BCD 2017

T H E B U I L D I N G C O N S E R VAT I O N D I R E C T O R Y 2 0 1 7 179 USEFUL INFORMATION 6 COURSES & TRAINING continued CRAFT TRAINING City of Bath College Tel 01225 312191 ■ L2–3 Stonemasonry, Int and Adv Apprenticeships ■ L2–3 Stonemasonry Int2yr,Adv1yr 1 yr FT Bedford College Tel 01234 291000 ■ NVQ L3 Heritage Skills in carpentry, joinery, brickwork, painting and decorating, and plastering Varies The Building Crafts College Tel 020 8522 1705 ■ Construction Skills and C&G Dip Adv Stonemasonry ■ Dip Fine Woodwork ■ L1 Dip to L3 Adv Craft Joinery ■ CDS, ACD, NVQ L2 and 3, CITB L3/Dip Stonemasonry 1 yr FT 2 yr FT Varies 1–2 yr FT/ PT City and Guilds of London Art School Tel 020 7735 2306 ■ Dip Architectural Stone Carving ■ Dip Ornamental Wood Carving and Gilding 3 yr 3 yr Dry StoneWalling Association of Great Britain Tel 01539 567953 ■ Dry stone walling courses throughout the UK 2 dy City of Glasgow College Tel 0141 566 6222 ■ HND Furniture Restoration ■ NQ Conservation and Restoration ■ NQ Construction Crafts ■ PDA L6–L7 Stonemasonry 2 yr FT 1 yr 1 yr PT Herefordshire and Ludlow College Tel 0800 032 1986 ■ L2 Dip Blacksmithing and Metalwork ■ L3 Ext Dip Blacksmithing and Metalwork 1 yr 2 yr Heritage Craft Alliance Ltd Tel 01677 422289 ■ L2 NOCN NVQ Heritage Conservation and British Canal and Waterway Restoration ■ L3 National Traineeship Programme ■ L3 NOCN Dip Underpinning Knowledge for Heritage Skills – Traditional Craft Masonry ■ L3 NOCN Dip Underpinning Knowledge for Heritage Skills – Traditional Wood Occupations ■ L3 NVQ NOCN Dip Heritage Skills ■ L3 NVQ Dip Heritage Skills – Brick Worker ■ L3 NVQ Dip Heritage Skills – Finisher ■ L3 NVQ Dip Heritage Skills – Mason ■ L3 NVQ Dip Heritage Skills – Fibrous Plastering ■ L3 NVQ Dip Heritage Skills – Solid Plastering ■ L3 NVQ Dip Heritage Skills – Roofing, Tiling and Slating ■ L3 NVQ Dip Heritage Skills – Wood Occupations ■ L4 NVQ Dip Site Supervision – Conservation ■ L6 NVQ Dip Site Management – Conservation 6–9 mnth 6 mnth max 12 mnth 12 mnth 5 mnth 6–12 mnth 6–12 mnth 6–12 mnth 6–12 mnth 6–12 mnth 6–12 mnth 6–12 mnth 12–18 mnth 12–18 mnth Lead Sheet Association Ltd Tel 01622 872432 ■ C&G 6055 Leadworkers Cert (modules 1–4) and Adv Cert (module 5) ■ QCF L3 Heritage Leadwork Specialist Apprenticeship Programme 35 dy (Adv + 15 dy) 15 dy LTMTraining Academy Tel 01786 459990 ■ Building Conservation Technician Apprenticeship 3 yr Gerard C J Lynch Tel 01908 584163 ■ Heritage Brickwork – CSkills Specialist Apprenticeship Programme, NVQ3 30 dy Moulton College Tel 01604 491131 ■ Dip L2 Furniture Finishing Methods ■ Dip L2–3 Stonemasonry 1 yr 1 yr per level North Nottinghamshire College Tel 01909 504500 ■ L3 NVQ Dip Heritage Skills – Brick ■ L3 NVQ Dip Heritage Skills – Wood 1–2 yr 1–2 yr The Prince’s Foundation Tel 020 7613 8582 ■ L3 NVQ – Building Craft Apprenticeship 8 mnth South Coast RoofTraining Tel 0845 678 0065 ■ NVQ L3 Heritage Roofing apprenticeship (SAP) and up–skilling (SUP) programmes 30 dy SAP, 1 yr SUP Steve Sherriff Stained and Leaded Glass Specialists Tel 01202 882208 ■ Tailor made stained glass courses Varies TheTraditional Building Skills Company Limited Tel 01497 831125 ■ Heritage stonemasonry courses ■ Heritage wood occupations courses 5–20 dy 5–20 dy Tywi Centre Tel 01558 824271 ■ Heritage Bursary Scheme: NVQ L3 carpentry, plastering, stonemasonry or roofing 1 yr Weymouth College, Construction Sector Tel 01305 208750 ■ Dip L2–3 Stonemasonry ■ NVQ L2–3 Stonemasonry BR* L2 1 yr, L3 1 yr FT L2 2 yr PT, L3 1 yr PT York College Tel 01904 770200 Tel 01904 770368 ■ L2 Dip Stonemasonry ■ L2–3 NVQ Stonemasonry, Int and Adv Apprenticeships 1 yr FT Int 2 yr BR*, Adv 1 yr BR* * BLOCK RELEASE SHORT & MISCELLANEOUS COURSES Anglia Lime Company Tel 01787 313974 ■ Various short courses on uses of lime in old buildings 1 dy Ann Cook Associates Ltd Tel 0121 451 1665 ■ Skills training for painters and decorators in graining, marbling, gilding, specialist wallcoverings, stencilling etc 2 dy The AttinghamTrust Tel 020 7253 9057 ■ Residential courses on the historic house and its collections Varies Birmingham City University Tel 07912 023123 ■ Various building conservation CPD courses 2 dy 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 the coal–burning grate c1750–1950 ½ dy, 1 dy, or tailor–made ½ dy, 1 dy, or tailor–made ½ dy, 1 dy, or tailor–made ½ dy, 1 dy, or tailor–made Burngate Stone Centre Tel 01929 439405 ■ Courses in masonry, carving and letter cutting Varies Chalk Down Lime Ltd Tel 01580 830092 ■ Various day courses including brickwork, pointing, lime plasters and wattle and daub 1 dy TheChippendaleInternational School of Furniture Tel 01620 810680 ■ Furniture Restoration 30 wk Cornish Lime Company Ltd Tel 01208 79779 ■ CPD seminars on breathable mortars and paints ■ Decorative plasterwork and running moulds master class ■ Lime rendering/plastering, introduction to lime ■ Painting and decorating courses ½ dy 1 dy 1 dy 1 dy Dartmoor Arts Project Tel 01647 281295 ■ Stone carving 3 dy Dorset Centre for Rural Skills Tel 01747 811099 ■ Lime and straw bale building courses 1–2 dy Ecole d’Avignon Centre Tel +33 (0)490 855 982 ■ Various traditional craft and heritage conservation courses Varies Eden Lime Mortar Tel 07717 400233 ■ Lime mortar training 1 dy The Environment Study Centre Ltd Tel 020 7193 9926 ■ Various building conservation, surveying, maintenance, site supervision and heritage retrofit courses 1–3 dy Essex County Council, Traditional Building Skills Courses Tel 03330 132738 ■ Various practical courses in traditional building skills ■ CPD lectures on building conservation 1–3 dy ½–1 dy European Restoration Institute Tel +39 (0)81 333 4536 ■ Various heritage conservation and restoration courses, including wall paintings, wood and seals Varies Fleur Kelly Tel 01373 814651 ■ Intensive short fresco painting courses run on demand in SW France 5 dy or 2 wk The Flintman Company Tel 01273 556827 ■ Practical courses on flint and its use in structures 1 dy The GreenWood Centre Tel 01952 432769 ■ Professional short courses in woodland management and greenwood crafts 1–5 dy Heritage Craft Alliance Ltd Tel 01677 422289 ■ L2 NOCN Award Heritage Conservation and British Canal and Waterway Restoration (QCF) ■ L3 Award Understanding Repair and Maintenance of Traditional Buildings ■ L2 Award Heritage Construction 9 dy 2 dy 8 dy Heritage Skills Centre at Lincoln Castle Tel 01522 552434 ■ Various heritage skills courses Varies ICCROM Tel +39 06 585531 ■ Various heritage conservation training courses Varies International Academic Projects Tel 020 7380 0800 ■ Professional development courses in conservation, collections care, archaeology and museum studies 3–5 dy Lead Sheet Association Ltd Tel 01622 872432 ■ Introductory leadworking course including basic welding and bossing ■ Leadwork seminars for architects, surveyors etc 3–5 dy 1 dy University of Leicester School of History Tel 0116 252 2587 ■ Various CPD courses Varies The Lettering and Commemorative ArtsTrust Tel 01728 688393 ■ Short courses in wood and stone letter carving 1–9 dy The Lime Centre Tel 01962 713636 ■ Bespoke courses on lime in traditional building Up to ½ dy