Courses and workshops in the historic environment

Short courses providing training in key skills
Our programme of courses in the historic environment offer expert tuition for professionals whose work involves fieldwork, planning, management, curation and research, and also for members of the public with a keen interest in archaeology and historic buildings.
Upcoming courses
Short Course in Radiocarbon Dating and Bayesian Chronological Analysis
Mon 13 - Wed 15 Mar 2023 | Attend online or at the Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford
Under the Microscope: Scientific Applications in Developer-Funded Archaeology
Fri 24 Mar 2023 | Rewley House, Oxford
Condition Surveys of Historic Buildings
Wed 29 - Fri 31 Mar 2023 | Rewley House, Oxford
Design Coding for the English Street
Thu 20 - Fri 21 Apr 2023 | Attend online or at Rewley House, Oxford
Harm in the Historic Environment
Thu 4 May 2023 | Attend online or at Rewley House, Oxford
Heritage Values and the Assessment of Significance
Wed 5 - Fri 7 Jul 2023 | Rewley House, Oxford
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Expert tuition for professionals
Our courses:
- have been developed with leading heritage practices
- provide training in key archaeological skills firmly grounded in everyday professional working experience
- engage with some of the most complex issues in the sector.
Oxford University’s Department for Continuing Education has been the leading provider of continuing professional development training for the heritage sector for over 30 years.
Many of our courses are linked to the National Occupational Standards for the sector and are endorsed by CifA, the IHBC, FAME and the Archaeology Training Forum for continuous professional development.
Class sizes kept small to maximise interaction between you, your classmates and tutor.
Directors of Studies
Prof David Griffiths, Director of Studies, Archaeology.
Dr David Lewis, Director of Studies, Historic Environment.
Course fees
Payment of fees must be made in full at the time of booking. Please note that businesses and organisations can be invoiced on provision of a Purchase Order and completed application form. Please email the Programme Administrator: professional.arch@conted.ox.ac.uk
Upcoming courses
- Mon 13 Mar 2023 – 15 Mar 2023
- 3 meetings
- 08:30 Monday - 17:00 Wednesday
- Fri 24 Mar 2023
- 1 meetings
- 08:45 - 16:30
- Wed 29 Mar 2023 – 31 Mar 2023
- 3 meetings
- 9.00am Weds - 5.00pm Fri
- Thu 20 Apr 2023 – 21 Apr 2023
- 2 meetings
- 09:00 Thurs - 16:30 Fri
- Thu 04 May 2023
- 1 meetings
- 09:45-16:00
Contact details
Booking questions: professional.arch@conted.ox.ac.uk
Academic questions: cwhe@conted.ox.ac.uk