Colleges and training providers

Historic Environment Scotland

Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Cares for Scotland's castles and monuments, and runs traditional building craft apprenticeships in stonemasonry.

National Trust

Swindon, Wiltshire

Employs gardeners, rangers, arborists, stonemasons, thatchers and carpenters across hundreds of historic…

York Minster

York, North Yorkshire

Its stoneyard is one of the few places in Britain still training stonemasons in traditional cathedral craft.

Bath College

Bath, Somerset

Construction, engineering, hospitality and care apprenticeships, with heritage stonemasonry links in a World…

Canal & River Trust

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Maintains 2,000 miles of waterways, employing bricklayers, carpenters, engineers and heritage craftspeople.

CITB

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

The industry training board for construction: apprenticeship support, grants, CSCS card information and the…

English Heritage

Swindon, Wiltshire

Cares for over 400 historic sites, employing conservation craftspeople and gardeners.

Go Construct

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

CITB's careers service for construction, with role profiles, salary information and vacancy links across the UK.

Historic England

Swindon, Wiltshire

The public body for England's historic environment, with guidance on heritage building skills and craft training.

National Heritage Ironwork Group

Conservation body for historic ironwork, running training and placements in heritage blacksmithing.

National Trust for Scotland

Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Conservation charity employing gardeners, countryside rangers and building craftspeople across Scotland.

Stone Federation GB

Trade association for the natural stone industry, with apprenticeship and careers information for masons.

The King's Foundation

London, Greater London

Runs building craft programmes in stonemasonry, carpentry and heritage skills at Dumfries House and elsewhere.