Heritage Skills & Further Professional Development

Find out how to gain heritage skills as a new entrant and maintain your skills through accreditation and continuing professional development (CPD).

Heritage construction skills

Working with the estimated 5.5 million traditional (pre-1919) buildings in England requires specific skills and expertise, developing the sector workforce to help protect and manage the historic environment.

In this section you can find out about our research and work on heritage skills, find advice and guidance about including skills development training opportunities in your projects, and search a variety of training courses and schemes that aim to provide practical experience.

Further professional development

This section covers ways in which those working in the heritage sector can maintain their skills throughout their careers. Planning for continuous professional development (CPD) is important for both employees and employers.

Through our own work and through the work that we fund, we are committed to the continued development of our staff and the sector.