Historic England Training: Snapshot Training Needs Analysis 2023

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The Historic England Training Team is conducting qualitative analysis on the sector's training needs. We are looking to gain further detail on topics such as Climate Change and Significance. We expect this survey will take no more than 10 minutes to complete. If you are available to join round table discussions on Historic England's training offer please complete the final section indicating your availability.

Thank you for your time in completing our survey.
 

1. Job Title: *

 

2. Employer: *

 

3. What type of organisation do you represent? Please tick all that apply

 

4. Please select up to three areas you feel your role predominantly covers:

 

5. In which of these geographic areas do you operate? Please tick all that apply.

 

6. Identifying heritage significance has been listed in previous surveys as a high priority for expert level training. To help us to better understand the need, please indicate how you feel about the various statements below and expand on your answer in the free text box:

YesSometimesNo/not applicable
I have a training need in identifying significance of individual heritage assets
I have a training need in identifying significance for multiple/overlapping heritage assets
I have a training need in identifying significance for built heritage
I have a training need in identifying significance for archaeological heritage
I have a training need in identifying significance for landscape-scale heritage assets
 

7. In relation to your response to the previous question, to help us to better understand your training need, please select up to three aspects of identifying significance that pose the most difficulty or where you feel you need further knowledge. (This list has been created using comments collected from previous surveys.)

 

8. Issues related to Levelling Up and regeneration have been identified as an area of high priority expert training need. Please rank the following topics to reflect where you feel that there is most need (1) to least (8).

 

9. Our Historic Environment Management training aims to deepen understanding and aid the deployment of existing and emerging government policies, legislation and good practice in managing the historic environment. Please indicate your confidence in applying relevant policy and (if applicable) giving advice on these themes, with 1 being least confident to 5 being most confident.

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Permitted Development
Interpreting the NPPF
Using Local Lists
The role of Historic Environment Records (HER)
Enforcement and Compliance
Local Plan Making
Managing Significance in Decision Taking in the Historic Environment
Enabling Development
Listed Building consent
Planning and Archaeology
Contested Heritage
 

10. Climate Change has also been identified as a priority area for training. what percentage of your workload involves casework directly related to  climate change adaptation and mitigation affecting the historic environment?

 

11. In relation to your response to the previous question, please rank the following topics to reflect where you feel that extended knowledge or training would enable you to be more effective in your role: where (1) is highest priority and (7) least.