Education, Training & Outreach

Over the years, Heritage Works has undertaken a wide range of activities in meeting its second charitable object:

• To promote the public's awareness and appreciation of the historic environment and the processes involved in building conservation and regeneration.

These have included:

• Skills, Schools & Stories
• Lime mortar days at Causey Hall
• Construction skills taster days at Hopwood Lane
• Quality Street trade fair and conference on improving the environmental sustainability of older homes
• Publications
• Presentations and lectures to a wide range of audiences.
• Reports and commissions that share research and best practice.
• Heritage Works is a member of the North West Heritage Skills Hub (see below).

North West Heritage Skills Hub: Building the future on the heritage of the past

Heritage Works is a member of the North West Heritage Skills Hub, which aims to support traditional building skills training and professional development for the heritage sector through:

• Maintaining a network of organisations and individuals who are involved in heritage across the region
• Providing information on regional heritage skills statistics
• Raising awareness and creating training and partnership opportunities for heritage skills training
• Signposting opportunities for wider training such as Health and Safety
• Keeping hub members updated on issues affecting those working within the heritage built environment

The Hub is steered by a group of built heritage professionals with knowledge and influence at strategic level in national and regional organisations. The Hub is managed on a day-to-day basis by the Heritage Skills Co-ordinator based within the Construction Centre for Innovation (CCI) at the Centre for the Centre for the Urban Built Environment (CUBE) in Manchester.

For further information contact Kay Leech, North West Heritage Skills Co-ordinator, kay.leech@ccinw.com or 07938 898 861