Heritage Resource Preservation Monitoring Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply relevant heritage legislation and policies to monitor heritage resource preservation.
• Analyze the condition of heritage resources using appropriate assessment tools and techniques.
• Evaluate threats and risks to heritage resources and prioritize mitigation actions.
• Design monitoring schedules and documentation systems for heritage preservation.
• Implement corrective measures to address identified preservation deficiencies.
• Demonstrate effective communication and reporting on heritage resource status to stakeholders.

Target Audience

Heritage site managers, conservation officers, museum curators, and heritage practitioners responsible for the ongoing monitoring and preservation of heritage resources.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practicals are essential to develop hands-on skills in heritage site documentation, condition assessment, monitoring tool usage, and emergency response. Learners apply theoretical knowledge in simulated and real-world scenarios, ensuring competence in preservation monitoring.

Practical Activities

• Heritage Site Documentation — Learners document a simulated heritage site using standardised forms, photography, and GPS, producing a comprehensive site record. (8h)
• Condition Assessment and Monitoring — Learners perform a condition assessment on a heritage structure, identify deterioration, and set up environmental monitoring equipment. (10h)
• GIS Mapping and Data Management — Learners create a GIS map of heritage sites, input attribute data, and perform spatial queries. (8h)
• Emergency Response Simulation — Learners participate in a simulated emergency scenario (e.g., fire or flood) affecting a heritage site, implementing response procedures. (6h)
• Integrated Monitoring Plan Development — Learners develop a comprehensive monitoring plan for a local heritage site, integrating all skills learned. (4h)

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.