COURSES & TRAINING cont’d USEFUL INFORMATION 6 159 CATHEDRAL COMMUNICATIONS THE BUILDING CONSERVATION DIRECTORY 2024 MISCELLANEOUS COURSES The Attingham Trust www.attinghamtrust.org ■ Residential courses on the historic house and its collections Varies Boniface Enterprises Ltd www.beconservation.com ■ The three Ps of building conservation (DistL) 9 months Digital Academy for the Sustainable Built Environment dasbe.ie/all-programmes/certificatein-energy-renovation-of-traditionalbuildings/ ■ Energy renovation for traditional buildings 30 weeks European Restoration Institute (Istituto Europeo del Restauro) www.istitutoeuropeodelrestauro.it ■ Various heritage conservation and restoration courses, including wall paintings, wood and seals Varies Historic England historicengland.org.uk/servicesskills/training-skills/training/ training-courses/ ■ Heritage in planning: essentials ■ Key skills for historic environment management Varies Varies International Academic Projects www.academicprojects.co.uk ■ Professional development courses (virtual, in-situ and hybrid) in conservation, collections care, archaeology and museum studies 1 hour– 3 days The Prince’s Foundation www.princes-foundation.org/ education/foundation-summerschool ■ Conservation crafts summer school 3 weeks SPAB William Morris Craft Fellowship www.spab.org.uk/learning/ fellowship ■ SPAB Fellowship: a training programme for craftspeople involved in historic building repairs 3 blocks, 2 months FT each The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings www.spab.org.uk ■ SPAB Scholarship: conservation programme for early career qualified architects, surveyors and engineers 9 months FT SHORT COURSES Birmingham City University www.bcu.ac.uk/courses/ conservation-of-the-historicenvironment-ma-pgdip ■ Various building conservation CPD courses 2 days Boniface Enterprises Ltd www.beconservation.com ■ Coaching and training in building conservation Varies Charles Brooking Master Classes www.cbah.uk ■ History of the English door, window (1650–1950), shutters, fanlights and ironmongery ■ The development of rainwater heads, circa 1700–1960 ■ The development of domestic stained glass, circa 1820-1950 ■ The development of domestic staircases, circa 1690–1960 ■ The development of the coalburning firegrate, circa 1750–1950 ½–1 day, or tailor-made 1 hour 1 hour ½–1 day, or tailor-made ½ –1 day, or tailor-made Burngate Purbeck Stone Centre www.burngatestonecentre.co.uk ■ Short courses and evening classes in stone carving and letter cutting Varies Chippendale International School of Furniture www.chippendaleschool.com ■ Professional furniture making 30 weeks City & Guilds of London Art School www.cityandguildsartschool.ac.uk ■ Various short courses in woodcarving, stone carving, lettering in stone and clay modelling 5 days Cornish Lime Company Ltd www.cornishlime.co.uk ■ CPD seminars on breathable mortars and paints ■ Decorative Plaster and Running Mould Masterclasses ■ Lime rendering and plastering courses ■ Lime training day ■ Pointing Course 1 hour 1 day 1 day 1 day ½ day David Sleight Conservation www.sleightconservation.co.uk/ practical-training/ ■ Practical hands on conservation skills training. 1–2 days Ecole d’Avignon Centre www.ecole-avignon.com/en_US/ Formations ■ Various traditional craft and heritage conservation courses Varies Eden Lime edenhotlimemortar.co.uk ■ Lime mortar training days 1 day Energy Trust energy-trust.co.uk/schedule/ ■ L3 Award in energy efficiency for older and traditional buildings 2 days (online) The Environment Study Centre environmentstudycentre.org ■ Damp, mould and condensation (includes investigation of moisture and its effects in traditional buildings) 1 day The Environment Study Centre environmentstudycentre.org ■ Level 3 Award in energy efficiency for older and traditional buildings 2 days Place Services, Essex County Council www.placeservices.co.uk/courses ■ Various short courses in traditional building skills including lime plaster, mortars, conservation and repair of brickwork, joinery, timber frames ■ CPD lectures on building conservation 1–3 days ½–1 day Fleur Kelly www.fleurkelly.com ■ Intensive short courses, run on demand in south west France on a variety of fresco painting techniques 5 days or 2 weeks Gaches Plasterwork www.gachesplastering.co.uk ■ Traditional plastering courses Varies Heritage Skills Centre at Lincoln Castle www.lincolncastle.com/ heritageskillscentre ■ Various, heritage skills Varies ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property) Courses | ICCROM ■ Various heritage conservation training courses Varies Lead Sheet Training Academy www.leadsheet.co.uk ■ Traditional basic leadwork (C&G accredited) 3 or 5 days The Lettering Arts Trust www.letteringartstrust.org.uk ■ Short courses in wood and stone letter carving and calligraphy 1–6 days The Lime Centre www.thelimecentre.co.uk/services/ training/ ■ Wall insulation: internal with woodfibre boards and lime plaster ½ day Low-Impact Living Initiative www.lowimpact.org ■ Online courses on topics from straw-bale building and compost toilets to solar electricity and weaving Varies Orchard Barn orchardbarn.org.uk/lime.html orchardbarn.org.uk/restorationskills.html orchardbarn.org.uk/timberframecourse. html orchardbarn.org.uk/wattleanddaub.html ■ Introduction to using lime ■ Timber frame restoration skills ■ Timber framing courses ■ Wattle and daub course 1 day 3 days Varies 1 day Oxford Brookes University www.brookes.ac.uk/study/subjectareas/architecture-and-the-builtenvironment/built-environme ■ Various short courses relating to planning for professionals Varies University of Oxford www.conted.ox.ac.uk/cwhe ■ Various short courses and training in architectural history and the historic environment Varies Prince’s Foundation and Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust princesfoundation.org/building-artsprogramme ■ Building arts programme 3 weeks Rainbow Glass Ltd www.rainbowglassstudios.co.uk ■ Day courses in stained glass and evening workshops 1 day The Red Mason www.theredmason.co.uk ■ Traditional brickwork courses and CPD Varies Restorative Techniques Ltd www.restorativetechniques.co.uk ■ CPD seminars on masonry cleaning Varies Royal Agricultural University www.tickettailor.com/events/ buildingconservation summerschool/582744 ■ Building conservation summer school 4 days Scottish Lime Centre Trust www.scotlime.org ■ Damp in buildings seminars and CPD ■ Lime seminars and CPD: winter working, civil engineering use etc ■ Lime training: rendering/harling, plastering and pointing ■ Materials analysis seminars ■ Sash and case window repairs ■ Various conservation and traditional building skills courses Varies Varies Varies Varies Varies 1–5 days The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings www.spab.org.uk/whats-on ■ Repair of old buildings course: an introduction to the SPAB approach ■ SPAB courses, talks workshops and webinars 5 days (spring and autumn) Up to 2 days Stonehealth Ltd www.stonehealth.com/services/ ■ Cleaning of building masonry (RIBA CPD-approved) Varies Sturge Conservation Studio www.leatherconservation.co.uk/ training.htm ■ Practical leather conservation 3–5 days Chemfix Products Ltd www.timbabuild.co.uk ■ Timbabuild: epoxy resin wood repairs ½ day Ty-Mawr Lime Ltd www.lime.org.uk/courses-site-visitsconsultancy/courses.html ■ Various short courses including lime in building, lime plastering, limecrete floors, sustainable retrofit and thatching ■ RIBA-accredited CPD seminars on use of lime Varies (usually 1–2 days) ½ day Tywi Centre www.tywicentre.org.uk/what-wedo/training-and-education/ ■ L3 Award, repair and maintenance of traditional (pre-1919) buildings ■ Various short courses on timber and masonry conservation, use of lime, window repairs and more 2 days 1 day Weald & Downland Living Museum www.wealddown.co.uk/courses ■ Various short courses in building conservation and traditional crafts 1–5 days West Dean College www.westdean.org.uk/study/schoolof-conservation/conservation-cpd ■ Building conservation masterclasses delivered in collaboration with Historic England 1–4 days Womersley’s Limited www.womersleys.co.uk/shop/ training_courses ■ Lime and clay – various short courses for conservation and sustainability 1 day UNDERGRADUATE COURSES Bath Spa University www.bathspa.ac.uk ■ BA History (heritage and public history) 3–4 years FT (PT available) Bishop Grosseteste University www.bishopg.ac.uk ■ BA (Hons) Archaeology and history The Building Crafts College www.thebcc.ac.uk//heritageconservation/foundation-degree/ ■ Fd Degree Historic building conservation 2 years FT The Building Crafts College www.thebcc.ac.uk/category/ heritage-conservation/ ■ L6 Conservation construction site management Varies
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