COTAC | Short courses

Provider	Course Name	Duration	Suitable for	Notes
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM School of Continuing Studies Edgbaston Birmingham B15 7AY Tel: 0121 414 5607/7529 COURSES LINK	British Vernacular Architecture	2 Years	Open access 18+	Certificate of Higher Education
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL Centre for the Historic Environment Department of Archaeology 43 Woodland Road Bristol BS8 1UU tel: 0117 954 6073 COURSES LINK	see website for full details of all short courses
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Katie Seabright Historic Buildings Education Officer Essex County Council County Hall Chelmsford Essex CM1 1QH tel: 01245 437672 COURSES CONTACT	Courses in 2012 9 February 2012: Structural Repairs to Historic Buildings: Cressing Temple 8 March 2012: Building Regulations and Historic Buildings: Cressing Temple 20 April: Lime Plaster for Plasterers: Cressing Temple Barns:Cost £99 27 April: An Introduction to Rustic Fencing: Cressing Temple Barns: Cost £150 9-11 May: Timber Frame Repairs:Little Horkesley: Cost £255 20–22 June: Repair and Conservation of Flint Walling: Hadstock Church:Cost £235 6–7 September: Lime Mortar & Conservation Brickwork; Braintree Museum: Cost £210 12-14 September: Straw Bale Building: Onchors Farm, Great Saling:Cost £250 4–5 October: Understanding Wrought Iron: Malt Kiln Farm, Pentney, Norfolk: Cost £55-225 depending on days attended 9 November: Lime Plaster for Homeowners: Cressing Temple Barns: Cost £99 24– 25 January 2013: Lime Plaster, Run Mouldings & Pargetting: Cressing Temple Barns: Cost £210
UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE School of Social Sciences Town & Regional Planning University of Dundee School of Architecture and Town Planning Perth Road Dundee DD1 4Hn Tel: 01382 385236 COURSES LINK COURSES CONTACT	Dundee Conservation Lecture Series	Evenings
EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies School of Architecture Lauristen Place Edinburgh EH3 9DF COURSES LINK	Conservation Master Class	CPD Evenings, commencing at 6pm
IRONBRIDGE INSTITUTE Coalbrookdale Telford Shropshire TF8 7DX tel: 01952 435900 COURSES LINK	The use of lime in historic buildings The conservation and repair of stone Metals in construction 20th century materials The conservation of timber Ceramic building materials Recording historic buildings Large object conservation Introduction to traditional estate management skills		Conservation Officers QSs Architects Building Owners	1-2 days
THE LIME CENTRE Long Barn Morestead Winchester SO21 1LZ Tel: 01962 713636 COURSES LINK COURSES CONTACT	Introduction for Use of Lime in Historic Buildings	1 day	Homeowners Courses
	Advanced Use of Lime	1 -2 days	Craftsmen Professionals Owners
UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN University of Lincoln Greestone Centre Wordsworth Street Lincoln LN1 3BP Tel: 01522 895050 COURSES LINK	Access to Higher Education Conservation and Restoration Open College Network	1 year	over age of 21	Access to Higher Education Certificate
PEMBROKESHIRE COLLEGE Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire SA61 1SZ tel: 01437 765247 ext 255 COURSES LINK	Architectural and Building Conservation	2 yrs FT /PT	GNVQ, 1 A level or mature entry
	Architectural and Building Conservation Foundation Degree	1 yr FT/PT	HNC/HNC Architectural & Building Conservation
PRINCES FOUNDATION 19-22 Charlotte Road London EC2A 3SG Tel: 020 7613 8500 COURSES LINK	Building Crafts Apprenticeships Bricklaying Carpentry Glazing Joinery Metalwork Plastering Stonemasonry Roofing & tiling Thatching	8 months	NVQ/SNVQ3 or equivalent qualification in traditional building skills
SCOTTISH LIME CENTRE Charleston Workshops Rocks Road Charleston Fife KY11 3EN Tel: 01383 872 722 COURSES LINK COURSES CONTACT	Making and using traditional mortars Traditional masonry repair National units in conservation masonry Plaster patching and repair Internal and external lime finishes Decorative plasterwork Rubble wall building and repair Drystone dyking Limewash and traditional paints Surface repair of stone Mechanical spray harling Lime pointing Courses at Penicuik House, Midlothian in 2012 26-27 April 2012: P1 Introduction to Masonry Repair in Traditional Buildings £150 + VAT 22-24 May 2012: P2 Masonry Building Conservation - Principles and Techniques £225 + VAT		Courses for contractors
	Introduction to masonry repairs in traditional buildings Masonry building conservation - principles and techniques Building conservation masterclass		Courses for building professionals and homeowners
SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANCIENT BUILDNGS 37 Spital Square London E1 6DY Tel: 020 7377 1644 COURSES LINK	William Morris Craft Fellowship	3 x 2 months FT	Mastercraftsmen
	SPAB Scholarship	9 months FT	Architects Building Surveyors Engineers
	SPAB Repairs Course	6 days	Mastercraftsmen Conservators Professionals	CPD Certificate
	SPAB Course for Historic Home Owners	2 days	Home owners
	SPAB Technical days	1 day	Mastercraftsmen Conservators Professionals	CPD Certificate
WEALD & DOWNLAND OPEN AIR MUSEUM Singleton Chichester West Sussex PO18 0EU Tel: 01243 811464 COURSES LINK	Traditional carpentry and joinery Dating timber-framed buildings Timber decay and its treatment Timber: identification of species Construction & repair of timber-framed buildings Lath making Wattle & daub Strength grading of oak Early oak furniture Joinery by hand: sash windows Timber framing The mortice and tenon A door in a day The roofing square Flint walling Gauged brickwork Cob walling Repair of historic brickwork Lime mortars Basic brickwork Lime plasters and renders Pargeting Brickmaking technology Oak shingling Thatching Energy conservation in traditional buildings Green architecture Leadwork Recording vernacular buildings for conservation The Georgian tradition Victorian and Edwardian architecture			1 - 5 days Conservation professionals: architects, surveyors, building craftspeople, homeowners
WEST DEAN COLLEGE West Dean Chichester West Sussex PO18 0QA Tel: 01243 811301 COURSES LINK	Building Conservation Masterclasses (BCMs) a programme of masterclasses providing training in technical and practical skills in the repair and maintenance of historic structures Professional Conservators in Practice (PCIP) for professional conservators to refresh their skills and update their knowledge in materials and techniques
	Conservation of stone surfaces and detail Conservation & repair of architectural & structural metalwork Specifying conservation works Conservation and Repair of brick, terracotta and flint masonry Practice & Theory: Managing change in historic buildings Conservation and repair of masonry ruins Conservation and repair of plasters and renders Managing wildlife in historic buildings Masonry cleaning The structural repair of historic buildings Conservation and repair of timber Conservation and repair of stone masonry Mortars for repair and conservation Conservation of concrete			Professionals, craftsmen 1 to 4 days
WOODCHESTER MANSION TRUST Nympsfield Gloucestershire GL10 3TS Tel: 01453 861541 COURSES LINK	Lime mortar Lime working Dry stone walling Creative architectural drawing		Craftsmen Professionals Owners
UNIVERSITY OF YORK Centre for Conservation Department of Archaeology The University of York The King's Manor York YO1 2EP tel: 01904 4333963 COURSES LINK	see website for details of courses


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