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HELM Courses
HELM offers training for elected councillors, historic environment champions and officers in local authorities, regional agencies and government organisations.
- Training events are tailored to meet the needs of specific audience groups including conservation officers, planning officers, development control and councillors. HELM training courses address current issues and respond where possible to local training demand. All HELM training courses for 2009 have been completed. A timetable of courses for 2010 can now be viewed and reservations are currently being taken. The full content of each course will be uploaded onto the training pages when available.
- English Heritage and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) run regional level training events for Heritage and Design Champions on improving design in historic areas. These are based on the successful Building in Context toolkit, a programme developed jointly by English Heritage and the Kent Architecture Centre.
- September - October 2010. This series of one day workshops will provide background and training in using the guide, as well as case studies of good practice, group-based scenarios and the opportunity to provide feedback on the use of the guide to date.
- English Heritage’s Streets for All manuals, endorsed by the Department for Transport, give practical guidance to all those involved in decisions affecting streets, including councillors, traffic engineers, urban designers, conservation officers and town planners. To support the manuals, English Heritage is holding workshops in each region throughout the year.
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.