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MAPPING THE WORK FORCE AND SETTING STRATEGIC PRIORITIESAccredited Conservation Architects and Practices should be able to provide advice in relation to:• purchase of protected structures• statutory obligations• grants and funding• historic research and analysis• inventories, measured drawings and condition reports• non-destructive investigation• integration of modern technology and services• design of appropriate alterations and extensions• techniques of repair, restoration and consolidation• liaison with fire officers, consultants and building owners in the formation of fire prevention andsecurity strategies• the need for services of specialist consultants, contractors, and craftsmen for the investigation, designand/or execution of works• maintenance and management plans and schedules• contracts suitable for conservation work.There is no explicit referencing of the ICOMOS criteria in the Irish system of accreditation. It should benoted that, although the RIAI is based in Dublin, its mandate encompasses both the Republic andNorthern Ireland. RIAI accredited architects may also practice in the UK. It is likely, therefore, that theRIAI designations will be recognized in the UK. The RIAI also issued Guidelines for the Conservation ofBuildings, in 2001 to coincide with the initial launch of the Accreditation System.Institute of Historic Building Conservation:The Institute of Historic Building Conservation represents persons in all professions related to built heritageconservation. The membership of the Institute includes architects, town planners, building surveyors, estatemanagers, structural engineers, landscape architects, architectural historians, local authority conservationofficers, officers from national conservation organisations, academics and private practitioners. The Instituteclaims a membership of approximately 1,360 persons. Full members are required to demonstrate competencein 8 areas:• philosophy of conservation• legislation and policy• period technologies and materials• history• finance and economics relevant to the built heritage sector• research, recording and analysis• design and presentation• general professional practice©CULTURAL HUMAN RESOURCES COUNCIL35
HUMAN RESOURCES IN CANADA’S BUILT HERITAGE SECTORKey ThemesFour themes emerge from this overview of occupational standards and skill supply in the United Kingdomand Ireland:First, the “national trusts” played a decisive role in bringing stakeholders in the built heritage sector together todevelop occupational standards. It was clearly the priority attached by the “national trusts” to a moresystematic and focused approach to occupational standards that led to (a) the development of NVQs fortechnical conservation occupations, (b) the merger of the various professional conservator associations andthe development of a common professional standard, i.e., the ACR accreditation, (c) recognition of aspecialized heritage accreditation for architects by RIBA, and (d) the creation of the NHTG by theconstruction industry sector council.Second, ICOMOS standards played an important role in the formulation of occupational standards forboth NVQ regulated occupations and professional occupations.Third, unlike the United States, the approach taken in the UK was a stakeholder approach that focused ondeveloping accreditations that would be issued by the appropriate professional and occupational bodies. In thisrespect the UK approach is quite different from the US approach which focuses on occupational guidelinesthat apply to the employers or engagers of professionals in the conservation and restoration field.Fourth, the UK approach is also broader than the US approach in that it also extends to technicaloccupations and the skilled trades.36©CULTURAL HUMAN RESOURCES COUNCIL
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