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Starting your career
in the traditional
building sector
STUDENT LEARNING TO THATCH
CARPENTRY STUDENTS
KEY INFO
YOUNG
HERITAGE
APPRENTICES
LOCATION Across the UK - participants will be put in placements in their
local area. The Summer School will be at Dumfries House in
Scotland, with all travel/accommodation provided by the
Princes Foundation.
DURATION The course will run from 27th July 2014 - 10th July 2015
COST The course is FREE with a bursary paid to each participant of
765 per month.
TO APPLY Visit www.princes-foundation.org/YHA or contact Simon
Sadinsky at simon.sadinsky@princes-foundation.org or on
020 7613 8526
COURSE OVERVIEW

This 12 month course will
provide 16 - 18 year olds
with training and practical
experience in traditional
building crafts and the
opportunity to gain a
heritage building skills
related NVQ 2.

The course is free and all
participants will be paid a
bursary of 765 per month.

By combining a Summer
School and short courses
with placements with some
of the countrys leading
master craftspeople, this
programme will provide
an invaluable opportunity
for participants to gain
the skills and knowledge
neccessary to begin a
career in a sector currently
suffering from a skills
shortage.
COURSE DETAILS
Young Heritage
Apprentices will have the
opportunity to be exposed
to a number of craft skills
and specialise in one of the
following: stonemasonry,
plastering, carpentry,
roong and landcrafts.
Our programme is
made up of a three-week
residential Summer
School, short courses in
both business skills and
the repair of traditional
buildings and 10 months
of work placements.
Placements will be local
to participants so living at
home is possible.
Students will be learning
the trade alongside master
craftspeople, and working
on new building schemes
and conservation projects.
STONEMASONRY STUDENT
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LONDON EC2A 3SG
UNITED KINGDOM
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