Grampus Heritage and Training Ltd is a non-profit making organisation based in the North West of England. Since 1997 we have been involved in the management and promotion of European projects concerned with culture, heritage, archaeology and the environment. We are promoters of the EU Leonardo da Vinci Training Programme and provide funded training opportunities through this programme to UK students, recent graduates and young workers. This website contains details of our current European training opportunities in traditional skills and archaeology and gives an overview of other work, either completed or currently being undertaken by Grampus, both in the UK and abroad. If you experience any problems with this website, or if you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

EUROPEAN ARCHAEOLOGY TRAINING PLACEMENTS 2005

Grampus are managing two European archaeology training projects in 2005. We have opportunities for UK undergraduates and recent graduates to join excavations accross Europe under the Leonardo da Vinci project - 'European Archaeology Skills Exchange' (EASE).

TRADITIONAL SKILLS TRAINING PLACEMENTS 2005

Grampus are managing the Leonardo da Vinci project - 'Training In Contemporary Applications of Traditional European Crafts' (TICATEC) - during 2005. This project will provide funded training opportunities for UK Initial Vocational Training students to learn a variety of traditional techniques and crafts accross Europe.

ENVIRONMENTAL SKILLS PLACEMENTS IN EUROPE - 2005

Grampus are managing a new project in 2005 to provide environmantal placements in Europe for UK students. The project is called 'Developing Environmental Skills In Rural Europe' (DESIRE) and offers 5-week funded placements in Slovakia, Ireland, Cyprus and Germany.

Grampus Heritage and Training Ltd, Ashgill,Threapland,

Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 2EL, United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0) 16973 21516

Fax: +44 (0) 16973 23040

E.Mail: grampus@clark-mactavish.co.uk

 

NEW PROJECT NEWS: Grampus has recently been granted support from the EU Culture 2000 programme to manage a series of archaeological surveys with our partners in Bulgaria, Slovakia and Ireland. The project is entitled 'Cultural Heritage - Archaeological Surveying Models' (CHASM). Click the logo to the right to visit the CHASM website.
NEW PROJECT NEWS: Grampus has started a new Pilot Project under the Leonardo da Vinci programme to develop training, exchange best practice and encourage innovation in Forest Recreation. The website for the 'FREETT' project (Forest Recreation, Establishing European Training Tools) is being developed and will be linked to from the logo on the right.