The latest round (May 2023) of Historic England online training for the heritage sector has been released on their bespoke Learning Platform. The platform hosts CPD programmes aimed at professionals whose advice-giving and decision-making impacts the historic environment, in particular local authority officers. The programme ‘Heritage in Planning: Essentials’ is now open for enrolment alongside a…
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Carbon Literacy Training for Industrial Heritage Museums, June 2023
Museum Development West Midlands are running free Carbon Literacy Training tailored towards those working or volunteering in industrial heritage, with tailored case studies from Industrial Heritage sites across England, and with specialist support from Dr Mike Nevell, Industrial Heritage Support Officer for England and Ian Bapty, Museum Development Manager, North East. The course will use the Carbon…
Museum Development ‘Getting Your House In Order’ Programme for 2023-24 Open for Applications
Applications from museums to join the Getting Your House In Order programme for 2023-24 are now open. Its run jointly by Collections Trust, Museum Development North West, Museum Development North East and Museum Development Yorkshire. This programme will take a cohort of museums from across the North of England through a programme of workshops and…
Heritage Open Days Training Now Open
Heritage Open Day’s annual training programme, New Wave, is now open for applications. Successful applicants will get £1,000 of funding to run a free event during the festival, tailored support through a series of training sessions and 1-2-1s, and a network of peers from across the sector. This year they are offering 14 places, open…
Roots & Branches: Museum Energy Management for the Winter
Museum Development England are working with energy management specialists Pilio to deliver online workshops that explore low and no cost interventions to help save energy in preparation for winter. The sessions will cover energy management; energy monitoring; boiler settings; internal temperatures; fabric and drafts; lighting; night use minimisation and the use of environmental sensors. Participants…
Museum Development UK Volunteer Development Training Programme 2022
There is an opportunity to join one, any, or all, of three online webinars, which form the core of the Museum Development UK Volunteer Development Programme 2022. The sessions are most suited to groups and organisations that are: Open to learning and exploring changes to involving volunteers Keen to learn more about and embed inclusive…
AIM ‘Setting up a Museum’ Workshops for September 2022
The Association of Independent Museums (AIM) is running two interactive, online, workshops in September on the key skills needed to set up a new museum. These will be led by Emma Chaplin and Heather Lomas, authors of AIM’s popular ‘Setting up a new museum’ success guide. The two-hour workshops will provide all you need to…
Heritage Compass Free Business Support Programme Final Round Now Open
Heritage Compass is inviting applications from heritage organisations for the final round of free business support. Funded through the National Lottery Heritage Fund, 300 heritage organisations across England have already taken part in the scheme, helping them thrive over the free year-long programme. The Programme includes: Six training courses, covering topics including business planning, fundraising and…
Heritage Compass Business Support Expanded
Cause4 , who run the Heritage Compass Business Support Programme established in 2020, has been awarded additional funding by the National Lottery Heritage Fund & DCMS to expand the Programme. This will see the support grow from 150 up to 300 small to medium sized heritage organisations across England, in partnership with the Arts Marketing Association and Creative…
Latest Heritage Digital Workshops: Developing Online Resources
The latest round of free digital workshops from Heritage Digital look at developing online resources and collections. Since the COVID-19 restrictions began in March 2020, many Industrial Heritage sites and industrial archaeology groups have provided such resources for the first time, or expanded their existing online resources. This interactive workshop is led by Naomi Korn…
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