BCD 2018

USEFUL INFORMATION 6 COURSES & TRAINING continued 179 C AT H E D R A L COMMU N C I AT I O N S C E L E B R AT I N G T W E N T Y F I V E Y E A R S O F T H E B U I L D I N G CO N S E R VAT I O N D I R E C TO R Y 1 9 9 3 – 2 0 1 8 CRAFT TRAINING City of Bath College Tel 01225 312191 ■ L2-3 Stonemasonry, Int and Adv Apprenticeship ■ L2-3 Stonemasonry Int 2 year, Adv 1 year 1 year FT Bedford College Tel 01234 291747 ■ L3 NVQ Heritage Skills in brickwork ■ L3 NVQ Heritage Skills in carpentry and joinery ■ L3 NVQ Heritage Skills in painting and decorating ■ L3 NVQ Heritage Skills in plastering Varies Varies Varies 1 year The Building Crafts College Tel 020 8522 1705 ■ Construction Skills and C&G Dip Adv Stonemasonry ■ Dip Fine Woodwork ■ Joinery courses from L1 Dip to L3 Adv Craft ■ Stonemasonry courses (CDS, ACD, NVQ L2 and 3, CITB L3/ dip) 1 year FT, L3 2 year BR* 2 year FT Varies 1-2 year FT/PT City and Guilds of London Art School Tel 020 7735 2306 ■ Dip Architectural Stone Carving ■ Dip Ornamental Wood Carving and Gilding 3 year 3 year Dry StoneWalling AssociationofGreatBritain Tel 01539 567953 ■ Dry stone walling courses throughout the UK 2 day City of Glasgow College Tel 0141 566 6222 ■ HND Furniture Restoration ■ NQ Conservation and Restoration ■ NQ Construction Crafts ■ PDA L6-L7 Stonemasonry 2 year FT 1 year 1 year 10 week PT Herefordshire and Ludlow College Tel 0800 032 1986 ■ L2 Dip Blacksmithing and Metalwork ■ L3 Extended Dip Blacksmithing and Metalwork 1 year 2 year Heritage Craft Alliance Ltd Tel 01677 422289 ■ L2 NOCN NVQ Heritage Conservation and British Canal andWaterway Restoration (QCF) ■ L3 National Traineeship Programme ■ L3 NOCN Dip Underpinning Knowledge for Heritage Skill s ■ Traditional Craft Masonry (QCF) ■ Traditional Wood Occupations (QCF) ■ L3 NVQ Dip Heritage Skills ■ Brick Worker ■ Finisher ■ Mason ■ Plastering Occupations (Fibrous) ■ Plastering Occupations (Solid) ■ Roofing, Tiling and Slating ■ Wood Occupations ■ L4 NVQ Dip Site Supervision - Conservation ■ L6 NVQ Dip Site Management - Conservation 6-9 month 6 month max 12 month 12 month 6-12 month 6-12 month 6-12 month 6-12 month 6-12 month 6-12 month 6-12 month 12-18 month 12-18 month Heritage Craft & Building Skills Centre Tel 07788 313645 ■ L3 NVQ Dip Heritage Skills: Roof slating and tiling SAP 1 year Lead Sheet Association Ltd Tel 01622 872432 ■ Heritage Leadwork, Specialist Applied-Skills Programme ■ Traditional Intermediate Leadwork Craft (C&G) L2 2 year, L3 1 year 35 day (Adv +15 day) The Lettering & Commemorative ArtsTrust Tel 01728 688393 ■ Apprenticeships in letter design and carving 2 year LTMTraining Academy Tel 01786 459 990 ■ Building Conservation Technician Apprenticeship 3 year Gerard C J Lynch Tel 01908 584163 ■ L3 NVQ Dip Heritage Skills: Brickwork SAP 30 day Moulton College Tel 01604 491131 ■ Dip L2 Furniture Finishing Methods ■ Dip L2-3 Stonemasonry 1 year 1 year per level North Nottinghamshire College Tel 01909 504500 ■ L3 NVQ Dip Heritage Skills - Brick ■ L3 NVQ Dip Heritage Skills - Wood 1-2 year 1-2 year The Prince’s Foundation Tel 020 7613 8582 ■ L3 NVQ - Building Craft Apprenticeship 8 month South Coast RoofTraining Tel 0845 678 0065 ■ NVQ L3 Heritage Roofing Apprenticeship and up-skilling programmes 1 year +14 day SUP, 1 year + 30 day SAP Steve Sherriff Stained and Leaded Glass Specialists Tel 01202 882208 ■ Bespoke stained and leaded glass courses Varies TheTraditional Building Skills Company Limited Tel 01497 831125 ■ Heritage stonemasonry courses ■ Heritage wood occupations courses 5-20 day 5-20 day Tywi Centre Tel 01558 824271 ■ Specialist Apprentice Programme NVQ 3 in heritage plastering 1 year Weymouth College, Construction Sector Tel 01305 208750 ■ CSkills L2-3 Stonemasonry BR ■ Stonemasonry apprenticeships L2 2 year PT, L3 1 year PT 2 year Int, 1yearAdvBR* York College Tel 01904 770200 ■ L2/3 Dip stonemasonry apprenticeships 2 year Int, 1yearAdvBR* *BLOCK RELEASE MISCELLANEOUS COURSES The AttinghamTrust Tel 020 7253 9057 ■ Residential courses on the historic house and its collections Varies European Restoration Institute Tel +39 81333 4536 ■ Various heritage conservation and restoration courses, including wall paintings, timber and sculpture Varies International Academic Projects Tel 020 7380 0800 ■ Professional development courses in conservation, collections care, archaeology and museum studies 3-5 day PilgrimArt Restoration Tel +34 63983 0767 ■ Interior conservators courses in Spanish monasteries 8-15 week The Prince’s Foundation Tel 020 7613 8582 ■ Conservation crafts summer school 3 week The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings Tel 020 7377 1644 ■ SPAB Scholarship programme for young qualified building professionals interested in heritage and conservation ■ William Morris Craft Fellowship: craft training for qualified craftspeople 9 month 6 month SHORT COURSES BirminghamCity University Tel 07912 023123 ■ Various building conservation CPD courses 2 day The Brooking National Collection Tel 01483 274203 ■ History of English doors, windows and other period details c1650-1950 ■ Development of domestic staircases c1690-1960 ■ Development of rainwater heads c1700-1960 ■ Development of coal-burning grates c1750-1950 ½-1 day or tailor-made Burngate Stone Centre Tel 01929 439405 ■ Courses in masonry, carving and letter cutting Varies Chippendale International School of Furniture Tel 01620 810680 ■ Furniture Design, Making and Restoration 30 week Cornish Lime Company Ltd Tel 01208 79779 ■ CPD seminars on breathable mortars and paints ■ Decorative plasterwork and running moulds master class ■ Painting and decorating courses ½ day 1 day 1 day DorsetCentreforRuralSkills Tel 01747 811099 ■ Lime and straw bale building courses 1-2 day Eden Hot Lime Mortar Tel 01768 341291 ■ Lime mortar training days 1 day Historic Environment Scotland,The Engine Shed Tel 01786 234800 ■ Short courses on building conservation ■ CPD seminars on on conservation topics Varies 1-2 day The Environment Study Centre Ltd Tel 020 7193 9926 ■ Building conservation, surveying and heritage retrofit 1-3 day Essex County Council Tel 03330 132738 ■ Practical courses in traditional building skills ■ CPD lectures on building conservation 1-3 day Fleur Kelly Tel 07968 055398 ■ Intensive short fresco painting courses run on demand in SW France 5 day or 2 week The Flintman Company Tel 01273 556827 ■ Practical courses on flint and its use in structures 1 day Gaches Plasterwork Tel 01778 342188 ■ Traditional plastering courses Varies The GreenWood Centre Tel 01952 432769 ■ Professional short courses in Woodland management and greenwood crafts 1-5 day Heritage Craft Alliance Ltd Tel 01677 422289 ■ L2 NOCN Award Heritage Conservation and British Canal andWaterway Restoration (QCF) ■ L3 Award Understanding Repair and Maintenance of Traditional Buildings ■ L2 Award Heritage Construction 9 day 2 day 8 day Heritage Skills Centre at Lincoln Castle Tel 01522 552434 ■ Various heritage skills courses Varies ICCROM Tel +39 06 585531 ■ Various heritage conservation courses Varies