This programme is now closed to applications. In May 2010 we awarded £17m to 54 projects that will create new paid training opportunities in heritage settings.
Skills for the Future offers work-based training in a wide range of skills that are needed to look after buildings, landscapes, habitats, species, and museum and archive collections, as well as equipping people to lead education and outreach programmes, manage volunteers and use new technology. Its focus is on vocational learning, helping meet the skills gaps identified by heritage bodies, and on encouraging potential trainees from all walks of life. Trainees will learn how to engage families, schools and communities with their heritage, bringing heritage sites and collections alive for the next generation.
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Aims
The aims of Skills for the Future are to:
- fund high quality work based training opportunities to equip people with the skills to pursue a career in heritage;
- enhance the capacity of the heritage sector to deliver sustainable training and share good practice; and
- demonstrate the value of heritage skills to modern life.
Outcomes
To receive a grant a project must deliver all of the following four outcomes:
- increase the range and quality of work-based training to develop skills in the heritage sector;
- meet identified skills gaps or shortages in the heritage sector;
- increase the capacity of the sector to deliver training and share good practice; and
- increase the diversity of the heritage workforce.