skills and training

Skills and training schemes in the UK and abroad


Details of CPD, skills workshops and short courses can be accessed here.

Masterclass in Community Involvement

26 Oct 2010;
11 November 2010; and
14 Dec 2010

Bankside Community Space, London, SE1

By RUDI & supported by: UrbanDesignJobs.com

Learn how to engage stakeholders in planning, design and development.

This series provides the opportunity for participants to enhance their ability to devise a community planning strategy.

Current Skills and training schemes in the UK and abroad

PRIAN Public Realm Course 2010


Professional Certificate in Design & Management of the Public Real

Course overview

An intensive residential course with CPD accreditation from English Heritage and the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE).

This Professional Certificate is the first course that deals with all the primary delivery systems, policies, techniques and design skills to enable someone to successfully prepare practical designs for small scale public realm interventions. The course integrates the urban design perspective with the engineering perspective and shows how to combine these disciplines to produce outstanding public realm solutions.
Course is supported by: CABE, CIHT, UDG and Civic Voice

Neighbourhood Renewal and Sustainable Communities Training

Training Sessions in May / June in London - Belfast - Manchester

Holden Publishing is an organisation that supports good practice in the field of neighbourhood renewal and sustainable communities. We publish the Journals of Neighbourhood Renewal and Culture & Urban Development and we are now launching a dedicated training programme for practitioners in these fields.

urban­FAB work­shop

Where: Barcelona, Chicago, New York City
When: Monday, June 28, 2010 - Saturday, July 17, 2010

call for participants

Urban­Buddy (http://www.urbanbuddy.com) and Live Archi­tec­ture Net­work (http://www.livearchitecture.net) are col­lab­o­rat­ing to orga­nize a series of cost-effective design exchange work­shops for stu­dents and other inter­ested par­ties to be held in mul­ti­ple loca­tions each year. Par­tic­i­pants will simul­ta­ne­ously explore Barcelona, Chicago and New York City; three incred­i­ble urban cen­ters. urban­FAB [work­shop] will reveal global con­cepts while fully explor­ing local phe­nom­ena that are dis­tinctly Span­ish and American.

PPS' spring training courses

Register now to secure your spot in PPS' spring training programs in New York City!

Streets as Places: April 22-23, 2010
How to Turn a Place Around: April 29-30, 2010
How to Create Successful Markets: May 14-15, 2010

BURA Regeneration Training Programme

BURA is the only organisation which can bring the public, private and voluntary sectors together to facilitate joined-up working and joined-up thinking.

Join BURA Regeneration Training Programme including Social Impact of Regeneration (100% of participants rated the Social Impact of Regeneration Seminar in London as 'Excellent' or 'Very Good') and Environment and Regeneration.

BURA/ HCA PLANNING FOR NON-PLANNERS

Planning for Non-Planners is an introduction to spatial planning for all regeneration practitioners. It is of particular interest to those who work with Planners and the Planning System though are not trained in the field.

SCI Courses in February 2010

SCI (The Steel Construction Institute) is the leading, independent provider of technical expertise and disseminator of best practice to the steel construction sector.

From the 4 - 25 February 2010, SCI provides courses in Steel Building Design to EC3, Steel Frames & Disproportionate Collapse Rules, Essential Steelwork Design, and Floor Vibration.

New Training Session - How to Effectively Evaluate Neighbourhood Renewal Programmes and Projects

We are pleased to announce that as part of our drive to improve good practice in this feild of policy a range of dedicated training sessions have been organisied at the following venues: