Cultural Heritage Skills Training
The Our Heritage, Our Future team is working with community groups to help them develop a range of heritage and climate skills through our accredited training units.
We know how important Scotland's heritage is on a national scale and that it is crucial to support community groups to explore, record and protect their heritage at a local level.
We can work with your community group to help to develop a range of heritage and climate skills. Your group doesn’t need to have an existing heritage focus to take part and you can work towards obtaining formal accreditation or get involved just for fun!
Learners will receive a certificate for each unit they complete and can work towards a full award to achieve a Certificate in Cultural Heritage. This qualification aims to provide people with a general understanding of the heritage sector in Scotland and develop specific heritage-related skills.
The units have been accredited by Qualifications Scotland as SCQF level 5/6; they are accessible to all aged 16 and over and no previous knowledge or experience is required.
Interested in heritage and climate skills training for your community? We have created a brochure for community groups to learn more about the Certificate in Cultural Heritage and the individual units.
Turning skills into action
We have delivered heritage skills training to communities across Scotland, from the Western Isles to South Lanarkshire. Participants in our skills programme have gone on to gain employment in the heritage sector and be accepted to higher education courses.
Check out the community groups below to see how they have benefitted from receiving accredited heritage skills training.
Get in touch
Contact us at communities@keepscotlandbeautiful.org and we will get in touch to discuss training opportunities for your group.
This is a completely FREE service, made possible by Historic Environment Scotland and The National Lottery Heritage Fund, with thanks to The National Lottery players.
We offer a range of heritage services, which can form part of your Community Heritage Climate Action Plan and engage your wider community. Our full menu of heritage services can be found on the Our Heritage, Our Future web page.
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