{"id":6517,"date":"2013-09-27T19:02:04","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T18:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=6517"},"modified":"2013-09-27T19:02:04","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T18:02:04","slug":"ihbcs-free-student-course-support-a-learning-and-networking-freebie-for-nominated-students-from-conservation-courses-birmingham-18-nov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=6517","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s free student & course support: A learning and networking \u2018freebie\u2019 for nominated students from conservation courses: Birmingham – 18 Nov"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), the UK\u2019s lead body for built and historic environment conservation professionals, has just launched a new support opportunity for the UK\u2019s conservation and related courses, IHBC’s \u2018Course Connection Day\u2019: an innovative offer of free places and reimbursed travel costs to student representatives from each course to attend and report back on a skills and networking day hosted by the IHBC in Birmingham on 18 November.<\/span><\/p>\n

IHBC\u2019s new Chair Mike Brown said: \u2018I\u2019m delighted that the IHBC is able to demonstrate our continued leadership in the sector by hosting this unique and ground-breaking initiative.\u00a0\u00a0These conservation courses are respected globally. \u00a0They represent the best in the country\u2019s conservation training heritage, with a legacy built up over more than a century of innovative and progressive approaches to placemaking in the UK.\u00a0\u00a0It is a privilege to be able to offer our support to the students working on these courses with our first annual ‘Course Connection Day’.\u2019<\/p>\n

David McDonald, IHBC\u2019s Education Secretary and Chair for this special day said: \u2018The culture of the UK\u2019s conservation courses is built on the SPAB fundamentals of William Morris, shaped by the legacy of Patrick Geddes, and responds to the legislative infrastructure for planning in the UK as a whole.\u00a0Critically the conservation standards of these courses are shaped by the principles of ICOMOS, and so also reflect the IHBC\u2019s membership criteria and resources.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018That\u2019s why we feel we have so much to offer the students, on top of our annual Student Award and introductory web resources such as the IHBC’s WebStarter. \u00a0It’s also why, following consultation with the courses, the IHBC is investing in this ground-breaking strategy to use professional resources to support educational activities, all at no cost to student participants or the courses themselves.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018In this first annual \u2018Course Connection Day\u2019 we\u2019re offering an intense day of learning and networking between the lucky delegates that get selected by their fellow classmates to attend on their behalf, and the IHBC\u2019s officers and volunteers.\u00a0\u00a0And we\u2019ll have good food to complement our vibrant and historic venue, keeping students and discussions in top form across the whole busy programme.\u2019<\/p>\n

IHBC Membership Secretary Paul Butler said: \u2018This initiative is just a small part of how the IHBC will deliver on the commitment made to our members, and the wider sector, at our last AGM: to support people as they progress to full IHBC membership through our accreditation processes.\u00a0\u00a0The annual \u2018Course Connection Day\u2019 is aimed at highlighting the IHBC resources that can help students working in built and historic conservation.\u00a0\u00a0By asking them to report back to their colleagues on the courses we will reach out to all the students, not just those attending.\u2019<\/p>\n

IHBC Director Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018We\u2019re working to a simple idea: free places and travel costs are offered to nominated representatives from relevant courses so they can learn about what the IHBC offers in training and educational support.\u00a0\u00a0In return these delegates are asked to relay what they learn to their fellow students, with the support of the course directors.\u00a0\u00a0They\u2019ll not be able to capture all the benefits and enthusiasm we\u2019ll generate on the day, I imagine, but if they can even serve as a link between the IHBC\u2019s resources and the challenges of learning conservation, then we\u2019ll consider this initiative a huge success.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018The IHBC is perfectly placed to underpin the kind of national, UK-wide learning of this sort.\u00a0\u00a0As a charity we offer a vast array of online resources and links on open access to the public.\u00a0\u00a0The added benefit is that these resources are all integrated into our membership standards, benefits and criteria.\u00a0As we offer extra targeted support for low-waged and hard-up individuals seeking a career in our sector, clearly we are doing all we can for students of built and historic environment conservation that are prepared to work at developing their career!\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Subject to capacity, too, we\u2019ll open out attendance to other interested parties where they can demonstrate that they can add value to the sector in similar ways, so I\u2019m sure there\u2019ll be lots of interest!\u2019<\/p>\n

For the IHBC see<\/span>\u00a0www.ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

To find out more about the IHBC\u2019s \u2018Course Connection Day\u2019 contact IHBC director Sean O\u2019Reilly at<\/span>\u00a0director@ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

For those on low-income (\u00a317,500 or under) seeking IHBC membership see<\/span>: LINK<\/a><\/p>\n

For hardship support as a member (typically where annual income is under \u00a312,500) see<\/span>: LINK<\/a><\/p>\n

For the IHBC\u2019s 2014 Annual Gus Astley Student Award see<\/span>\u00a0http:\/\/gasa.ihbc.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n

For the IHBC\u2019s guidance on the best way to use it\u2019s website for learning, see our WebStarter at<\/span>: LINK<\/a><\/span>
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