Let us guide you
Information for ...
Training
Use this section of the HELM website to improve your knowledge, obtain technical advice or find training activities near you.
HELM Courses
HELM offers training for councillors and officers in local authorities and government agencies. Seminars aim to identify the resources available to non-heritage professionals and to demonstrate how the benefits of the historic environment can help to achieve targets. Expert speakers explore regional priorities using local case studies.
English Heritage Courses
English Heritage provides a range of courses, usually delivered in partnership with other organisations at both national and regional levels. Professional Training in the Historic Environment short courses are offered in partnership with Oxford University Department of Continuing Education. Intended for historic environment practitioners and postgraduate students, these Courses are designed by English Heritage in association with the Archaeology Training Forum (ATF), the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) and the Institute of Field Archaeologists (IFA).
Related Courses
Historic environment training is available in a variety of formats to suit your needs. Courses are provided by a range of organisations including universities, professional institutions, the Workers Education Association and amenity societies.
Craft Skills
There is a shortage of practitioners skilled in the traditional crafts necessary to conserve and restore our historic buildings. The National Heritage Training Group (NHTG) is responsible for implementing a coherent strategy for training and skills provision in this sector.
What's New?
- The date and location of the next national Heritage Champion conference has now been confirmed. It will take place on 15 November at the Foundling Museum in central London.
- Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Transport Secretary Philip Hammond are concerned that the character of the country's urban spaces is being damaged and have urged local authorities to reduce the number of signs and other 'street clutter'. English Heritage shares this concern. We have produced detailed regional guidance and a series of practical case studies help promote the restoration of the character of our streets.