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MAPPING THE WORK FORCE AND SETTING STRATEGIC PRIORITIESSpecialized Functions and Specialized Occupations:Two types of occupations are prevalent in the Built Heritage Sector. The first are occupations that involvespecialized functions that are a sub-set of functions commonly associated with occupations that are alreadyregulated or certified in some manner. Examples of such occupations would be architects who undertakethe design and management of heritage projects or masons who perform restoration work. In both cases,specialized skills are required. However, these specialized skills are best understood as a sub-set of the skillsthat are commonly associated with the respective occupations and are already addressed (perhaps inadequately)by existing occupational standards.The second type of occupation are those specialized occupations that principally involve functions or skillsthat are distinct to the built heritage sector. These occupations would not exist, in the absence of the builtheritage sector. In this Occupational Mapping, these specialized occupations would be:SEGMENT IN BUILT HERITAGEPROJECT CONTINUUMSector Management and Administration/Policy Development and ApplicationApplied ResearchProject ExecutionCultural and Historical Programmingand InterpretationSPECIALIZED OCCUPATIONS(Unique to or substantially engaged in the Built Heritage Sector)Heritage Planners and Administrators at various levelsArchitectural HistoriansCultural LandscapersArchaeologistsConservatorsLeaded Glass RestorersStone CarversHeritage Site Programme Managers and AdministratorsGuidesOccupational MappingSector Management and Administration / Policy Development and Application:• Heritage Planners and Administrators (various levels)• Urban Planners• Educators, chiefly in the urban planning and architectural fieldA key group of occupations in this segment of the Built Heritage Project Continuum are the HeritagePlanners and Administrators (provisional title). 1 The distinguishing skills and functions of these occupationspertain to knowledge of statutes, international conventions, regulations, programmes, policies and goalspertinent to the Built Heritage Sector. Individuals in these occupations are employed principally by thepublic sector or work as independent consultants. These individuals are typically university trained in architecture,urban planning, engineering or fine art. Their functions bridge both the applied natural sciences and thehumanities. At present, these individuals acquire the preponderance of the skills that are specific to theiremployment in the Built Heritage Sector through experience, although some university graduate programmesmay now be covering aspects of the skills required.©CULTURAL HUMAN RESOURCES COUNCIL67
HUMAN RESOURCES IN CANADA’S BUILT HERITAGE SECTORFor this segment of the Built Heritage Continuum, the principal analytical task will be:• to define the functions and requisite skill-sets of Heritage Planners and Administrators, to documenttheir prior training and professional formation, and to ascertain how this occupation may be bestcaptured in the system of National Occupational Classifications.• to identify the specific skills pertinent to the Built Heritage Sector that are applicable to Urban PlannersApplied Research:The occupations in this segment of the Built Heritage continuum are chiefly engaged in obtaining technicaldata relevant to the appraisal of a site and to the formulation of a strategy for preservation, restoration,rehabilitation or expansion.The occupations may be further sub-classed as follows:Historical and Cultural Analysis:• Architectural Historians• Archivists / Historical Researchers• Archaeologists• Cultural Landscapers• Historical Geographers• Building HistoriansSite and Building Analysis:• Engineers:• Electrical• Mechanical• Structural• Civil• Engineering and Architectural Technologists• Environmental and Hazardous Waste Consultants• Architects• Landscape Architects• Cost Consultants / Quantity Surveyors• Photogrammatrists• Materials Testers (also relevant to Facility Management)In the case of those occupations involved in site analysis, the relevant skills and functions are specializedsub-sets of skills that are more generally associated with the occupation or profession. For those personsin occupations involved in historical and cultural analysis of a site, specialized skills may reflect graduatetraining or career experience.For the Applied Research segment of the Built Heritage Continuum, the principal analytical task will beto identify the specialized skill-sets that are most relevant to these occupations. Subject to SteeringCommittee direction, it is proposed to give priority to the occupations engaged in site analysis.68©CULTURAL HUMAN RESOURCES COUNCIL
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