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A \u00a34.3m five-year programme to address severe heritage skills shortages in the construction\u202fsector has been launched<\/h2>\n

The programme to save heritage skills has been announced by The Hamish Ogston Foundation\u202f<\/a>and\u202fHistoric England<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The\u202fgrant\u202fis the largest one-off investment ever awarded to heritage construction training in England. It will\u202ffund\u202fin-work heritage skills and\u202fapprenticeship scheme,\u202fwhich\u202faims to\u202fincrease\u202fexpertise in essential crafts such as bricklaying, carpentry and joinery, painting and decorating, plastering,\u202froofing and stonemasonry.<\/p>\n

Apprentices\u202fwill work\u202falongside Historic England experts at sites in the North of England which are on Historic England\u2019s Heritage at Risk Register. They will make contributions to the restoration of\u202fsome of the country\u2019s most precious historic buildings<\/a>, such as\u202fGrade I listed Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire.<\/p>\n

It will offer new\u202fpathways\u202finto heritage construction, from young people interested in a future in heritage construction to experienced professionals working in mainstream construction\u202fconsidering\u202fa move across to the heritage sector.<\/p>\n

\u2018Skilled, sustainable jobs\u2019<\/h3>\n

Duncan Wilson, chief executive of Historic England, said: \u201cWe are delighted to be working with the Hamish Ogston Foundation on this ground-breaking programme.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs life moves closer to normality again, this is an exciting employment and heritage skills training opportunity for young people starting their careers and for professionals in the construction industry looking for a rewarding change.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis programme will inspire others by making a huge contribution towards saving some of England\u2019s most important historic buildings<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heritage minister Caroline Dinenage, added: \u201cThis brilliant new programme will get young people into skilled, sustainable jobs, and will also help to restore our country’s precious heritage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am thrilled that funding has been provided for these apprenticeships and I look forward to seeing their impact on our historic buildings.\u201d<\/p>\n

To encourage take-up of the apprenticeship programme,\u202fHistoric England will be working with Further Education colleges and small heritage construction companies to\u202frecruit people in the core building trades of bricklaying, carpentry and joinery, painting and decorating, plastering, roofing and stonemasonry. Training providers\u202finclude\u202fCheshire College South and West,\u202fHopwood Hall College, Leeds College of Building, New College Durham, The Sheffield College and York College.<\/p>\n

Applications for heritage building skills apprenticeships are open from 30 June 2021. There will be 40 training opportunities over the next five years with five apprentices being recruited now.<\/p>\n

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