COURSES & TRAINING cont’d USEFUL INFORMATION 6 175 CATHEDRAL COMMUNICATIONS THE BUILDING CONSERVATION DIRECTORY 2025 MISCELLANEOUS COURSES The Attingham Trust www.attinghamtrust.org ■ Short courses for heritage professionals Varies Boniface Enterprises Ltd www.beconservation.com ■ Three Ps of building conservation 9 months Digital Academy for the Sustainable Built Environment lit.ie/en-ie/courses/certificate-inenergy-renovation-for-traditional-b ■ Energy renovation for traditional buildings 30 wks Historic England historicengland.org.uk/education/ training-skills/training/trainingcourses ■ Heritage carbon literacy training ■ Heritage in planning: essentials ■ Key skills for historic environment management 1 day Varies Varies International Academic Projects www.academicprojects.co.uk ■ Professional development courses in conservation, archaeology and more 1 hour – 3 days The King’s Foundation www.kings-foundation.org/ education/foundation-summerschool ■ Conservation crafts summer school 3 wks Place Services www.placeservices.co.uk/courses ■ Various heritage conservation and restoration courses Varies The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings www.spab.org.uk ■ SPAB Scholarship: programme for early career qualified architects, surveyors and engineers 9 months FT 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 Strode College www.strode-college.ac.uk/courses/ our-courses/historic-environmentadvice ■ Historic environment advice assistant apprenticeship 2 yrs 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 Architectural Historian www.cbah.uk ■ The development of the coal-burning fire-grate ■ History of the English fanlight ■ History of the English door ■ The development of domestic stained glass ■ The development of domestic staircases ■ Master classes – the development of rainwater heads ½–1 day or bespoke ½–1 day or bespoke ½–1 day or bespoke 1 hour ½–1 day or bespoke 1 hour 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 wks City & Guilds of London Art School www.cityandguildsartschool.ac.uk ■ Various short courses in stone carving, woodcarving, lettering etc 5 days Cornish Lime Company Ltd www.cornishlime.co.uk ■ CPD seminars on breathable mortars and paints ■ Lime rendering and plastering courses ■ ■ Lime training day Decorative plaster and running mould master classes ■ Pointing course 1 hour 1 day 1 day 1 day ½ day 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 www.energy-trust.co.uk/level-3award-in-traditional-older-buildings ■ L3 Award in energy efficiency for older and traditional buildings 2 days (online) The Environment Study Centre environmentstudycentre.org ■ Level 3 Award in energy efficiency for older and traditional buildings ■ Level 3 Award in damp, mould and condensation 2 days 1 day Place Services, Essex County Council www.placeservices.co.uk/courses ■ Short courses and lectures in traditional building skills and conservation 2 days Gaches Plasterwork www.gachesplastering.co.uk ■ Traditional plastering courses Varies Heritage Skills Centre at Lincoln Castle www.lincolncastle.com/ heritageskillscentre ■ Various heritage skills Varies Historic Building Conservation & Repair www.historicbuildingconservation andrepair.co.uk/training ■ Repair and maintenance training for owners 1 day Historic England historicengland.org.uk/education/ training-skills/training/trainingcourses/climate-change-andheritage ■ Climate change and heritage – online courses Varies ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property) www.iccrom.org/what-we-do/ courses ■ Various heritage conservation training courses Varies King’s Foundation and Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust kings-foundation.org/study/buildingarts-programme ■ Building arts programme 3 weeks 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 Orchard Barn orchardbarn.org.uk/lime ■ Introduction to using lime ■ Timber frame restoration skills ■ Timber framing courses ■ Wattle and daub course ■ Various short courses relating to planning for professionals ■ Various short courses in architectural history and the historic environment ■ Day courses in stained glass and evening workshops 1 day 3 days Varies 1 day Varies Varies 1 day Oxford Brookes University www.brookes.ac.uk/study/subjectareas/architecture-and-the-builtenvironment ■ Historic brickwork and mortar courses 30 days University of Oxford www.conted.ox.ac.uk/cwhe ■ Building conservation summer school 4 days Rainbow Glass Ltd www.rainbowglassstudios.co.uk ■ Various building conservation and traditional building skills courses 1–5 days The Red Mason www.theredmason.co.uk/workshopcourses ■ Damp in buildings seminars and CPD Varies Royal Agricultural University www.tickettailor.com/events/ buildingconservationsummerschool/ ■ Lime seminars and CPD: winter working with lime, lime for civil engineering etc Varies Scottish Lime Centre Trust www.scotlime.org ■ Materials analysis seminars ■ Lime training: rendering/harling, plastering and pointing courses ■ Sash and case window repairs ■ Repair of old buildings course: an introduction to the SPAB approach ■ SPAB courses, workshops, webinars and talks ■ Cleaning of building masonry (RIBA CPD-approved) Varies Varies Varies 5 days (spring & autumn) Up to 2 days Varies The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings www.spab.org.uk/whats-on ■ Practical leather conservation 3–5 days ■ Brickwork conservation 1–4 days Stonehealth Ltd www.stonehealth.com/services ■ Timbabuild – epoxy resin wood repairs ½ day Sturge Conservation Studio www.leatherconservation.co.uk/ training ■ Various short courses in lime building skills Varies (usually 1–2 days) Terrence Lee Conservation www.terrenceleeconservation.co.uk/ teaching-training-lecturing ■ L3 Award, repair and maintenance of traditional (pre-1919) buildings 2 days Timbabuild www.timbabuild.co.uk ■ Various short courses on timber and masonry conservation and more 1 day Ty-Mawr Lime Ltd www.lime.org.uk/courses-site-visitsconsultancy/courses ■ Various short courses in building conservation and traditional crafts 1–5 days Tywi Centre www.tywicentre.org.uk/what-we-do/ training-and-education/ ■ Building conservation masterclasses delivered in collaboration with Historic England ■ Lime and clay – various short courses for conservation and sustainable building 1–4 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 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 sustainable building 1 day
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