Field Management of Cultural Heritage Resources Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply relevant legislation and ethical guidelines to the management of cultural heritage resources in the field.
• Analyze and document cultural heritage resources using appropriate field recording techniques.
• Evaluate the condition and significance of cultural heritage resources to determine appropriate management actions.
• Implement conservation and preservation measures to protect cultural heritage resources during field operations.
• Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration with stakeholders, including communities and authorities.
• Design a basic field management plan for a cultural heritage site.

Target Audience

This course is designed for heritage site managers, museum technicians, conservation officers, and fieldworkers involved in the identification, documentation, and management of cultural heritage resources in South Africa.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practicals provide hands-on experience in field survey techniques, documentation, condition assessment, and management planning. Learners will apply theoretical knowledge to simulated real-world scenarios, reinforcing skills necessary for field management of cultural heritage resources.

Practical Activities

• Heritage Resource Survey and Documentation — Learners conduct a simulated field survey using GPS, compass, and recording forms to locate and document heritage resources in a designated area. (3h)
• Condition Assessment and Mitigation Planning — Learners assess the condition of a simulated heritage resource, identify threats, and propose mitigation measures in a group exercise. (3h)
• Heritage Management Plan Development — Learners work in teams to develop a basic heritage management plan for a given scenario, integrating survey data, condition assessment, and mitigation measures. (2h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.