effectively and efficiently possess little or unable to work able to work with able to work with very no knowledge/ without some autonomy considerable substantial skills supervision autonomy personal autonomy require full require able to work need occasional training and training/ effectively as part top-up training development development of team and more information require guidance/some further training As successful historic environment conservation is an inter-disciplinary practice, and requires a multi-disciplinary awareness, it should be remembered that there is no simple or single yardstick to assessing competence. Applicants seeking more detail on the process may request templates of assessment from the IHBC’s national office by emailing . When completing your Testimonial: DO: DO NOT: Remember that conciseness is a strength, so Do not feel restricted by the pages as fields try to work to the provided. expand to accommodate text Use a computer or type your application. Do not handwrite forms. Specify conservation actions, responsibilities Do not simply re-state your titles or and outcomes. appointments OR use terms like ‘involved with’ without clarifying your role. Be explicit: You say something like: Do not refer only to your experience, for example: 'My understanding of the philosophy of 'Twenty years as a staff member of the conservation is based on a detailed national heritage agency and ten as senior understanding gained through my conservation conservation officer leading a team of five in course training at XXXX college, which private practice, rounded off with the constituted a full module. I have applied the successful completion of an principles explored there most effectively in conservation course, together my contribution to the team working on the demonstrate that I am fully conversant with extension to the local library (see Supporting all aspects of conservation philosophy.' Information Case 1, Illus. 1).’ OR: my attached portfolio for the £2m ‘See In this example the applicant considered that a extension to the Grade I listed library which modern interpretation of the historic fabric was supported by English Heritage and the
possess little or no knowledge/ skills require full training and development unable to work without supervision require training/ development and more information able to work with some autonomy able to work effectively as part of team require guidance/some further training effectively and efficiently able to work with considerable autonomy need occasional top-up training very substantial personal autonomy As successful historic environment conservation is an inter-disciplinary practice, and requires a multi-disciplinary awareness, it should be remembered that there is no simple or single yardstick to assessing competence. Applicants seeking more detail on the process may request templates of assessment from the IHBC’s national office by emailing . When completing your Testimonial: DO: DO NOT: Remember that conciseness is a strength, so try to work to the provided. Do not feel restricted by the pages as fields expand to accommodate text Use a computer or type your application. Do not handwrite forms. Specify conservation actions, responsibilities and outcomes. Do not simply re-state your titles or appointments OR use terms like ‘involved with’ without clarifying your role. Be explicit: You say something like: 'My understanding of the philosophy of conservation is based on a detailed understanding gained through my conservation course training at XXXX college, which constituted a full module. I have applied the principles explored there most effectively in my contribution to the team working on the extension to the local library (see Supporting Information Case 1, Illus. 1).’ In this example the applicant considered that a modern interpretation of the historic fabric Do not refer only to your experience, for example: 'Twenty years as a staff member of the national heritage agency and ten as senior conservation officer leading a team of five in private practice, rounded off with the successful completion of an conservation course, together demonstrate that I am fully conversant with all aspects of conservation philosophy.' OR: ‘See my attached portfolio for the £2m extension to the Grade I listed library which was supported by English Heritage and the
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