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HLF to pump additional £7.3m into heritage skills
The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced it is to invest an additional £7.3m to support a wide range of specialist skills and training opportunities within the heritage sector. This will deliver up to 1,000 paid training opportunities for people seeking a career in heritage and will include specialist skills ranging from horticulture to conservation and web design.
HLF is taking a two-tiered approach to this investment:
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£2.3m will be invested quickly with current grantees as an extension of HLF's successful £7m Training Bursary Programme
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£5m will create a new programme, entitles 'Skills for the Future', to launch towards the end of the year. This will offer new work-based training in the skills that are needed to look after our buildings, landscapes, habitats, species and museum collections. This could include training education and outreach officers, volunteer managers and people who need new technology skills to help the public learn about our heritage and play an active part in its future.
Dame Jenny Abramsky, Chair of the HLF said:
"More than ever in these difficult times, HLF wants to focus on offering people skills that will give them a future career and at the same time meet the needs of the sector. I believe passionately that heritage can play a significant part in economic recovery.
"This immediate cash injection followed by a wider commitment over the longer term will ensure our heritage is protected for the future and represents a hugely exciting chance to attract people who might not usually consider a career within it."
Ben Bradshaw MP, Culture Minister said:
"I am delighted by this news. It's a significant amount of money which will have a real impact on the heritage sector and on individuals' lives. It's wonderful to know people will be training in the skills needed to look after and help us learn about our shared heritage and that this will include opportunities for all sorts of people, especially younger people. The money will help a whole host of organisations nuture new talent and provide those who are currently unemployed or changing direction with the opportunity to really make a difference."
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