PEINTRES-EURO-QUALIF : les peintres restaurent leur savoir-faire

"<< Background >>.The objective of the PEINTRES-EURO-QUALIF project was to help solve the problem of the skills shortage that exists at European level on built heritage sites for heritage site technician positions (EQF levels 4, 5 and 6). Among the trades involved in the restoration of built heritage, the project focuses on the family of painting trades: building painter, painter-façadier, decorative painter, painter-stucco worker, painter-restorer of mural paintings.The project meets a threefold need- the need for local authorities to ensure that the quality of work carried out in the field of built heritage is maintained, including work on protected cultural heritage (historic monuments, buildings covered by national or regional heritage codes)- the joint identification of companies, training centres and certification bodies,the acquisition, development and maintenance of the professional skills of technicians and skilled construction workers working on built heritage sites- building workers, people undergoing professional retraining and students wishing to enter the sector << Objectives >>The aim of the PEINTRES-EURO-QUALIF project was to :- to offer a permanent system for maintaining, consolidating and adapting the skills of heritage painters to the relevant level of qualification.- Establish an initial international network of training and certification centres to address a problem common to the 4 partner countries: the lack of training leading to qualifications for construction workers in the approaches used on heritage sites. It sets a precedent and creates a solid basis for future expansion of the network to other countries and other trades in the sector.- make visible the realities of heritage work sites, by focusing on the plastering and painting trades applied to old buildings- to support, through language modules and the setting up of international training and certification courses including mobility on heritage sites, the internationalisation of companies working in the built heritage sector, and thus prepare future heritage painters for European mobility..<< Implementation >>.We have held 7 transnational meetings, 8 dissemination events, as well as 3 ""chantier- schools for the restoration of built heritage (designed as experiments to test the project's outputs), and a working session on the methods for assessing and validating the professional skills acquired by students from Belgian, French and Italian training centres. On the basis of the common repository of professional skills drawn up in the first year of the project and amended in the second year, the Italian and French partners initiated the filing with national and regional bodies of professional certifications in heritage painting (level 5 for France, level 4 for Italy), while the Italian partner had the regional certifier (Tuscany region) validate the revision of the level of the European Qualifications Framework for the figure of the heritage restoration technician (now confirmed at level 5 of the EQF). The Belgian partner has planned to adapt the common repository of professional skills for heritage painters to EQF level 5 in 2024, in collaboration with the Walloon Heritage Agency and Artemisia, for a first qualifying session in 2025. The international training camps for the restoration of built heritage have been held in FR, BE and IT << Results >>. R1 Portail des chantiers du patrimoine bâti: those involved in heritage restoration projects in Europe www.peintresdupatrimoine.com R2 A common repository of professional skills for heritage painters (a tool that makes it quick and easy to design the certification and training repositories for the profession of heritage painter) / an assessment repository for level 5 certifications (as well as a standard practical assessment test) / a complementary block ""Restoration of ashlar facades"" (as well as a standard skills assessment test)R3 Training modules (online course on the European approach to ancient built heritage sites, as well as practical courses on sgraffito and gilding restoration techniques)R4 Language module with specific objectives: international learning path ""painter of the built heritage"" (language courses (French and Italian) to acquire the vocabulary to be used on built heritage sites) TRIOR5 Good practice guide to tutoring on heritage restoration sites R6 Agreement system for the international recognition of skills based on the PEINTRES EURO QUALIF common repository of professional skills for painters of the built heritage.R7"