MSDS Heritage have been commissioned by Historic England to undertake a new project to help inform their strategic approach to engagement with apprenticeships.
Historic England is the public body that helps people care for, enjoy and celebrate England’s spectacular historic environment. The support they give to others in the sector is a core part of their work, and as such ‘build/develop sector capacity and capability to make the most of the historic environment’ is a key activity in their current corporate plan.
Historic England have commissioned MSDS Heritage to undertake research to help inform their strategic approach towards engaging with apprenticeships and opportunities for skills delivery
Historic England currently advocates a three-tiered model for employability and skills development (‘Prepare’, Enter’, Sustain’); focused on work-based learning. However, they are at a stage where they need to make decisions about what Historic England’s role should be going forward with regards to implementation of this model.
This project is the opportunity for the heritage sector to provide feedback on the apprenticeship scheme and their engagement with it to help inform future approaches to skills challenges within the heritage sector.
If you work in the heritage sector and have thought about taking on an apprentice but haven’t then we would love to hear from you about barriers that have stopped your engagement with the apprenticeships. We will be launching an online survey in the new year and holding 1 to 1 online chats so look out for details or email us at info@msdsheritage.org.uk and one of the team will be in touch.
