CLST075 - Community Heritage Fundamentals for BC Practitioners

Course Description

Gain the skills and knowledge to become an informed decision-maker on the conservation of heritage in your community. This new course, offered in partnership with Heritage BC, features shared knowledge from heritage professionals with experience across the province.

In an engaging collaborative environment, facilitated by Dr. Geoffrey Bird, you will build skills in understanding and applying legislation, working with diverse community stakeholders, including Indigenous partners, and integrating heritage values in decision making. 

With a focus on case studies and meaningful discussions, you will gain the confidence to make inclusive and thoughtful heritage decisions that support your evolving community.

This course is offered in partnership with Heritage BC:

Course Outline

In this course you will:

• Gain insights into the application of heritage tools at a community level
• Learn how to incorporate heritage values in community planning
• Develop strategies for finding common ground around heritage with others in your community

Learner Outcomes

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Express a current understanding of key terms and related values: Inclusive, Values-Based Heritage, Indigenous Heritage Values, Intangible Cultural Heritage.
• Knowledge of municipal tools, structures and roles associated with heritage decision-making in BC
• Describe and appropriately apply the heritage tools outlined within the Local Government Act
• Assess, integrate and/or provide appropriate feedback on existing policies and community plans
• Engage responsibly and sensitively in truth and reconciliation, and incorporating Indigenous Heritage values within heritage decision-making
• Identify how to appropriately implement a community engagement process

Who It's For

This course is appropriate for:

• Local and Regional Government Staff
• Planners
• Urban Designers/Consultants
• Heritage Commission/Advisory Group Members
• Students
• Heritage Advocates and others interested in heritage decision making in their communities
• Communicate thoughtfully for collaboration with diverse groups across their community.

Notes

Earned Credentials: CPD credits & completion certificate

• PIBC: Eligible for 36 CPL Units
• AIBC: AIBC CES Participants may self-report this learning activity for AIBC Learning Unit consideration.