Building solid foundations: career pathways in traditional trades in Australia: observations on vocational qualifications in the United Kingdom heritage sector

There has been a growing concern from within the Australian Heritage sector regarding the availability of tradespersons with the requisite skills to deliver appropriate practical fabric conservation outcomes. For over a decade traditional tradespeople, such as fibrous plasterers, bricklayers and stonemasons, have been regularly listed on the Australian Skills Shortage List. Taking conservation stonemasonry as a case study, this report will argue that the currently limited range of post-trade training opportunities is a contributing factor to Australia's heritage trades shortages. With no forma... Show more

Authors: Havilah, Tim

Published: Carlton, Victoria, International Specialised Skills Institute, 2019

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Physical description: 59 p.

Access item: https://www.issinstitute.org.au/fellowship-report/education,-employment/italy,-united-kingdom/building-solid-foundations:-career-pathways-in-traditional-trades-in-australia

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