Countries and in doing so has identified alarming skills and age gaps, which it is in the process of addressing through a variety of initiatives.<\/p>\n

\u2018There is a very real danger that the architectural legacy we have all inherited will not be available to future generations because of the lack of knowledgeable craftspeople.\u2019 said Ray \u2018We must make sure through our training and development programmes that skills and knowledge are passed on to today\u2019s generation of potential experts whilst they have the opportunity to learn through their own experiences.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018That is only half the battle however\u2019 he continued \u2018because we also need to make sure that only those contractors with the appropriate skills and knowledgeable are given the responsibility of preserving our built heritage. We must overcome the current mindset of cost cutting, short term expediency and look instead towards long term value for money.\u2019<\/p>\n

The first NHTG Conference will be used to outline the new structure of the organisation including its plans for the \u00a31.36M grant received from HLF to develop the Skills for the Future programme through training bursaries and placements. There will also be presenters from HLF on their proposals for the new grant framework, CADW on \u2018Heritage Misunderstood\u2019 and the NFRC on how they have recognised that heritage sites require specialist attention.<\/p>\n

The first NHTG Conference is being held at the National Trust\u2019s Quarrybank Mill in Styal nr Manchester on Thursday 18th October.<\/p>\n

Admission to the conference is strictly limited, but there are some free places still available. Anyone involved in the traditional building skills sector is encouraged to put their name forward for selection, subject to space, to Karen Smith at karen.smith@cskills.org <\/a><\/p>\n

To find out about sponsoring and display opportunities contact Se\u00e1n O’Reilly at<\/span> director@ihbc.org.uk <\/a><\/p>\n

For more background to the conference see<\/span>: LINK<\/a><\/p>\n

For further details of the Skills for the Future project \u2018Building Traditional Skills\u2019 contact Karen Houghton, National Project Manager: t – 07515715485; e – karenhoughton1@me.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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