Tag: apprenticeship

English Heritage breathes new life into endangered heritage skills with ground-breaking apprenticeship programme

Stuart Mitchell

A ground-breaking heritage apprenticeship programme, designed to pass the dying skill of flint-working to a younger generation, was announced today by English Heritage, following a major donation of £11.2m to the charity from the Hamish Ogston Foundation.  This is the largest donation ever received by English Heritage. The programme will see the establishment of a new heritage skills training centre in East Anglia, the creation of an inhouse ‘heritage crafts team’ at English Heritage, and safeguard the future of 34 flint castles and abbeys in the East of England. It…

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New apprenticeship scheme tackles heritage skills shortage as Hamish Ogston Foundation grants £6.2 million to National Trust

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust and the Hamish Ogston Foundation have announced a new partnership programme that will train apprentices in key heritage skills.  An ageing workforce and lack of training opportunities has led to a sharp decline in the traditional building and heritage skills sector, putting the future of historic buildings at risk.   To help train the craftspeople of the future, the Hamish Ogston Foundation has awarded £6.2 million to the National Trust for a new Heritage Crafts Apprenticeship programme.   The Hamish Ogston Foundation is a charitable organisation, dedicated to three…

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Training the countryside guardians of tomorrow as apprenticeship donations top £2m

Stuart Mitchell

Some of the UK’s largest conservation organsiations have joined forces to find the countryside guardians of tomorrow, as new figures show record amounts have been donated for apprenticeships. At the start of National Apprenticeship Week (8 – 14 February), eight major land managers, including the National Trust, Natural England, National Park authorities, Canal and River Trust, RSPB, Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust and Dorset Council, have launched a new government-backed apprenticeship which sees new countryside rangers achieving the equivalent to a foundation degree through on-the-job training. The new…

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New PR and communications apprenticeship launched for first starts

Stuart Mitchell

A new PR and communications apprenticeship, which has been in development for almost three years by a group of 23 ‘trailblazer’ employers, has been approved by the Government for apprentices to start on the programme.  The Public Relations and Communications Assistant Apprenticeship replaces the existing PR Apprenticeship programme which was first launched in 2011 and has seen over 250 apprentices trained in organisations ranging from the NHS to SME PR and communications consultancies. The news comes on the first day of National Apprenticeship Week. The new programme places more emphasis on…

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