Upcoming course information
| Dates of Enrolment | Until 31 May 2024 Self-paced study from 1 June 2024 |
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| Online Q&A session | TBA |
| Onsite workshop | 9 - 10 July 2024, at Cockatoo Island (Sydney) |
| Course Duration | 1 June to 31 July 2024 |
| Cost | $1199 (including GST) | OR pay $999 (including GST) and get the early bird discount by enrolling before 15 May 2024! |
| Delivery | Hybrid (online study & onsite workshop) |
| Commitment | 30 hours (including self-directed online study and onsite workshop) |
For inquiries | Please contact, alison.wain@canberra.edu.au |
About the course
This course will introduce engineers and other professionals to heritage materials and construction methods, including the ways in which heritage materials deteriorate, and processes for conserving them.
“Whether this is the first step on your journey in the world of engineering heritage or a continuation of a passion, this course will help you expand your skills, grow your network, and uncover amazing parts of our Australian story through the lens of engineering.”
Implementation of Heritage Engineering Solutions is a professional development course co-designed by Engineering Heritage Australia and the University of Canberra. Cockatoo Island (Sydney) is the site for a 2-day workshop looking at heritage materials and construction methods, modes of deterioration and approaches to conservation. Drawing on Cockatoo Island’s World Heritage convict site through to its mid-twentieth-century industrial heritage the course includes sessions relevant to both structural and mechanical engineers. Backed up by self-paced online learning this course will introduce you to the challenges and possibilities of preserving engineering heritage, and the professional opportunities for specialists working in this area.
The assignments in this course are non-graded and non-compulsory.
Successful completion of this course along with the Introduction to Engineering Heritage course will allow qualified engineers to be eligible to be accredited as Heritage Engineers and listed in the EA National Engineering Register in Heritage and Conservation Engineering. NOTE - This course is a complementary course to the Introduction to Engineering Heritage short course also offered by UC. However, it is not a prerequisite for this course and either one can be completed first.
For more information, please email alison.wain@canberra.edu.au
Course presenters
Learn from industry experts
Dr Alison Wain
Associate Professor of Cultural and Creative Futures, University of Canberra
Discipline Lead Cultural Heritage and Conservation
Alison Wain is Associate Professor in Cultural Heritage at the University of Canberra teaching materials conservation and heritagepractice. Her research focuses on the challenges of preserving and interpreting engineering, industrial and science heritage, and the importance of recognising the intangible heritage of culture, skills and changeability connected with and embodied in machinery heritage. She led the Large Technology Workshop at the Australian War Memorial for 10 years and founded and continues to run the Big Stuff conference series and website.
Glenn Rigden
Glenn is a Mechanical Engineer with 40 years’ experience in the sugar milling, chemical and engineered wood industry before establishing a private practice servicing industrial businesses.
He has extensive heritage engineering experience in the field of steam boilers, turbines and engines and large mechanical plant and has applied this expertise with the Sydney Heritage Fleet where he is also a certified marine steam engineer.
He has contributed for 22 years to the Engineering Heritage Australia Sydney Committee including as Chairman where he acquired experience in significance assessment, heritage listing nominations and working within the wider heritage community.
His main areas of interest are steam locomotives, stationary engines and ships.
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