1. REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN HERITAGE, CULTURE & ARTS
Hello everyone
I’m Camilla Race HoF Employability and this is my colleague Joanna Edwards Employability Officer at Auckland Castle Trust
Secondment
REGIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN HERITAGE, CULTURE & ARTS
By Camilla Race and Joanna Edwards
The Auckland Academy

2. The Services Sector  
81.9% North East workforce currently employed in services sector, including:
Retail
Accommodation and food service
Information and communication
Financial activities
Professional, scientific and technical activities
Education
Administrative and support services
Arts, entertainment and recreation
Boosted by County Durham’s Heritage Corridor, including:
Durham Cathedral
Bowes Museum
Beamish Open Air Museum
Figures from the Office of National Statistics – show that almost 82% of all employed people in County Durham worked in the services sector to December 2016
This includes roles in
Retail
Accommodation and food service
Information and communication
Financial activities
Professional, scientific and technical activities
Education
Administrative and support services
Arts, entertainment and recreation
These figures are among the highest outside London and the South East and are likely boosted by County Durham’s Heritage Corridor
This includes attractions such as Durham Cathedral, Bowes Museum, Beamish Open Air Museum and many more, which combine to create an exciting heritage and cultural tourism offer in the region

3. Auckland Castle Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland
Home to the Prince Bishops of Durham for 900 years
Now being transformed into a world class arts, faith and heritage destination
Helping to attract more than 430,000 visitors to the town every year by 2020
Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland is at the heart of that Heritage Corridor
Once a private palace for the Prince Bishops of Durham, it is now being transformed into a world class arts, faith and heritage destination by the Auckland Castle Trust
Combined with other projects, this could attract more than 430,000 visitors per year to Bishop Auckland by 2020

4. The Future Plans 
Auckland Castle Trust is the charity that owns Auckland Castle
It is investing £70m to restore Auckland Castle and create new attractions, including:
- Mining Art Gallery
- Faith Museum
- Spanish Gallery
- Welcome Building
- Walled Garden with contemporary restaurant
Opening in stages over the next 3 years
Requiring a wide range of skills
Auckland Castle Trust is the charity that owns Auckland Castle
It is investing £70m to restore the Castle to its Georgian Gothic opulence and create new attractions to help draw in those 430,000 visitors.
This includes:
A Mining Art Gallery
Faith Museum
Spanish Gallery
Landmark Welcome Building
Walled Garden with contemporary restaurant
These projects will open in stages over the next three years
Beginning with the Mining Art Gallery in Autumn 2017
The Castle, Walled Garden and Welcome Building in 2018
The Faith Museum and Spanish Gallery in 2019
Each will require a wide range of skills to be a success, including
Building and construction
Curatorial
Facilities management and maintenance
Visitor services
Events organisation
Marketing and communications
Administrative support
Finance and accountancy
Education and engagement

5. Get Involved
8,000 opportunities for employment, skills development and training
This includes:
- Employment
- Apprenticeships
- Work placements
- Volunteering
- Heritage Skills workshops
We are also working with schools, youth groups and other organisations to help develop confidence and skills
As part of these plans Auckland Castle Trust expects to create almost 8,000 opportunities for employment, skills development and training
This includes
Employment opportunities
Apprenticeships
Volunteering roles
Work placements
And Heritage Skills workshops where you can try your hand at traditional crafts, including weaving, blacksmithing and more
Auckland Castle Trust is also working work closely with schools, youth groups and other organisations on a wide range of schemes, including
The Stepping Stones Project – helping long term employed develop new skills and increased confidence
And Confidence in Me – helping young people prepare for employment or further education

6. Employment with Auckland Castle Trust
5 employees in 2012
Now 80 staff and growing fast
Roles include part and full-time, from entry to Director level
Departments include:
- Curatorial
- Marketing & Communications
- Human Resources (HR)
- Facilities
- Projects
- Engagement
- Events and Visitor Services
Vacancies at aucklandcastletrust.org
In order to deliver these Future Plans Auckland Castle Trust’s workforce has expanded rapidly and continues to grow
From just five employees when it launched in 2012
Auckland Castle Trust now employs more than 80 staff – with over 70% from the North East
The includes full and part-time roles, from entry level through to Directors
And covers a wide range of departments, including:
Curatorial – securing artworks and crafting the look and feel of ACT’s forthcoming museums and galleries
Marketing and Communications – spreading the word about the charity and its plans
Human Resources – looking after all our staff
Facilities – managing existing sites and ensuring they operate safely
Projects – ensuring the Castle restoration and construction of all new buildings is completed
Engagement – delivering educational programmes and public activities
Commercial and visitor services – offering events and ensuring all ACT visitors have the best possible experience
Recruitment is ongoing with vacancies advertised regularly on the ACT website

7. Eleven Arches Sister charity to Auckland Castle Trust
Responsible for Kynren – An Epic Tale of England
More than 1,200 volunteers, including
Cast
Stage crew
Experience team
To apply visit
Auckland Castle Trust’s sister charity, Eleven Arches, is also creating opportunities in Bishop Auckland
Already, the charity has invested £35m to create open air spectacular Kynren-An Epic Tale of England
The show, premiered in 2016, with a summer audience of 100,000 people
This year there are even more performances and more than 1,2000 volunteers helping to bring the show to life
Known as Archers, they cover everything from technical support and ticketing to visitor services and taking centre stage
Though the on stage cast is already full this year, there are still opportunities remaining in:
Experience team (meet and greet)
Go team (stage management for Show or Cavalry teams).
Applications are also being welcomed from anyone interested in First Aid, Site Marshalling, Landscaping, Estate Management and Event Control.
If you are interested in any of these roles, complete the application form here
To avoid missing out when applications re-open this Autumn, join the waiting list and register your interest to get involved in Kynren 2018 at
For more information about Kynren and to book tickets, visit
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8. The Auckland Academy
Partnership between Auckland Castle Trust and Bishop Auckland College
Offering a wide range of apprenticeships with the charity and other employers
9 apprenticeships are already running at Auckland Castle
60 more will be created over the next 3 years
In 2016, Auckland Castle Trust and Bishop Auckland College joined forces to launch the Auckland Academy
It was designed to offer young people in Bishop Auckland an opportunity to develop their skills and gain hands on experience while staying in education
To date, the Academy has co-orindated 9 apprenticeships with Auckland Castle Trust & countless more with employers across County Durham
Of the 9 apprentices at ACT, one is now studying towards their professional financial qualifications, while the others have gone on to the next level of their apprenticeship with the charity
A further 60 apprenticeships will be created with ACT over the next three years, including 34 funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund opportunities will include administration, customer service, horticulture, catering and hospitality.

9. New Apprenticeships
Recruitment is beginning for 15 new apprenticeships:
- Engagement Apprentice
- Projects Administration Apprentice
- Health & Safety Apprentice
- Events Support Apprentice
- Facilities Apprentice
- Community Apprentice
- Commercial Apprentice
- Chairman’s Office Administrator & Receptionist
- Curatorial Apprentice
- Visitor Experience Apprentice
- Horticulture Apprenticeships
15 new apprenticeships have been created to start in September
These are:
Engagement Apprentice
Projects Administration Apprentice
- Health & Safety Apprentice
- Events Support Apprentice
- Facilities Apprentice
- Community Apprentice
- Commercial Apprentice
- Chairman’s Office Administrator & Receptionist
- Curatorial Apprentice
- Visitor Experience Apprentice
- 5x Horticulture Apprenticeships
Applications are open to all ages and backgrounds
To apply please submit your CV and a covering letter to by DATE TBC
To apply send CV and covering letter to by ADD DATE

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Thank you for listening
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